All Entries Tagged With: "Ward 26"
Six New Faces For Shaking Up Toronto City Council
The Toronto Star counsels Toronto voters offers endorsements in six wards across the city where strong challengers are facing incumbents: Rick Gosling, Ward 12, York South-Weston. Few people have served their community as long and hard as Gosling. In 1984, he founded Toronto Children’s Breakfast Club, giving thousands of underprivileged kids a square meal to [...]
Race Heats Up In Ward 26
The Town Crier offers an update on the battle in Ward 26, where two strong challengers (Mohamed Dhanani and Jon Burnside) are looking to take down incumbent councillor John Parker: “I’ve personally knocked on over 17,000 doors in Ward 26. This time around, I’m putting everything on the table,” Dhanani says. And he’s not the [...]
Former Cop Vying For City Hall
The Town Crier interviews former police officer-turned-entrepreneur Jon Burnside, who has offered himself as a candidate in the diverse Ward 26: “I’ve had an opportunity to speak to and interact with people from all areas of the ward … who have given me a perspective that others don’t have,” says Burnside of his experience on [...]
Generation Next Profiles Ward 26 Candidate Dhanani
South Asian Generation Next magazine spotlights the candidacy of Mohammed Dhanani, who is running to unseat incumbent John Parker in October: “Dhanani says that people of Ward 26 should vote for him because “I am rooted in the community, I understand the needs of the community.” There are four very distinct neighbourhoods in Ward 26 [...]
Parker: Donations To Groups Prevent Political Parties
Ward 26 Councillor John Parker has expressed his interest in Councillors maintaining the ability to donate money from their office budget to local community groups, saying a ban would ultimately lead to municipal political parties: “Parker said at provincial and federal levels, donations of a similar nature are funded by constituency associations using money raised [...]
Mohamed Dhanani Rematch With Parker
Writing on her blog, Town Crier scribe Kris Scheuer sits down with Ward 26 challenger Mohamed Dhanani, who came in second to current councillor John Parker and is expected to make it a tough race: “Dhanani is taking this re-run seriously. “To have a shot, I will work full time on my campaign,” said Dhanani, [...]
Meslin Lists 5 Candidates To Watch
On his blog, Mez Dispenser, community activist Dave Meslin introduces us to 5 candidates running in various wards in the upcoming election: “With all the attention being focused on the mayoralty race, I thought I’d bring your attention back to the neighbourhood level for a moment. Don’t forget there are 45 votes on Council, and [...]
