All Entries Tagged With: "Ward 18"
Faster Response To Residents A Key In Ward 18
The Globe and Mail places a spotlight on the hard-fought battle being waged in Ward 18 between candidates looking to replace retiring councillor Adam Giambrone: “While some voters might recognize candidates Frank de Jong, former leader of the Green Party of Ontario, and to a lesser degree, Hema Vyas, a community and women’s activist, the [...]
NP Election Panel: What, There Are 44 Other Races?
The National Post’s municipal political panel turns its attention from the mayoral race to the hotly contested local races: Selley The most symbolic race has to be in Ward 32. With apologies to Kyle Rae and his $12,000 retirement party, Sandra Bussin, of all the councillors, may have done the most to contribute to the [...]
Ward 18: Goodbye Giambrone, Hello Anyone But
The Toronto Star profiles the competitive race in Ward 18 to replace outgoing councillor and TTC Chair Adam Giambrone: “Residents feel they haven’t been heard in a few years now . . . by our councillor and his staff,” [candidate Ana] Bailao carefully points out. Translation: Remember that guy? [Opponent Kevin Beaulieu] was Giambrone’s right-hand [...]
5 Tight City Council Races To Watch
With nominations now closed, attention now turns to the local races that are shaping up to be highly competitive contests: Ward 32 – Beaches-East York Despite being a four-term incumbent, Sandra Bussin is the most vulnerable of the downtown councillors. Criticism of the city’s decision to award a 20-year contract to Tuggs Inc., which runs [...]
BlogTO: Drinks With The Candidates For Ward 18
The folks at BlogTO report on the meet-and-greet held recently for the candidates looking to be the next council representative for Ward 18: “Over a few beers, I had a chance to speak with candidates Kevin Beaulieu (Giambrone’s former executive assistant), Ana Bailao, Hema Vyas, Joe Macdonald, Nha Le, and Doug Carrol — though not [...]
Levy: City Hall Pipeline
Sun columnist Sue-Ann Levy speaks with the Executive Assistants looking to replace their former bosses and wonders whether their time working for the incumbents will be a help or hindrance: “I dare say an endorsement by Giambrone — the controversial TTC chairman and former mayoralty candidate who was forced to drop out of the race [...]
Giambrone’s Assistant Joins Already-Crowded Ward 18 Race
Kevin Beaulieu, Executive Assistant to current Ward 18 Councillor Adam Giambrone has official registered a candidate for the October election: “Earlier this month, Giambrone made it clear he would not seek re-election. At the same time, Beaulieu took a leave of absence from Giambrone’s office. On Wednesday, he officially began his own campaign. “Working with [...]
The Blessing And Curse Of Running To Replace Adam Giambrone
The Globe’s Inside City Hall looks at the inevitable candidacy of Ward 18′s Kevin Beaulieu and the double-edged sword of being the former EA to Councillor Adam Giambrone: “As a man who prides himself on building consensus in the community, Mr. Beaulieu is aware he’ll have to rebuild trust with at least two local organizations [...]
Ward 18 Hopeful Bailao Inteviewed In Torontoist
Ward18 candidate Ana Bailao gets interviewed by online magazine Torontoist, where they discuss her candidacy, business experience and community engagement: “What did you learn from working in the business world? The persistence, the project management, the value of project management. It surprises me, and at the same time as a taxpayer infuriates me, for example, [...]
Torontoist Interviews New Candidate Kevin Beaulieu
Hot on the heels of Adam Giambrone’s announcement he would not seek re-election in Ward 18, Torontoist sat down with his Executive Assistant Kevin Beaulieu to discuss his recently announced candidacy: “You are being described as the man to whom the torch is being passed by Adam Giambrone. Is that a fair assessment? No, I [...]
Levy: ‘TTC Fame’ Got To Giambrone
Columnist Sue-Ann Levy goes to Ward 18 to discuss the recent announcement by Councillor Adam Giambrone that he won’t be seeking re-election: “[T]here’s no doubt in my mind that he was the author of his own demise. Community organizer Jack Fava, who has known Giambrone since he first became a councillor at age 25, said [...]
Stall: Giambrone Finally Jumps
680 News’ John Stall offers his thoughts on Ward 18 councillor Adam Giambrone’s decision not to run for re-election: “Only time will tell if Adam made the right decision for himself and for his long-range political future to at least not run again if he wasn’t going to resign as chair of the TTC. But [...]
Report: Adam Giambrone Quitting Politics
The Toronto Star is reporting that Ward 18 councillor Adam Giambrone is ready to quit municipal politics and pass the torch to his Executive Assistant, Kevin Beaulieu: “With a buzz in west-end Ward 18 about Beaulieu doing groundwork for a run, a Star reporter approached him in a City Hall office on Monday and congratulated [...]
Di Matteo: Giambrone’s Big Exit?
NOW Magazine’s Enzo Di Matteo sat down with Councillor Adam Giambrone to discuss his political future, the Kristin Lucas affair and whether he will run for re-election: “It was a very difficult situation. While I don’t agree with how people covered it in every case, that’s life. Unfortunately, I think we’re probably becoming a little [...]
National Post Spotlights Races to Watch
Like the Globe and Mail previous, the National Post spotlights some of the races heating up in the various wards across Toronto: WARD 9 (YORK CENTRE) “Incumbent councillor Maria Augimieri has not yet registered, but her office confirmed yesterday she will be seeking re-election. She was thurst into the spotlight after the 2008 Sunrise Propane [...]
Globe: Giambrone Unlikely To Run For Council Seat
The Globe and Mail is reporting that former mayoral candidate and Ward 18 councillor Adam Giambrone will not be seeking re-election for a third term: “In an e-mail to at least one supporter hours after dropping out of the mayor’s race on Wednesday, Mr. Giambrone said he doesn’t plan to run again in Ward 18 [...]
Post: Trouble At Home For Adam Giambrone
With Adam Giambrone out of the mayoral race, the focus turns to the race in Ward 18, where Gimabrone has indicated he will run for re-election. It may be a bumpy ride: “Ms. Sylvia Draper Fernandez, the chair of the Dundas West BIA, of which Mr. Giambrone is a member, said she soured on the [...]
