Windsor municipal election, 1997
Encyclopedia
The 1997 Windsor municipal election was held in the Canadian
city of Windsor, Ontario
, to elect a mayor, councillors and school trustees.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
city of Windsor, Ontario
Windsor, Ontario
Windsor is the southernmost city in Canada and is located in Southwestern Ontario at the western end of the heavily populated Quebec City – Windsor Corridor. It is within Essex County, Ontario, although administratively separated from the county government. Separated by the Detroit River, Windsor...
, to elect a mayor, councillors and school trustees.
Results
- Rolly Marentette is a labour activist, and has served for several years as chair of the Windsor District Labour Council's Health and Safety Committee. He was a member of the Essex County District Health Council in the mid-1990s, but was not reappointed by the provincial government of Mike HarrisMike HarrisMichael Deane "Mike" Harris was the 22nd Premier of Ontario from June 26, 1995 to April 15, 2002. He is most noted for the "Common Sense Revolution", his Progressive Conservative government's program of deficit reduction in combination with lower taxes and cuts to government...
in 1996. He was also a board member of the Community Care Access Centre until 2002, when he resigned to protest the provincial government's management policies. Marentette has been involved with local environmental groups such the Windsor and District Clean Water Alliance, and was actively involved in composting and recycling projects in the early 1990s. In 1998, he called for improved safety measures in the farming sector. Marentette is a member of the New Democratic PartyNew Democratic PartyThe New Democratic Party , commonly referred to as the NDP, is a federal social-democratic political party in Canada. The interim leader of the NDP is Nycole Turmel who was appointed to the position due to the illness of Jack Layton, who died on August 22, 2011. The provincial wings of the NDP in...
. - Gail Zdyb is a community activist. She gained local fame in the late 1990s for opposing liquor-licenced establishments in the Ouellette Avenue region. Zdyb argued that these bars were frequented by rowdy patrons, many of whom came from the United StatesUnited StatesThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. In 2003, she supported a ban on new entertainment lounges in the city centre. - Robert Joseph Potomski is a businessman, and a frequent candidate for public office. He campaigned for the second Windsor council ward in 1985, 1988Windsor municipal election, 1988The 1988 Windsor municipal election was held in the City of Windsor, Ontario to elect a mayor, councillors and school trustees.-Results:*Bob Girard was a veteran community and environmental activist in Windsor. He was a member of Surrounding Citizens Reacting Against Pollution during the 1980s,...
, 1997 and in a 2002 by-election, and also campaigned for a seat on the Roman Catholic Separate School Board in 1991Windsor municipal election, 1991The 1991 Windsor municipal election was held in the City of Windsor, Ontario, Canada on November 12, 1991, to elect a mayor, ten councillors, utility commissioners and school trustees.-Council:...
, 2000Windsor municipal election, 2000The 2000 Windsor municipal election was held in the City of Windsor, Ontario to elect a mayor, councillors and school trustees.-Results:*Graham Wilson was a thirty-year-old machinist at the time of the election. He was previously elected to the Greater Essex County District School Board in 1997...
and 2003. He is seeking the latter position again in 2006Windsor municipal election, 2006The latest municipal election in Windsor, Ontario took place on Monday, November 13, 2006. The following positions were elected:*Mayor of Windsor *City Council *Greater Essex County District School Board Trustees...
. He was thirty-eight years old in 1988, and was described as a frequent critic of the city's spending policies. Potomski was later treasurer of the parents' association at St. James school, and was involved in a controversy over how to spend $10,000 raised for school improvements. He supported deregulation of the city's taxicabTaxicabA taxicab, also taxi or cab, is a type of vehicle for hire with a driver, used by a single passenger or small group of passengers, often for a non-shared ride. A taxicab conveys passengers between locations of their choice...
industry in 1993.