- 30 km/h speed limit roils Waterloo election race, Waterloo Region Record, September 29, 2022.
- Taxpayers may soon cover costs for home security for Waterloo councillors, Waterloo Region Record, September 1, 2022.
City of Waterloo - Ward 5 Councillor
(Elect 1)
Your ward councillor sits on your city council.
Local municipalities deal with issues such as public parks, fire departments, and building inspections. Read more on the Municipal Government Overview page.
Candidates
Debates and All Candidate Meeting Recordings
Debates and all-candidates meetings are interactive events where candidates running for a position answer rounds of questions. They allow you to compare candidates side by side, and are the most effective way to quickly compare candidates.
If you don’t have time to watch an entire recording, watch 2-3 rounds of questions in the middle of the meeting. Alternatively, you can listen to the audio of a debate like a podcast while walking or doing chores.
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The Local Campaign: Councillor Candidate Q&A – Waterloo,
Rogers tv,
September 22, 2022.
Questionnaires and Endorsements
Advocacy groups often publish questionnaires that allow you to compare candidates side by side. In addition some groups make explicit endorsements. Pay careful attention to how questions are framed, and how this reflects the positions and philosophies of the advocacy groups.
- Waterloo candidates state top 3 reasons they want to be on council, CBC, October 21, 2022.
- 50 by 2030 WR Survey, 50 by 2030 Waterloo Region, October 12, 2022.
- CycleWR Survey, CycleWR, October 11, 2022.
- GREN Survey on Environmental Issues, Grand River Environmental Network, October 10, 2022.
- FABWR Candidate Survey Results, For a Better Waterloo Region, October 8, 2022.
- 2022 Election Candidates List Survey, Waterloo Crime Prevention Council, October 7, 2022.
- Meet the Waterloo Ward 5 candidates, CTV Kitchener, October 5, 2022.
- 2022 Ontario municipal election: Meet the Waterloo Ward 5 council candidates, Global News, September 30, 2022.
- Heritage Platforms for 2022 Elections, ACO (Architectural Conservancy Ontario) North Waterloo Region, September 27, 2022.
- Results of 2SLGBTQIA+ Questionnaire for Waterloo Region Municipal Candidates, SPECTRUM and OK2BME, September 26, 2022.
- Here are just a few of the candidates that we support., ReallocateWR, September 22, 2022.
- Waterloo Region Endorsements, Waterloo Regional Labour Council, September 6, 2022.
Articles and News Items
Articles can highlight issues of importance to the election and the electorate. These items are (mostly) published by established news organizations.
Opinions and Group Discussions
Opinions, blog posts and discussions can be partisan, but sometimes can be helpful in bringing attention to election issues.
Sometimes discussions on forums like Reddit can give you a range of opinions about candidates and campaign issues.
- Who should I vote for in the City of Waterloo?, Reddit, October 3, 2022.
- Waterloo Candidates, Citified, September 29, 2022.
- Blayr Hogg AMA (Ask Me Anything), Reddit, September 28, 2022.
Candidate Profiles
Candidate profiles allow you to read responses from different candidates side by side. They allow you to compare candidates based on their backgrounds and experiences. Often they will not tell you how candidates would address specific issues.
- WATERLOO VOTES: Joe Brenner, Ward 5 candidate, Waterloo Chronicle, September 23, 2022.
- WATERLOO VOTES: Bob Oberholtzer, Ward 5 candidate, Waterloo Chronicle, September 23, 2022.
- WATERLOO VOTES: Jen Vasic, Ward 5 candidate, Waterloo Chronicle, September 23, 2022.
- WATERLOO VOTES: Blayr Hogg, Ward 5 candidate, Waterloo Chronicle, September 23, 2022.
- ‘Try me’: 87-year-old contending for Ward 5 seat in Waterloo, New Hamburg Independent, August 26, 2022.
Election Results
These are news items about how the election turned out.
- Voter turnout drops to 27.2 per cent in Waterloo; Dorothy McCabe new mayor-elect, Waterloo Chronicle, October 25, 2022.
- Dorothy McCabe elected Waterloo’s new mayor, three new councillors , CTV Kitchener, October 25, 2022.
- Waterloo’s new mayor, Dorothy McCabe, ‘can’t wait to get started’, Waterloo Region Record, October 24, 2022.
- Dorothy McCabe elected as new mayor of Waterloo, says she 'can't wait to get started', CBC, October 24, 2022.
- Waterloo residents elect Dorothy McCabe as new mayor, Global News, October 24, 2022.