‘Preserve and enhance the things we love’: Deputy mayor, longtime councillor Barry Ward taking mayoral run in Barrie
City of Barrie Deputy Mayor and Ward 4 Councillor Barry Ward announces his intention to run for mayor | Steve Mansbridge
From Simcoe.com, June 22, 2022
By Chris Simon
Barry Ward is looking to take the next step up in municipal politics.
The longtime Ward 4 councillor, who also currently serves as the city’s deputy mayor, will run for mayor in the Oct. 24 municipal election. In a social media post June 22, Ward said he filed the paperwork to run. He then made an in-person announcement at Bohemia restaurant in the downtown core.
“I want to be the next mayor of Barrie, a mayor for all residents: Young and old, rich and poor, business owners and workers, drivers, cyclists, pedestrians, homeowners, renters and, yes, even the homeless,” he said on the restaurant patio, with sons Oliver and Julian nearby. “I am a firm believer that a city becomes great when all residents have the ability to live a full life, one in which they can pursue their dreams. The city’s job is to help make that possible, or at least not get in their way.”
Ward also stepped into the role of acting mayor during Mayor Jeff Lehman’s unsuccessful bid to unseat Barrie–Springwater–Oro-Medonte (BSOM) MPP Doug Downey this spring.
Had Lehman chosen to run another term, Ward would not have sought higher office.
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