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Whitby Town Council
The Whitby Town Council is the governing body of the town of Whitby, Ontario, Canada, a lower-tier municipality within the Regional Municipality of Durham. It consists of a Mayor; four local Ward Councillors, each of whom represents a particular ward; and four Regional Councillors who, like the Mayor, are elected at-large in a double direct election to also represent the Town on Durham Regional Council Durham Regional Council is the political body for the Regional Municipality of Durham in Ontario, Canada. Created in 1974, it consists of 29 elected representatives, including the Regional Chair. Durham Region is governed by Durham Regional Council, .... Under provincial legislation, municipal elections are held every four years, with the most recent one having occurred on October 24, 2022. Responsibilities of Council As set out in the Ontario Municipal Act', the Town Council is responsible for * Representing the public and considering the well-being and interests of the munici ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whitby, Ontario
Whitby is a town in Durham Region. Whitby is located in Southern Ontario east of Ajax and west of Oshawa, on the north shore of Lake Ontario and is home to the headquarters of Durham Region. It had a population of 138,501 at the 2021 census. It is approximately east of Scarborough, and it is known as a commuter suburb in the eastern part of the Greater Toronto Area. While the southern portion of Whitby is predominantly urban and an economic hub, the northern part of the municipality is more rural and includes the communities of Ashburn, Brooklin, Myrtle, Myrtle Station, and Macedonian Village. History Whitby Township (now the Town of Whitby) was named after the seaport town of Whitby, Yorkshire, England. When the township was originally surveyed in 1792, the surveyor, from the northern part of England, named the townships east of Toronto after towns in northeastern England: York, Scarborough, Pickering, Whitby and Darlington. The original name of "Whitby" is Danish, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whitby Ward Map
Whitby is a seaside town, port and civil parish in the Scarborough borough of North Yorkshire, England. Situated on the east coast of Yorkshire at the mouth of the River Esk, Whitby has a maritime, mineral and tourist heritage. Its East Cliff is home to the ruins of Whitby Abbey, where Cædmon, the earliest recognised English poet, lived. The fishing port emerged during the Middle Ages, supporting important herring and whaling fleets, and was where Captain Cook learned seamanship and, coincidentally, where his vessel to explore the southern ocean, ''The Endeavour'' was built.Hough 1994, p. 55 Tourism started in Whitby during the Georgian period and developed with the arrival of the railway in 1839. Its attraction as a tourist destination is enhanced by the proximity of the high ground of the North York Moors national park and the heritage coastline and by association with the horror novel ''Dracula''. Jet and alum were mined locally, and Whitby jet, which was mined by the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pat Perkins
Patricia "Pat" Perkins (born September 3, 1953) is a Scottish-Canadian politician. Perkins served as the Conservative Member of Parliament for Whitby—Oshawa from 2014 to 2015. She was elected in a by-election held on November 17, 2014 following the death of Jim Flaherty."Pat Perkins to be next MP for Whitby-Oshawa, CBC News projects" , November 17, 2014. Prior to being elected to the , Perkins was a |
2010 Durham Region Municipal Elections
Elections were held in the Regional Municipality of Durham of Ontario on October 25, 2010 in conjunction with municipal elections across the province. Durham Regional Council Plebiscite ''Are you in favour of the Council of the Regional Municipality of Durham passing the necessary resolutions and by-laws to change the method of selecting its Chair from appointment by the members of Regional Council to election by general vote of all electors in the Region?'' Ajax The following are the official results for the Town of Ajax. Mayor Brock Larry O'Connor, the incumbent mayor of Brock, was reelected by a margin of just 13 votes over challenger Terry Clayton, who had previously been mayor of the township from 2000 to 2003. The narrow margin resulted in an ongoing judicial recount battle; the township used a mail-in voting system in 2010, and when ballots which were postmarked before election day but arrived late were counted, O'Connor's margin of victory was reduced to just th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lorne Coe
Lorne Earle Coe (born ) is a politician in Ontario, Canada. He is a Progressive Conservative member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario who represents the riding of Whitby and was first elected in a by-election held on 11 February 2016. Coe was elected with 52% of the vote compared to 28% for his closest rival, Elizabeth Roy of the Ontario Liberal Party. Coe served on Whitby Town Council for 13 years, first as a town councillor and as a regional councillor from 2010 until his election to the provincial legislature in 2016. In January 2018, after party leader Patrick Brown stepped down and was replaced by Vic Fedeli Victor Anthony Fedeli (born August 8, 1956) is a Canadian politician who has been the Ontario minister of economic development, job creation and trade since 2019 and chair of Cabinet since 2018. He is the Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) ..., Coe replaced Brown as the party's education critic. Prior to entering politics, Coe had worked in both the pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2014 Durham Region Municipal Elections
Elections were held in the Regional Municipality of Durham of Ontario on October 27, 2014 in conjunction with municipal elections across the province. It marked the first time Durham residents will be electing their regional chair, after voting for the right to do so in a plebiscite held in 2010. Durham Regional Council Durham Regional Chair The following are the official results for the position of the Durham Regional Chair. Ajax Brock Clarington The following are the results for the Municipality of Clarington. There was a voter turn-out of 30.53%. Mayor Regional Councillors Two Regional Councillors were elected in 1 of 2 wards. Local Councillors Four Local Councillors were elected in 1 of 4 wards. Oshawa Pickering Scugog Scugog is a township in the Regional Municipality of Durham, south-central Ontario, Canada. It is northeast of Toronto and just north of Oshawa. The anchor and largest population base of the township is Port Perry. The township h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Don Mitchell (politician)
M. Donald Mitchell (born 1951) is a Canadian politician. He was the mayor of Whitby, Ontario from 2014 to 2022. As mayor, he also sat on Durham Regional Council. Early life Mitchell was born and raised in Brooklin, Ontario, a rural community within Whitby. He was educated at Meadowcrest Public School and Anderson Collegiate Vocational Institute, and has a bachelor's degree from Trent University and a law degree from Queen's University. After graduating, he practised law for seven years, before taking over the family's lumber business, Mitchell Lumber. Mitchell is an active sportsman, especially in lacrosse. He was a member of the 1976 Brooklin Redmen, and his 1970 junior lacrosse team was inducted into the Whitby Sports Hall of Fame. Career Mitchell was first elected to Whitby Town Council in 1991. He represented Whitby's North Ward for until 2003, when he ran unsuccessfully for a seat on Durham Regional Council. He was elected to Durham Regional Council in 2006, and ser ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018 Durham Region Municipal Elections
Elections were held in the Regional Municipality of Durham in Ontario, on October 22, 2018 in conjunction with municipal elections across the province. Durham Regional Council Durham Regional Chair The following are the preliminary results for the position of Durham Regional Chair. Ajax The following are the preliminary results for the Town of Ajax. Following a ward boundary review, Ajax gained one regional councillor and lost one local councillor for the 2018 election. The overall size of the council remained the same. Mayor Regional Councillors Three Regional Councillors were elected in 1 of 3 wards. Local Councillors Three Local Councillors were elected in 1 of 3 wards. Brock The following are the preliminary results for the Township of Brock. Mayor Regional Councillor One Regional Councillor was elected. Local Councillors Five Local Councillors were elected in 1 of 5 wards. Clarington The following are the preliminary results for the Municipality of Cla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elizabeth Roy
Elizabeth J. Roy (born 1966) is a Canadian politician. She has served as mayor of Whitby since 2022. As mayor, she also sits on Durham Regional Council. Early life Roy was born to a family of five, and served as student council president at her high school. She moved to Whitby in 1993. Prior to becoming mayor, Roy worked as a medical radiation therapist at the Princess Margaret Hospital from 1988 to 2005 and then at the Durham Regional Cancer Centre. She served as a trustee on the Durham District School Board from 1997 to 2006. She was first elected to Whitby Town Council in the 2006 municipal elections, representing the town's West Ward. She replaced Mark McMcKinnon who did not run for re-election. She was re-elected to that position in 2010. Provincial politics In the 2011 Ontario general election, Roy ran for the Ontario Liberal Party in Whitby—Oshawa, losing to incumbent Progressive Conservative candidate Christine Elliott by close to 7,500 votes. When Elliot resig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2022 Durham Region Municipal Elections
Elections will be held in the Regional Municipality of Durham in Ontario, on October 24, 2022, in conjunction with municipal elections across the province. Registration for candidates officially opened on Monday, May 2, 2022, and the deadline for candidate nominations is Friday, August 19 at 2 p.m. Candidates marked with an (X) indicates they are the incumbent for that position. Durham Regional Council Durham Regional Chair Voters from across the Durham Region will directly elect the Durham Regional Chair. The following are the registered candidates for the position of Durham Regional Chair. Ajax Ajax will elect 1 mayor, 3 regional councillors in 1 of 3 wards, and 3 local councillors in 1 of 3 wards. The following are the registered candidates in the Town of Ajax. Mayor Regional Councillors Local Councillors Brock Brock will elect 1 mayor, 1 regional councillor, and 5 local councillors in 1 of 5 wards. The following are the registered candidates in the Townshi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ontario
Ontario ( ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada.Ontario is located in the geographic eastern half of Canada, but it has historically and politically been considered to be part of Central Canada. Located in Central Canada, it is Canada's most populous province, with 38.3 percent of the country's population, and is the second-largest province by total area (after Quebec). Ontario is Canada's fourth-largest jurisdiction in total area when the territories of the Northwest Territories and Nunavut are included. It is home to the nation's capital city, Ottawa, and the nation's most populous city, Toronto, which is Ontario's provincial capital. Ontario is bordered by the province of Manitoba to the west, Hudson Bay and James Bay to the north, and Quebec to the east and northeast, and to the south by the U.S. states of (from west to east) Minnesota, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New York. Almost all of Ontario's border with the United States f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Durham Regional Council
Durham Regional Council is the political body for the Regional Municipality of Durham in Ontario, Canada. Created in 1974, it consists of 29 elected representatives, including the Regional Chair. Durham Region is governed by Durham Regional Council, which consists of the mayors of the local municipalities and regional councillors directly elected in each municipality. These members are elected via double direct election. Each municipality elects the following number of regional councillors: * Pickering - 3 *Ajax - 3 *Whitby - 4 *Oshawa - 5 *Clarington - 2 *Uxbridge - 1 * Scugog - 1 * Brock - 1 Council Structure The council is led by a Regional Chair, who is directly elected by the public. The current Regional Chair is John Henry. In 2006, Pickering, Ajax, and Oshawa placed non-binding referendums on their local election ballots to ask voters whether the chair should be directly elected. Over 80% voted in the affirmative. The current council was elected in November 2018. Council ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
