Guelph City Council
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Guelph
Guelph is a city in Ontario, Canada.Guelph may also refer to:* Guelph , consisting of the City of Guelph, Ontario* Guelph , as the above* University of Guelph, in the same city...
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Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
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The council consists of the Mayor of Guelph and 12 ward councillors. Each ward elects 2 members to represent them. The council operates in the Guelph City Hall
Guelph City Hall
Old City Hall is a historic building and a National Historic Site of Canada in Guelph, Ontario, Canada, which until April 2009 served as the headquarters of the city government...
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Municipal elections are held every four years. The last election
Guelph municipal election, 2010
The 2010 Guelph municipal election were held on October 25, 2010 in Guelph, Ontario, Canada, to elect the Mayor of Guelph, Guelph City Council and the Guelph members of the Upper Grand District School Board and Wellington Catholic District School Board...
was on October 25, 2010.
Wards
Guelph is divided up into six wards, or sections. The areas east of and including most of downtown and the area east of the University of Guelph are considered Ward 1. The areas northeast of downtown are considered Ward 2, Ward 3 is in the central and some of the north ends, and Ward 4 is in the northwest end of the city. Ward 5 is the area south of downtown and north of Stone Road. This ward includes the University and Stone Road Mall. Finally, Ward 6 is better known as the "south end" of Guelph. This ward is south of Stone Road and, in recent years, has seen rapid residential development.2010-2014 Guelph City Council Members
| Councillor | Ward | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Karen Farbridge Karen Farbridge Karen J. Farbridge is a mayor and a former city councillor of the city of Guelph, Ontario.Karen was first elected to Guelph City Council in 1994, representing Ward 1. In 2000 she became Guelph's first woman Mayor... |
Mayor | Was also Mayor from 2000–2003, ReElected in 2006, 2010 |
| Bob Bell | 1 - St. Patrick's | First Elected 2006, ReElected 2010 |
| Jim Furfaro | 1 - St. Patrick's | Former Trustee of the Wellington Catholic School Board, First Elected 2010 |
| Ian Findlay | 2 - St. George's | First Elected 2006, ReElected 2010 |
| Andy Van Hellemond Andy Van Hellemond Andy Van Hellemond is a former National Hockey League referee and a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame since 1999.... |
2 - St. George's | Former NHL Referee, First Elected 2010 |
| Maggie Laidlaw | 3 - St. John's | First Elected 2000, ReElected 2010 |
| June Hofland | 3 - St. John's | First Elected 2006, ReElected 2010 |
| Cam Guthrie | 4 - St. David's | First Elected 2010 |
| Gloria Kovach Gloria Kovach Gloria Kovach is a Canadian politician. She has been a city councillor in Guelph, Ontario since 1991, and is a former president of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities.-Municipal politics:... |
4 - St. David's | Former President of the Canadian Federation of Municipalities, First Elected 1991, ReElected 2010 |
| Lise Burcher | 5 - St. Andrew's | First Elected 2003, ReElected 2010 |
| Leanne Piper | 5 - St. Andrew's | First Elected 2006, ReElected 2010 |
| Todd Dennis | 6 - St. James | First Elected 2010 |
| Karl Wettstein | 6 - St. James | First Elected 2000, ReElected 2006, 2010 |