The Town of Oakville’s Ward 6 By-Election will take place next Monday – July 13, 2015. So get ready to vote for Oakville's next Ward 6 town councillor.
Voting Locations
The polling/voting locations open at 10:00 AM and will close at 8:00 PM. The town’s voting locations are as follows:
- Holy Family Elementary School
- 1420 Grosvenor Street
- Iroquois Ridge Community Centre
- 1051 Glenashton Drive
- Joshua Creek Public School
- 1450 Arrowhead Road
- Mary Mother of God Parish
- 2745 North Ridge Trail
- Oakville Town Hall
- 1225 Trafalgar Road
You can vote in the Ward 6 municipal by-election if you are:
* a Canadian citizen,
* at least 18 years old, and
* a resident in Ward 6 in the Town of Oakville, or
* a non-resident owner or tenant of land in Ward 6, or their spouse
Voter cards were mailed out in June. Please bring your voter card and proper identification with you to vote. Acceptable forms of identification include:
* Driver’s licence
* Ontario photo card
* Current utility bill
* Current credit card statement or bank statement
* Current insurance policy
All voting locations are physically accessible. Town Hall will also have accessible voting equipment.
Ward 6 Candidates
The following is a complete list of the candidates for Ward 6's by-election. They are listed alphabetically, and each name is linked to a brief article which also has more contact information.
- Carleen Antonsen
- Gordon Brennan
- Asjad Hussain
- Mansoor Khan
- Natalia Lishchyna
- Linda Nazareth
- John Paulic
- Gurinder Singh
- Jim Smith
- Shanaka Weerasinghe
Oakville Chamber of Commerce's Ward 6 Questionnaire
After the Oakville Chamber of Commerce's All Candidates Meeting, a questionnaire was sent to each of the 10 candidates. All the candidates responded. The following questions were asked:
- What is your name?
- How long have you been a resident of Oakville?
- Do you live in Ward 6?
- If elected Councillor what are your top initiatives that you would like to implement while on Council?
- What in your opinion are the environmental issues in Oakville and how would you address them?
- Will you support completing another crossing of the QEW between Trafalgar and Ford drive before year 2025? What do you view as the most important infrastructure priorities for Ward 6?
- How would you address irresponsible dog owners?
- How would you enforce Town policies at public pools?
- Are you satisfied with the level of park maintenance?
- Some residents have experienced property damage from snow clearing. Please comment.
- Do you believe that communication can be improved between the Town and residents regarding growth and development in Ward 6? If so, how?
- What do you view as the major social issues in Oakville and how would you address them?
- What do you view as the major safety issues in Oakville and how would you address them?
- What is your remedy for a greater harmony between the residential community and the business community in Ward 6?
- What is your position on transit in Oakville?
- What politicians do you admire and why?
Here is a link to the responses the candidates provided to the questions: Ward 6 Candidate Responses to Oakville Chamber of Commerce Questionnaire