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2018 York Region Municipal Elections
Elections in the Regional Municipality of York of Ontario, Canada were held on October 22, 2018 in conjunction with municipal elections across the province. Incumbents are marked with "(X)". York Regional Council Regional chair The election was to be the first-ever direct election of the York Regional chair, but it was cancelled by the Ontario Government's passing of the Better Local Government Act. Aurora Source for results: Mayor Aurora Town Council ''Six to be elected'' East Gwillimbury East Gwillimbury changed its council from 4 councillors elected "at large" from the town, to 6 councillors in a 3-ward system, with two councillors elected in each ward. Mayor Ward 1 Two to be elected. Ward 2 Two to be elected. Ward 3 Two to be elected. ''Source:'' Georgina Source for results: Mayor Georgina Town Council Regional Councillor Ward 1 Ward 2 Ward 3 Ward 4 Ward 5 King Source for results: Mayor Markham List of candidates: Source for results: May ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Ballard (politician)
Christopher Ballard is a former politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 2014 to 2018 who represented the riding of Newmarket—Aurora. He was a member of cabinet in the government of Kathleen Wynne. Background Attended King City Secondary School where upon graduation had aspirations of becoming a Marine Biologist. Ballard was a journalist with the '' Newmarket Era'', the ''Aurora Banner'', the ''Orillia Packet and Times'', Canadian Press and the ''Toronto Star''. He has run his own business consultancy firm CSB Communications with clients in the business, education, association sectors in Ontario. He was also the Executive Director for a consumers advocacy group. He lives in Aurora with his wife Audrey where they raised three children. Ballard was presented with an honorary lifetime member award by Speaker of the Ontario Legislature, Michael A. Brown, on behalf of the Public Affairs Association of Canada. Ballard is a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Regional Municipality Of York
The Regional Municipality of York, also called York Region, is a regional municipality in Southern Ontario, Canada, between Lake Simcoe and Toronto. The region was established after the passing of then Bill 102, An Act to Establish The Regional Municipality of York, in 1970. It replaced the former York County in 1971, and is part of the Greater Toronto Area and the inner ring of the Golden Horseshoe. The regional government is headquartered in Newmarket. The 2021 census population was 1,173,334, with a growth rate of 5.7% from 2016. The Government of Ontario expects its population to surpass 1.5 million residents by 2031. The largest cities in York Region are Markham, Vaughan and Richmond Hill. History At a meeting in Richmond Hill on May 6, 1970, officials representing the municipalities of York County approved plans for the creation of a regional government entity to replace York County. The plan had been presented in 1969 by Darcy McKeough, the Ontario Minister of Muni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
King, Ontario
King (2021 population 27,333) is a township in York Region north of Toronto, within the Greater Toronto Area in Ontario, Canada. The rolling hills of the Oak Ridges Moraine are the most prominent visible geographical feature of King. The Holland Marsh, considered to be Ontario's "vegetable basket", straddles King Township and Bradford West Gwillimbury. King is known for its horse and cattle farms. Though King is predominantly rural, most of its residents inhabit the communities of King City, Nobleton, and Schomberg. History Lieutenant-Governor John Graves Simcoe named King Township for John King (1759–1830), an English Under-Secretary of State for Home Office from 1794 to 1801 for the Home Department in the Portland administration when Robert Jenkinson, 2nd Earl of Liverpool was Secretary of State. The township was created as part of the subdivision of York County, itself a subdivision of the Home District. The lands were originally acquired by the British in an agr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vaughan
Vaughan () (2021 population 323,103) is a city in Ontario, Canada. It is located in the Regional Municipality of York, just north of Toronto. Vaughan was the fastest-growing municipality in Canada between 1996 and 2006 with its population increasing by 80.2% during this time period and having nearly doubled in population since 1991. It is the fifth-largest city in the Greater Toronto Area, and the 17th-largest city in Canada. Toponymy The township was named after Benjamin Vaughan, a British commissioner who signed a peace treaty with the United States in 1783. History In the late pre-contact period, the Huron-Wendat people populated what is today Vaughan. The Skandatut ancestral Wendat village overlooked the east branch of the Humber River (Pine Valley Drive) and was once home to approximately 2,000 Huron in the sixteenth century. The site is close to a Huron ossuary (mass grave) uncovered in Kleinburg in 1970, and one kilometre north of the Seed-Barker Huron site. The first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richmond Hill Ward Map 2006
Richmond most often refers to: * Richmond, Virginia, the capital of Virginia, United States * Richmond, London, a part of London * Richmond, North Yorkshire, a town in England * Richmond, British Columbia, a city in Canada * Richmond, California, a city in California, United States Richmond may also refer to: People * Richmond (surname) * Earl of Richmond * Duke of Richmond * Richmond C. Beatty (1905–1961), American academic, biographer and critic * Richmond Avenal, character in British sitcom The IT Crowd Places Australia * Richmond, New South Wales ** RAAF Base Richmond ** Richmond Woodlands Important Bird Area * Richmond River, New South Wales **Division of Richmond **Electoral district of Richmond (New South Wales) * Richmond, Queensland * Richmond, South Australia * Richmond, Tasmania * Richmond, Victoria ** Electoral district of Richmond (Victoria) ** City of Richmond Canada * Richmond, British Columbia, a city in Metro Vancouver ** Richmond (British Columbia provincial ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richmond Hill Town Council
Richmond Hill City Council is the governing body for the Canadian city of Richmond Hill, Ontario, Richmond Hill, Ontario. Council serves a four-year term, after which a new council is elected by qualified electors in Richmond Hill. Richmond Hill City Council consists of a Mayor, six Ward Councillors and two Regional and Local Councillors. The mayor and the regional and local councillors additionally serve on the York Regional Council representing the interests of the residents of Richmond Hill, Ontario, Richmond Hill. The mayor serves as the leader of council, presiding over meetings to maintain order, and calling special meetings when needed. The mayor and councillors both propose, oversee the administration and finances of Richmond Hill and direction the operations of the city's departments, as well as meeting with residents and government agencies to discuss issues relevant to Richmond Hill and its residents. Current council (2022-2026) Dave Barrow was elected mayor 2018 York R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dave Barrow
David Charles Barrow (May 7, 1947 – September 22, 2022) was a Canadian politician. He was the mayor of Richmond Hill, Ontario, from 2006 to 2021 and earlier served on its city council. Early life Barrow was born in Richmond Hill, Ontario, on May 7, 1947, to Elgin "Tubby" and Mary Barrow. He completed his primary education at McConaghy Public School, before attending Richmond Hill High School in his hometown. He then studied at Ryerson Polytechnical Institute. Political career Barrow was first elected to political office in 1978, representing Ward 4 in the Richmond Hill city council. He served in that capacity until 1985, when he went back to his family's business – an insurance brokerage company established by his father in 1964 – following the death of the elder Barrow. After just over a decade outside politics, he made a comeback in 1997 when he was elected to the York Regional Council. Barrow voted against giving himself and fellow councillors a salary increase ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richmond Hill, Ontario
Richmond Hill (Canada 2021 Census, 2021 population: 202,022) is a city in south-central Regional Municipality of York, York Region, Ontario, Canada. Part of the Greater Toronto Area, it is the York Region's third most populous municipality and the 27th most populous municipality in Canada. Richmond Hill is situated between the cities of Markham and Vaughan, north of Thornhill, and south of Aurora. Richmond Hill has seen significant population growth since the 1990s. It became a city in 2019 after being a town since 1957. The city is home to the David Dunlap Observatory telescope, the largest telescope in Canada. History The village of Richmond Hill was incorporated by a bylaw of the York County Council on June 18, 1872, coming into effect January 1, 1873.; see also Archaeological Services, Inc.,Town of Richmond Hill Official Plan: Archaeological and First Nations Policy Study," October 2009;The Stage 4 Salvage Excavation of the Orion Site," Dec. 2008. In September 1956, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Newmarket Ward Map
Newmarket may refer to: Geography Australia *Newmarket, Queensland ** Newmarket Air Raid Shelter **Newmarket railway station, Brisbane ** Newmarket State School ** Newmarket State High School *Newmarket railway station, Melbourne *Big_Stable_Newmarket, a heritage listed stable in Sydney Canada *Newmarket, Ontario **Newmarket Bus Terminal **Newmarket GO Station, a station in the GO Transit network located in the town **Newmarket High School, a secondary school **Newmarket Hurricanes, a defunct Tier II Junior "A" ice hockey team **Newmarket Transit, a defunct transit system now merged with York Region Transit **Newmarket Royals, a defunct junior ice hockey team **Newmarket Saints, a defunct minor league hockey team Ireland *Newmarket, County Cork *Newmarket-on-Fergus, in County Clare New Zealand *Newmarket, New Zealand, an Auckland suburb **Newmarket Railway Station, New Zealand, the local train station **Newmarket Viaduct, a major motorway bridge United Kingdom England *Newmarke ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Taylor (Ontario Politician)
John Taylor, Johnny Taylor or similar may refer to: Academics *John Taylor (Oxford), Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University, 1486–1487 *John Taylor (classical scholar) (1704–1766), English classical scholar *John Taylor (English publisher) (1781–1864), British publisher and Egypt scholar *John B. Taylor (born 1946), American economist, known as the creator of the Taylor rule *John Taylor, architect of the UK e-Science programme *John Taylor, president of University of Pittsburgh Science * John Taylor (mathematician) (born 1664), English mathematician and traveler *John Taylor (pathologist) (1932–2010), Canadian and English pathologist and medical researcher * John R. Taylor, American physics professor, author of ''An Introduction to Error Analysis'' *John Bryan Taylor (born 1928), British physicist known for the Taylor state and work in plasma physics *John G. Taylor (1931–2012), British physicist, neural-network researcher and author *John Clayton Taylor (born 1930), Brit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Newmarket, Ontario
Newmarket ( 2021 population: 87,942) is a town and regional seat of the Regional Municipality of York in the Canadian province of Ontario. It is part of Greater Toronto in the Golden Horseshoe region of Southern Ontario. The name stems from the fact that the settlement was a "New Market", in contrast to York as the ''Old Market''. The town was formed as one of many farming communities in the area, but also developed an industrial centre on the Northern Railway of Canada's mainline, which was built in 1853 through what would become the downtown area. It also became a thriving market town with the arrival of the Metropolitan Street Railway in 1899. Over time, the town developed into a primarily residential area, and the expansion of Ontario Highway 400 to the west and the construction of Ontario Highway 404 to the east increasingly turned it into a bedroom town since the 1980s. The province's Official Plan includes growth in the business services and knowledge industries, as wel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Jones (Canadian Politician)
H. James Jones (born February 4, 1943) is a Canadian politician. He served in the House of Commons of Canada from 1997 to 2000, initially as a Progressive Conservative and later as a member of the Canadian Alliance. He was later succeeded by former Minister of National Defence John McCallum Background Jones was born in Warwick, Ontario, and received a degree in Business Administration from Ryerson Polytechnical Institute in 1967. He became a Certified General Accountant in 1971. Jones was an internal auditor of the Moore Corporation from 1967 to 1969, and a Marketing Manager at IBM Canada Ltd. from 1969 to 1997. In 2007 Jones pleaded guilty to assaulting a maid at a hotel in Niagara-on-the-Lake, citing a momentary lapse in judgement. He had originally been charged with sexual assault following the incident. He received a conditional discharge and was sentenced to 12 months probation and 20 hours of community service. Politics He began his political career at the municipal l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
