By TEVIAH MORO ORILLIA PACKET AND TIMES October 27 2010When Pete Bowen failed to land a seat on city council last time around, he didn’t slip into oblivion.Instead, Bowen made a point of staying engaged with city business by joining committees. Most notably, he’s headed up the Downtown Or...
By MARG. BRUINEMAN BARRIE EXAMINER October 27 2010The lights went out and the screen showing Barrie’s election results rolled up.It was midnight and Jennifer Robinson sat in council chambers with no answer. She was the leading candidate in Ward 8 one minute and the next it was Alison Eadie.Jeff...
Barrie Examiner October 27 2010Clearly, there was something in the air. Voter turnout was high right across the area.In Springwater Tow nship, long-time incumbent Mayor Tony Guergis was a distant third, garnering only 615 votes to winner Linda Collins' 3,203. A total of 5,600 people cast votes in Spr...
By BOB BRUTON Barrie Examiner October 27 2010Jeff Lehman no longer has city hall in his sights, but in the palm of his hand.Barely 12 hours after being elected Barrie’s next mayor, Lehman wasn’t basking in the glow of victory Tuesday morning. He was already making plans to lead this city ...
By BRUCE CAMERON Barrie Examiner October 27 2010So what's a political consultant anyway? Far as I can figure, it's someone who gets paid very well for (metaphorically) pointing out every flake of dandruff on a politician's shoulders. The best part is, like a marketing consultant, 90% of the job is sa...
By Luke Edwards, Midland Free Press October 26 2010Election night in Springwater saw a nearly complete overhaul, starting at the top.Former councillor Linda Collins was elected mayor, replacing Tony Guergis, who spent the last four years as Springwater’s mayor.Collins said she was humbled by th...
By MARG. BRUINEMAN BARRIE EXAMINER Otcober 26 2010Essa Township’s deputy mayor Terry Dowdall has upset longtime mayor David Guergis.“I’m a lot more fun,” said a pumped Dowdall. “And I’m a down-to-earth person.”Dowdell sat surrounded by supporters at the Baxte...
UPDATED By Phinjo Gombu Toronto Star October 27 The well-connected Guergis clan of Simcoe County has fallen on politically hard times. Three members of the family, which Simcoe Life magazine once described “comparable at the local level to the Kennedy dynasty” in the county, were shown the door in Mo...
By Michael Gennings Oct 25, 2010 Re-count being called for in Ward 2, Brown wins by one voteFerguson, Savage win in Clearview. Ken Ferguson (centre) watches election results come in Monday night at the Stayner Community Centre. Ferguson was returned as mayor of Clearview Township. Alicia Savage was r...
By Jay Gutteridge Simcoe.com Oct 26, 2010Although the candidates for Bradford West Gwillimbury mayor and deputy mayor presented themselves as teams in this election, voters chose one member of each team to represent them for the next four years.“No matter who sits in the seats, we’ve got ...