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Dave Aspden
David Aspden is a retired Canadian politician and former police officer who served as the 45th mayor of Barrie from 2006 to 2010. Aspden defeated incumbent Mayor Robert J. Hamilton in the 2006 municipal election by a margin of 14,616 to 12,175 votes. Aspden was a police officer for over 20 years and a municipal councillor for nine years, representing Ward 2 before he was elected as mayor. He has been a member of the Royal Canadian Legion for over 28 years, received the President's Award from the Navy League of Canada and is the secretary and treasurer for the Ontario Association of Police Services Boards. On September 8, 2010, Aspden announced his intention to seek a second term in the city of Barrie, just two days before the close of nominations. On October 25, 2010, Jeff Lehman was elected the new mayor of Barrie, succeeding Aspden who won 3.6% of the vote. Barrie Police Services Board In January 2007, while serving as Chairman of the Barrie Police Services Board, Aspden " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mayor Of Barrie
The mayor of Barrie is head of the governing body of the Barrie City Council. The current mayor is Alex Nuttall. The following is a list of mayors and reeves of Barrie: Reeves (1854–1870) * Jonathan Lane (1854–1855) * Thomas David McConkey (1855–1856) * David Morrow (1856–1857) * Henry B. Hopkins (1857–1858) * Robert Simpson (1858–1859) * Thomas David McConkey (1859–1863) * William Davis Ardagh (1864–1870) Mayors (1871–present) * Robert Simpson (1871–1872) * William Alves Boys (1873–1875) * Robert Simpson (1876) * W. D. Ardagh (1877–1881) * Henry Sewery (1882–1886) * C. H. Ross (1887–1888) * F. E. P. Pepler (1889–1891) * A. E. H. Creswicke (1892–1894) * J. M. Bothwell (1895–1896) * S. M. Wells (1897–1899) * G. A. Radenhurst (1900–1901) * William Alves Boys (1902–1904) * Donald Ross (1905–1906) * John H. Bennett (1907–1908) * James Vair (1909) * Thomas Beecroft (1910–1911) * Alex Cowan (1912–1914) * John ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert J
The name Robert is an ancient Germanic given name, from Proto-Germanic "fame" and "bright" (''Hrōþiberhtaz''). Compare Old Dutch ''Robrecht'' and Old High German ''Hrodebert'' (a compound of '' Hruod'' ( non, Hróðr) "fame, glory, honour, praise, renown" and ''berht'' "bright, light, shining"). It is the second most frequently used given name of ancient Germanic origin. It is also in use as a surname. Another commonly used form of the name is Rupert. After becoming widely used in Continental Europe it entered England in its Old French form ''Robert'', where an Old English cognate form (''Hrēodbēorht'', ''Hrodberht'', ''Hrēodbēorð'', ''Hrœdbœrð'', ''Hrœdberð'', ''Hrōðberχtŕ'') had existed before the Norman Conquest. The feminine version is Roberta. The Italian, Portuguese, and Spanish form is Roberto. Robert is also a common name in many Germanic languages, including English, German, Dutch, Norwegian, Swedish, Scots, Danish, and Icelandic. It can be use ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jeff Lehman (politician)
Jeffrey Robert Lehman (born 7 June 1975) is a Canadian politician and economist who served as the 46th mayor of Barrie from 2010 to 2022. He was also the chair of Ontario's Big City Mayor's organization, consisting of the mayors of Ontario's 29 largest cities. Lehman began his career as an academic, teaching urban and housing economics at the UK's prestigious London School of Economics. He had a ten-year career as an economist and built a consulting firm, MKI, in Ottawa and Toronto, before entering politics. Lehman represented Barrie's Ward 2 as a city councillor from 2006 to 2010 before being elected mayor in October 2010. He defeated the incumbent in a race that included several more established local politicians. From 2014 to 2017, and since 2021, Lehman has served as chair of Ontario's Big City Mayors. Lehman holds a Chartered Director (C.Dir) designation and has served on the boards of directors of several organizations over his career in public service, including the B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barrie City Council
Barrie City Council is the governing body for the City of Barrie, in Ontario, Canada. The council consists of the Mayor of Barrie and ten councillors, who represent the ten wards of the city. The council postagendasfor council meetings. There are four city departments: the Chief Administrators Office, the Community Operations Division, the Corporate Services Division, and the Infrastructure, Development & Culture Division. 2003-2006 Council 2006-2010 Council The city of Barrie had an election along with many other Ontario communities, including Toronto, on 13 November 2006. 2010-2014 Council The city of Barrie had an election along with many other Ontario communities, including Toronto Toronto ( ; or ) is the capital city of the Canadian province of Ontario. With a recorded population of 2,794,356 in 2021, it is the most populous city in Canada and the fourth most populous city in North America. The city is the ancho ..., on 25 October 2010. 2014-2018 Counci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mayor Of Barrie
The mayor of Barrie is head of the governing body of the Barrie City Council. The current mayor is Alex Nuttall. The following is a list of mayors and reeves of Barrie: Reeves (1854–1870) * Jonathan Lane (1854–1855) * Thomas David McConkey (1855–1856) * David Morrow (1856–1857) * Henry B. Hopkins (1857–1858) * Robert Simpson (1858–1859) * Thomas David McConkey (1859–1863) * William Davis Ardagh (1864–1870) Mayors (1871–present) * Robert Simpson (1871–1872) * William Alves Boys (1873–1875) * Robert Simpson (1876) * W. D. Ardagh (1877–1881) * Henry Sewery (1882–1886) * C. H. Ross (1887–1888) * F. E. P. Pepler (1889–1891) * A. E. H. Creswicke (1892–1894) * J. M. Bothwell (1895–1896) * S. M. Wells (1897–1899) * G. A. Radenhurst (1900–1901) * William Alves Boys (1902–1904) * Donald Ross (1905–1906) * John H. Bennett (1907–1908) * James Vair (1909) * Thomas Beecroft (1910–1911) * Alex Cowan (1912–1914) * John ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2006 Ontario Municipal Elections
In the 2006 municipal elections in Ontario, voters in the province of Ontario, elected mayors, councillors, school board trustees and all other elected officials in all of Ontario's municipalities. These elections were regulated by thMunicipal Elections Act of Ontario Date Municipal elections in all Ontario municipalities took place on Monday, November 13, 2006 (notwithstanding advance polling arrangements). Currently municipal elections in Ontario have fixed election dates, and the next round of elections are due to take place in November, 2010. Prior to the vote in 2006, the period between elections had been 3 years. Voting Notice and Attention Candidates may have withdrawn from the race prior to November 13, 2006, and while their names may still have appeared on the ballot, voting for a withdrawn candidate resulted in a spoiled ballot and was not counted. Term lengths The Legislative Assembly of Ontario legislationBill 81, Schedule H, passed in 2006, sets the len ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal Canadian Legion
The Royal Canadian Legion is a non-profit Canadian ex-service organization (veterans' organization) founded in 1925. Membership includes people who have served as military, Royal Canadian Mounted Police, provincial and municipal police, Royal Canadian Air, Army and Sea Cadets, direct relatives of members and also affiliated members. Membership is now also open to the general public. History In Canada, several veterans' organisations emerged during the First World War. The Great War Veterans Association was by 1919 the largest veterans' organisation in Canada. Following the First World War, 15 different organisations existed to aid returning veterans in Canada. Field Marshal The 1st Earl Haig, founder of the British Empire Service League (now known as the Royal Commonwealth Ex-Services League), visited Canada in 1925 and urged the organisations to merge. In the same year, the Dominion Veterans Alliance was created to unite these organizations. In November 1925, the Canadian L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Navy League Of Canada
The Navy League of Canada (french: Ligue navale du Canada) is a nonprofit organization founded in 1895 and incorporated in 1918. Originally formed to promote maritime issues to Canadians, the Navy League is the non-governmental partner of the Department of National Defence and supports the Royal Canadian Sea Cadets program. The Navy League also independently delivers the Navy League Cadet program for boys and girls between the ages of nine and twelve. History The latter half of the nineteenth century saw rapid expansion and development of the British Empire and, with it, the dependence on ocean shipping routes for its trade and defence. At the same time, the German Empire was becoming increasingly aggressive and competing step by step with Britain. Concern as to the adequacy of the Royal Navy of that day to defend the widely separated components of the Empire and their essential shipping gave rise to the formation in Britain in 1895 of a society with the primary aim of ensurin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chairman
The chairperson, also chairman, chairwoman or chair, is the presiding officer of an organized group such as a board, committee, or deliberative assembly. The person holding the office, who is typically elected or appointed by members of the group, presides over meetings of the group, and conducts the group's business in an orderly fashion. In some organizations, the chairperson is also known as ''president'' (or other title). In others, where a board appoints a president (or other title), the two terms are used for distinct positions. Also, the chairman term may be used in a neutral manner not directly implying the gender of the holder. Terminology Terms for the office and its holder include ''chair'', ''chairperson'', ''chairman'', ''chairwoman'', ''convenor'', ''facilitator'', '' moderator'', ''president'', and ''presiding officer''. The chairperson of a parliamentary chamber is often called the ''speaker''. ''Chair'' has been used to refer to a seat or office of authority ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
In Camera
''In camera'' (; Latin: "in a chamber"). is a legal term that means ''in private''. The same meaning is sometimes expressed in the English equivalent: ''in chambers''. Generally, ''in-camera'' describes court cases, parts of it, or process where the public and press are not allowed to observe the procedure or process.. ''In-camera'' is the opposite of trial in open court where all parties and witnesses testify in a public courtroom, and attorneys publicly present their arguments to the trier of fact. ''In camera'' hearings during trials Entire cases may be heard ''in-camera'' when, for example, matters of national security are involved. ''In-camera'' review by a judge may be used during otherwise open trials—for example, to protect trade secrets or where one party asserts privilege (such as attorney–client privileged communications). This lets the judge review documents in private to determine if revelation of documents in open court will be allowed. In United States ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ontario Provincial Police
The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is the provincial police service of Ontario, Canada. Under its provincial mandate, the OPP patrols provincial highways and waterways, protects provincial government buildings and officials, patrols unincorporated areas, and provides support to other agencies. The OPP also has a number of local mandates through contracts with municipal governments, where it acts as the local police force and provides front-line services. With an annual budget of nearly $1.2 billion, the OPP employed 5,500 uniformed officers, 700 auxiliary officers, and 2,500 civilian employees in 2020, making it the largest police service in Ontario and the second-largest in Canada (after the Royal Canadian Mounted Police). The OPP's operations are directed by its commissioner ( Thomas Carrique) and it is a part of the Ministry of the Solicitor General. History At the First Parliament of Upper Canada in Niagara-on-the-Lake on 17 September 1792, a provision was made for t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2010 Winter Olympics
)'' , nations = 82 , athletes = 2,626 , events = 86 in 7 sports (15 disciplines) , opening = February 12, 2010 , closing = February 28, 2010 , opened_by = Governor General Michaëlle Jean , cauldron = Catriona Le May DoanNancy GreeneWayne Gretzky Steve Nash , stadium = BC Place , winter_prev = Turin 2006 , winter_next = Sochi 2014 , summer_prev = Beijing 2008 , summer_next = London 2012 The 2010 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XXI Olympic Winter Games (french: XXIes Jeux olympiques d'hiver) and also known as Vancouver 2010 ( lut, K'emk'emeláy̓ 2010), were an international winter multi-sport event held from February 12 to 28, 2010 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, with some events held in the surrounding suburbs of Richmond, West Vancouver and the University of British Columbia, and in the nearby resort town of Whistler. It was regarded by the Olympic Committee to be among the most successful Olympic games in history, in both attendance and coverage. Approxi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
