Good Day,
Just a few days remain until important municipal elections happen across Ontario on Monday, with thousands already voting online and in advance polls. Use the information below to ensure that you and everyone you know gets out to vote for the strong candidates we need.
Wilmot Township is making headlines again as concerns about the mega-industrial site, water, and the inadequate new Official Plan, along with the commitments - or lack of commitment - made by election candidates was highlighted by a local group of citizens.
Politicians finally return to Queens Park on Tuesday after Doug Ford's record-setting lengthy summer recess. Scandals continue - along with growing protests over the removal of bike lanes in Toronto. New concerning information is being revealed about the Greenbelt Scandal, and more!
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1) Municipal Elections 2026
Municipal Election Day is this Monday, October 26th. Now's the time to make plans to vote (if you have not already voted) and talk about voting with your family and friends, in online groups and in line at the market! We need to do everything possible to ensure good people are elected to public office.
Let's do our best to improve voter turnout! As you may recall, turnout was dismal for the municipal elecctions in 2022 and 2018. Province-wide it was 38.29% for 2018 and only 32.9% for 2022. The graph below shows the voter turnout around the Grand River Watershed. We must do better!
Source: AMO Association of Municipalities of Ontario 2018 and 2022 Election Results:
Are you registered to vote?
If you need to register to vote or update your details or help others to vote, contact your municipality. Voting registration can be done right up to election day, October 26th. Find the contact info here:
Additional election information for area municipalities can be found below in Appendices B, C and D.
Media articles
CTV News - Voting online in Cambridge? Don’t wait until Oct. 26:
The Waterloo Region Record - Waterloo Region Chair Hoping To Remain To Lead Reform:
The Waterloo Region Record - Sixth Candidate Ends Campaign:
CBC News - Need help deciding who to vote for? Candidates in Waterloo region and Guelph share their top issues:
CityNews - More Municipalities Report Strong Turnout For Advance Voting:
The Waterloo Region Record - Mike Farwell - Growing Influence On Municipal Elections Needs Consideration By Voters:
Follow the money and campaign donations….
Canadian Public Relations Society - When the Brand is Missing: Lessons from Non-Partisan Elections:
CBC News - What you need to know about Ontario school trustees before casting your vote:
Community Groups & Resources with an Election Focus (Non-partisan):
VisionWR - Check out VisionWR’s site to see how candidates responded to surveys and pledge requests from community groups concerned about a caring, inclusive, and climate-safe future at:
Learn more at:
Debate Videos - Also be sure to check out all their YouTube Videos of Debates and All Candidates meetings for Wellesley, Woolwich, Waterloo, Kitchener, Wilmot, and Cambridge:
Cambridge Elects - A terrific election resource for Cambridge residents. Ten Town Hall events were held, featuring the candidates for Regional Councillor, Ward Councillors and Mayor. Recordings are posted on their website:
Waterloo Region Votes - Great information for Waterloo Region voters:
Candidate Information for Waterloo Region - Information for all municipalities, organized into a neat chart format by Bob Jonkman
Melissa Bowman - Citified - Municipal Election 2026 - Lots of election resources for Kitchener & Waterloo Region highlighted by Melissa Bowman @dtkmelissa.bsky.social:
Wilmot Township - Recordings of recent Ward 1, 2, 3, 4 and Mayoral debates:
Waterloo Rhythm Election Cheat Sheet - An excellent collection of election resources and information.
Your Guide to the 2026 Waterloo Region Municipal Election:
BrantVotes - Excellent non-partisan candidate and election information for the County of Brant residents organized by John Monkhouse (registered as a third party). Watch recordings of livestreamed interviews with mayoral and ward councillor candidates on the YouTube channel. Learn more:
Get Involved Guelph - Municipal election resources, coordinating survey of candidates with 18 local organizations.
Guelph: One Page Summary of Election Information
Created by Mitchell Tremblay @odspoor.bsky.social See poster in Section C below.
Greenbelt Pledge
Ask candidates to commit to protect water, farmland, green space, and future. Have them sign the Ontario Greenbelt Alliance pledge to show voters first-hand where they stand and what they will commit to protect. More than two dozen Grand River watershed incumbents and candidates have signed in the past week:
Action Required: Let's help protect our democracy by helping to ensure there is a strong voter turnout for the 2026 municipal elections. Make a plan to vote and have conversations with family and friends about the election, the issues, and the importance of voting. Take advantage of advance and online voting where available.
2) Wilmot Official Plan & Mega-Industrial Site Is Headline News Again
A recent e-mail sent from the Wilmot Civic Action Network (WilmotCAN) to area citizens expressing concerns about the inadequate new Wilmot Official Plan and the mega-industrial site being forced on the local communities has made headlines today. The message listed Mayoral and Council candidates who have publicly committed to recalling the new Official Plan and declaring that Wilmot is “Not A Willing Host” for this mega-industrial site - a plan that still has not had a single public meeting, study, or financial report.
In the media articles WilmotCAN has been criticized for a software glitch that erroneously included the Fight For Farmland name in the address line. Months ago, WilmotCAN worked with Fight For Farmland to transition management of their servers after most of Fight For Farmland members were silenced by Non-Disclosure Agreements. The criticism in today's articles also includes accusations of endorsing specific candidates for the municipal election. What the WilmotCAN e-mail provided was a list of candidates who had made public commitments during the election campaign to recall the Official Plan and bring forward a "Not A Willing Host" motion.
The need for better protection for farmland and water is clear, yet many candidates have been taking the position that there is nothing we can do and that this is a “done deal”. The fact is the vast majority of Wilmot residents wish to remain a small, rural, agriculturally-focussed municipality and not become a major urban city hosting one of the largest industrial development sites in Canada.
We need elected officials who are willing to stand up and fight for our communities - who won’t give up at the onset, and who understand the devastating implications of what others have planned for our future.
WilmotCAN E-mail - Below is a screenshot of the e-mail from WilmotCAN. We encourage you read the full email. Visit:
Media Coverage - Here’s the recent media coverage:
The Waterloo Region Record – Luisa D’Amato - Wilmot Mega-Site Is A Done Deal, And The Township Can't Stop It:
The Waterloo Region Record - Bill Jackson - E-mail Supporting Wilmot Candidates Is Not From Fight For Farmland:
Action Required - Be sure to elect the candidates who are going fight for our communities.
3) Ford Government Will Return To Queen's Park In The Midst Of Scandals After A Record 21-Week Break
On Tuesday October 27th, the day after the municipal elections, Ontario's provincial government resumes sitting at Queen's Park amidst new revelations about wasteful spending and scandals.
In preparation, Premier Doug Ford announced his updated list of Parliamentary Assistants (PAs).
Stan Cho, who resigned from cabinet (was Minister of Tourism, Culture and Gaming) in the midst of the expense scandal related to claims for downtown Toronto hotel accommodations, becomes PA to Paul Calandra, Minister of Education
From Jenny Lee Shee :
Paul Calandra has put 8 Ontario school boards under supervision for financial mismanagement so having Stan Cho - who spent thousands of dollars on Toronto hotel rooms despite living in the city - as his parliamentary assistant makes perfect sense in Doug Ford’s Ontario. 🙃
Other Recent Scandals - include the government withholding the release of troubling online gambling reports, record advertising expenditures often on questionable content promoting non-existent government achievements, and nuclear issues:
CBC News - Problem gambling jumps, suicides triple in Ontario after expansion of online casinos:
The Toronto Star Editorial Board - Doug Ford Must Address Appalling Online Gaming Scandal:
The Trillium - Ford government spent all-time high on ads in 2025-26: Records:
Bob Wood (blog) - Ontario Government’s Costly Nuclear Program Needs Audit say Environmental Groups:
“When you add it all up - the rebuilding of old nuclear reactors, the construction of very expensive small modular reactors, and the high costs of new large-scale reactors, the energy bill comes in at a staggering $298 billion to $429 billion. That money is being committed without due regard for economy and efficiency." - David Robertson, SCAN!
OSAP Scandal Concerns Mount Too - The concerning issues with OSAP grants is limited to a handful of private colleges but the pause applies to all colleges province-wide, limitations imposed apply to all post-secondary institutions/schools. Students are faced with increased debt and, in some cases are unable to continue their program. Some colleges are facing cancellation of programs.
CBC News - Students at private career colleges voice worry about OSAP pause extension to 2027
The Trillium - Student recruiting company hawking OSAP grants linked to private college at centre of student aid controversy
Action Required - Speak up and demand better of our provincial government.
4) More Greenbelt Scandal News
New information has just been reported by The Trillium regarding Mr. X - the mystery man who turned out to be disgraced lobbyist John Mutton, the former Clarington Mayor. The information includes details about a meeting in a private box at a Maple Leafs game the same day that Premier Doug Ford's cabinet approved the controversial Greenbelt carve outs. At this meeting were influential developers whose lands were chosen, along with Conservative staffers later implicated in the Greenbelt Scandal such as Ryan Amato and Kirstin Jensen.
Mr. X provided detailed copies to The Trillium of the Integrity Commissioner Report about the investigation that revealed Mr X was found to have broken the law and violated lobbyist rules. Overall, this sheds more light on how corrupt and inappropriate so much of the activity between the government and developers has been, with private boxes at events costing hundreds or even thousands of dollars, surprising groups of staff, developers, lobbyists, etc. all gathering together at high profile events.
The Trillium @thetrillium.bsky.social - Inside The Greenbelt Scandal's Lost Leafs Game:
And there are even more Greenbelt Scandal revelations:
The Trillium - David Piccini's assistant sent developer’s request to housing minister’s office before land was removed from Greenbelt:
Action Required - Keep expressing concerns about corruption, about the threats to the Greenbelt and all those who attempt to profit from it, and demand results from the RCMP investigation, now in its third year.
5) Protests Continue Over Bike Lane Removals
Bike lane removals continue in Toronto and the protests continue too. Concerns are being raised about the pollution and harmful effects of the work being done. In the haste to get this work underway, are the necessary and appropriate mitigation measures being taken to minimize environmental impacts (fumes and debris generated from grinding asphalt risks people and wildlife, runoff can enter storm sewers and waterways)? Protestors are advised to wear hearing protection and N95 respirators (or better).
CBC News - 4th person arrested as protests continue against bike lane removal in Toronto:
Here's a fun new sign for protestors:
Action Required - Keep speaking up and ensuring we have the active transportation infrastructure we need. Help to support the upcoming Supreme Court case on Bike Lanes.
6) Waterloo Water Crisis Update
The Region of Waterloo has successfully brought the first side-stream filtration unit online with three more units to connect in the coming months, helping to address some of the water shortage in the Mannheim Service Area of Waterloo Region.
The Region feels that it can meet about 80% of the anticipated demand for tens of thousands of new residents by 2031 and there is agreement with the development community that we have enough water within our region to address our needs for at least the next 30 years or at least to 2051, which is fantastic since it negates the need for any sort of unsustainable and unaffordable Great Lakes pipeline for decades.
Media Coverage:
CTV CKCO News - Waterloo Region Adds Drinking Water Capacity Three Years Ahead Of Schedule:
Postponed until 2027: Better Groundwater Management in Waterloo Region - Well known local expert hydrologist Dr. Hugh Simpson, will be presenting about how and why our groundwater management approach has contributed to water uncertainty, and explore opportunities for our communities to better manage groundwater resources for greater water security. Please make plans to attend early next year. This event will be rescheduled by the Library Board, and we will share the details when they become available.
Date/Time: TBA Tuesday, October 27th from 6:30pm to 8:30pm
Location: Woolwich Memorial Recreation Centre, 24 Snyder Ave S., Elmira
To learn more visit:
https://rwlibrary.libnet.info/event/17311828
Action Required - Keep speaking up and ensuring we have the future water sustainability and security we need.
7) Recent Articles
The risks of fossil fuel pipelines, scientists speak out against federal major projects bill, study shows deep water drilling catastrophe has lasting effects, Ford slips in polls, and is Canada interfering in US elections?
Ricochet - Carney’s pipeline: A tale of two extinctions:
Just 74 Southern Resident orcas remain in the wild. Pacific Link threatens their fragile habitat while fast-tracking a project that sidelines Indigenous rights and risks bypassing protections for endangered species
CBC News - 56 top Canadian scientists push for changes to Carney's new major projects bill
CBC News - More than 16 years after BP's Deepwater Horizon disaster, marine life has not recovered:
The Waterloo Region Record - Poll Finds Doug Ford’s Conservatives Have Slipped Slightly But Still Enjoy Healthy Lead:
CTV News - U.S. embassy accuses Canadian politicians of interfering in American elections:
8) Great New Webinar from Ontario Farmland Trust
The folks at Ontario Farmland Trust have announced a new webinar "New Municipal Council - Now What?" that will explore tools and actions citizens can take in their community to continue post-election advocacy. Learn how to educate new Councils and effectively use tools such as policy briefs, petitions, letter-writing templates and draft municipal resolutions. Details are as follows:
Date/Time: Tuesday, November 17th from 12pm to 1pm
Learn More & Register: https://ontariofarmlandtrust.ca/2026/09/29/november-webinar-new-municipal-council-now-what/
9) National Water Security Strategy
The federal government has initiated a public consultation period for the National Water Security Strategy. It is a simple survey that is fast and easy to fill out:
Water Canada - Feds launch public engagement on Canada’s National Water Security Strategy
Learn more about this proposed strategy:
Overview by McMillan - Federal Government Seeks Public Input on First National Water Security Strategy:
Direct link to the public survey:
Note: The survey closes Sunday, October 25th.
Ontario Headwaters Institute Submission - Please take a minute and support the Ontario Headwater Institute's submission on Canada's proposed National Water Security Strategy due October 25th. Overly centered on water for people and economic considerations, the OHI recommends that it be re-focused on watershed security and ecological integrity, that it include a commitment to science-based protocols, and that its implementation play a significant role in assessing projects of national interest. A link to the full submission can be seen on the NewMode Campaign, below, where your support will send emails to Minister of the Environment and Climate Change Dabrusin, the Canada Water Agency, and your MP:
Action Required: Take advantage of this opportunity to speak up and provide feedback on Canada's National Water Security Strategy before October 25, 2026.
10) Pacific Link Pipeline Petition
The Pacific Link pipeline was designated on October 1st by PM Mark Carney as the first project in the national interest. Estimated completion will be in 2032-33 at a cost of $35.2B to $43.7B. The announcement is not being warmly received by First Nations or environmental groups:
CBC News - Cold Lake First Nations seeking judicial review of Pacific Link pipeline designation:
Narwhal - Carney’s expensive Alberta truce: the Pacific Link pipeline:
CBC News - West Coast oil pipeline becomes 1st project designated in national interest:
One-Click Petition! - Speak up and express your concerns along with thousands of citizens using this new petition just launched by Stand.earth:
Action Required - Speak up and let the federal government know your priorities and how you would like your tax dollars spent.
12) Community Resilience To Escalating Climate Threats
Join renowned scientist Dr. David Suzuki and guests for a webinar to discuss how we can prepare our communities for the climate emergencies heading our way in the years ahead. Details about this excellent webinar from the David Suzuki Foundation are as follows:
Date/Time: Tuesday, October 27th at 5:00pm Eastern
Learn More & Register:
13) More Homes Faster
Check out this excellent resource from Environmental Defence on how we can build More Homes Faster, meeting our current and future housing needs affordably while ending sprawl and protecting the Greenbelt forever:
14) International Articles
Include how Corpus Christi, Texas residents bet on a massive desalination plant, encouraged water intensive businesses, and now face a water shortage and a $1.2 billion mess. Finland has ordered Google to stop work on its AI data centre projects after it was revealed they had destroyed 400,000 trees and removed topsoil without completing the required environmental assessments:
The Cool Down - Corpus Christi, Texas Bet On DeSalination, Residents Got Water Bans, Debt, And A $1.2 Billion Mess:
PressTV co - Finns furious after Google fells 400,000 trees for datacenters in Finland
15) On a Lighter Note
Well, maybe it's not that much lighter but we found it humourous...please check out Graeme MacKay's recent cartoon from the Hamilton Spectator in Appendix H) below.
16) Next GREN Zoom Meeting
Please make plans to join our next meeting online, Friday, November 6th at 5:30 pm.
Topic: Grand River Watershed Zoom Meeting
Time: Friday, November 6th, 2026 at 5:30pm EST.
Join Zoom Meeting:
https://us06web.zoom.us/j/82644695701?pwd=bnRsUGtWSUcrRnFWR21uYVBISG9jZz09
Meeting ID: 826 4469 5701
Passcode: 713374
Thank you for reading, and for all the great efforts so far. Please share any questions or ideas.
Kevin Thomason @kthomason.bsky.social , Mike Marcolongo @mikemarcolongo.bsky.social
and Joan Faux @joantelferfaux.bsky.social on behalf of all our community groups.
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Appendix A) Upcoming Events
Sunday, October 25th - National Water Security Survey Closes - https://form.simplesurvey.com/f/s.aspx?co=9lBmQqes
Monday, October 26th - Municipal Election - Province wide.
Tuesday, October 27th from 5:00pm - Dr. David Suzuki - Community Resilience Webinar -
Saturday October 31st - Province -wide Fight Ford Protest - For locations and times see Appendix F below.
Friday, November 6th at 5:30pm - Grand River Environmental Network Zoom Meeting -
Tuesday, November 17th from 12:00pm - 1:00pm - Webinar "New Municipal Council - Now What?" from Ontario Farmland Trust
Saturday November 28, 2026 from 9:30am – 12:30pm - Repair Café hosted by the Nith Valley EcoBoosters at Zion United Church, 215 Peel St., New Hamburg - see poster in Appendix G below.
Appendix B) Water and the Election - Questions for Candidates
Download and print the poster below from the Ontario Headwaters Institute here:
Appendix C) Election Resources
City of Guelph Election Information at a glace - Created by Mitchell Tremblay @odspoor.bsky.social
https://bsky.app/profile/odspoor.bsky.social/post/3mxcjrw46w22m
Local Municipal and Regional Election Candidate information:
City of Guelph:
Wellington County:
Waterloo Regional Council - Note: Regional Chair is no longer an elected position:
City of Waterloo:
Kitchener:
Cambridge:
Woolwich Township:
Wilmot Township:
Wellesley Township:
County of Brant:
City of Brantford:
Haldimand County:
Norfolk County:
Caledon:
If your municipality is not listed above, visit the official municipal website and search “candidate list 2026”.
Appendix D) Municipal Voting Information
Voting Info for Municipalities
City of Brantford:
City of Guelph:
County of Brant:
Region of Waterloo (Regional Council):
Cambridge:
Kitchener:
City of Waterloo:
Township of North Dumfries:
Township of Wellesley:
Township of Wilmot:
Woolwich Township:
Town of Caledon:
Wellington County:
Township of Centre Wellington:
Town of Erin:
Township of Guelph/Eramosa:
Township of Mapleton:
Town of Minto:
Township of Puslinch:
Township of Wellington North
Haldimand County:
Norfolk County:
Appendix E) Community Resilience To Escalating Climate Threats
Webinar - Tuesday October 27 at 5:00pm Eastern
Learn more & register:
Appendix F) Province-Wide Ford Protests
Make a sign and join in one of the many rallies taking place across Ontario on the last Saturday of the month! These events are organized locally.
Learn more:
Facebook - Fight Ford Protests:
Instagram - Fight Ford Ontario Protests:
Website - Protest Doug Ford:
Appendix G) Repair Café
Saturday November 28th Saturday November 28, 2026 from 9:30am – 12:30pm
Zion United Church, 215 Peel St., New Hamburg
Appendix H) Some Humour from Graeme MacKay, The Hamilton Spectator:
Appendix I) Contact Info:
Speak Up and Ensure Your Voice is Heard
Wilmot Township Council
All Wilmot Councillors can be reached at a single simple address: council@wilmot.ca
Letters should also be sent to: clerks@wilmot.ca to be included as part of the public record.
Natasha Salonen, Mayor, Wilmot, natasha.salonen@wilmot.ca or 519-634-8519 x 9351
Stewart Cressman, Councillor Ward 1, Wilmot, stewart.cressman@wilmot.ca
Kris Wilkinson, Councillor Ward 2, Wilmot, kris.wilkinson@wilmot.ca
Harvir Sidhu, Councillor Ward 3, Wilmot, harvir.sidhu@wilmot.ca
Lillianne Dunstall, Councillor Ward 4, Wilmot, lillianne.dunstall@wilmot.ca
Steven Martin, Councillor Ward 4, Wilmot, steven.martin@wilmot.ca
Region of Waterloo Council
All Regional Councillors and Mayors can be reached at this single address: regionalcouncillors@regionofwaterloo.ca
Karen Redman, Regional Chair, kredman@regionofwaterloo.ca
Berry Vrbanovic, Mayor, Kitchener, berryv@kitchener.ca
Dorothy McCabe, Mayor, City of Waterloo, dorothy.mccabe@waterloo.ca
Jan Liggett, Cambridge Mayor, Cambridge, liggettj@cambridge.ca
Sue Foxton, Mayor, North Dumfries, sfoxton@northdumfries.ca
Natasha Salonen, Mayor, Wilmot, natasha.salonen@wilmot.ca
Joe Nowak, Mayor, Wellesley, jnowak@wellesley.ca
Sandy Shantz, Mayor, Woolwich, sshantz@woolwich.ca
Doug Craig, Regional Councillor, Cambridge, dougcraig@regionofwaterloo.ca
Pam Wolf, Regional Councillor, Cambridge, pwolf@regionofwaterloo.ca
Colleen James, Regional Councillor, Kitchener, CJames@regionofwaterloo.ca
Michael Harris, Regional Councillor, Kitchener, MHarris@regionofwaterloo.ca
Matt Rodrigues, Regional Councillor, Kitchener, mrodrigues@regionofwaterloo.ca
Joe Gowing, Regional Councillor, Kitchener, jgowing@regionofwaterloo.ca
Jim Erb, Regional Councillor, Waterloo, JErb@regionofwaterloo.ca
Chantal Huinink, Regional Councillor, Waterloo, CHuinink@regionofwaterloo.ca
City of Kitchener Council
Mayor - Berry Vrbanovic - berry.vrbanovic@kitchener.ca
Ward 1 - Councillor Scott Davey scott.davey@kitchener.ca
Ward 2 - Councillor Dave Schnider dave.schnider@kitchener.ca
Ward 3 - Councillor Jason Deneault jason.deneault@kitchener.ca
Ward 4 - Councillor Christine Michaud christine.michaud@kitchener.ca
Ward 5 - Councillor Ayo Owodunni ayo.owodunni@kitchener.ca
Ward 6 - Councillor Paul Singh paul.singh@kitchener.ca
Ward 7 - Councillor Bil Ioannidis bil.ioannidis@kitchener.ca
Ward 8 - Councillor Margaret Johnston margaret.johnston@kitchener.ca
Ward 9 - Councillor Debbie Chapman debbie.chapman@kitchener.ca
Ward 10 - Councillor Stephanie Stretch stephanie.stretch@kitchener.ca
County of Brant Council
Mayor David Bailey david.bailey@brant.ca 226-387-2490
Councillor Ward 1 Jennifer Kyle jennifer.kyle@brant.ca 519-242-0898
Councillor Ward 1 John MacAlpine john.macalpine@brant.ca 519-757-9359
Councillor Ward 2 Steve Howes steve.howes@brant.ca 519-442-4955
Councillor Ward 2 Lukas Oakley lukas.oakley@brant.ca 226-216-3037
Councillor Ward 3 John Bell john.bell@brant.ca 519-209-2277
Councillor Ward 3 John Peirce john.peirce@brant.ca 519-442-7134
Councillor Ward 4 Robert Chambers robert.chambers@brant.ca 519-449-2633
Councillor Ward 4 David Miller jedamiller@sympatico.ca 519-449-1240
Councillor Ward 5 Brian Coleman brianatbridgeview@gmail.com 519-753-2798
Councillor Ward 5 - Ella Haley ella.haley@brant.ca 226-802-2801
Province of Ontario
Premier Doug Ford - doug.fordco@pc.ola.org or 416-325-1941 - available 24/7 - all calls confidential,
Call or text Doug Ford’s Personal Cell Phone - 647-612-3673
Andrea Khanjin - Minster of Environment, Conservation and Parks - andrea.khanjin@pc.ola.org or 705-722-0575
Vic Fedeli - Minister of Economic Development- vic.fedeli@pc.ola.org or 416-326-8475
Rob Flack - Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing- rob.flack@pc.ola.org or 416-326-3074
Michael Parsa - Associate Minister of Housing - michael.parsaco@pc.ola.org
Local Conservative MPPs:
Mike Harris Jr - Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry, MPP Kitchener-Conestoga - mike.harris@pc.ola.org or 519-669-2090
Brian Riddell - MPP Cambridge - brian.riddell@pc.ola.org or 519-650-2770
Jess Dixon - MPP Kitchener South - jess.dixon@pc.ola.org or 519-650-9413
Will Bouma - MPP Brantford-Brant - will.bouma@pc.ola.org or (519) 759-0361
Joseph Racinsky- MPP Wellington-Halton Hills - joseph.racinsky@pc.ola.org or (519) 787-5247
Ernie Hardeman - MPP Oxford - ernie.hardeman@pc.ola.org or (519) 537-5222
Matthew Rae - Associate Minister Energy-Intensive Industries, MPP Perth-Wellington - matthew.rae@pc.ola.org or (519) 272-0660
Local NDP MPPs:
Catherine Fife - MPP Waterloo - cfife-qp@ndp.on.ca or 519-725-3477
Local Green Party MPPs:
Mike Schreiner - MPP Guelph - mschreiner@ola.org or (519) 836-4190
Aislinn Clancy - MPP Kitchener Centre - aclancy-co@ola.org or 519-579-5460
Independent MPPs:
Bobbi Ann Brady - MPP Haldimand-Norfolk - babrady-co@ola.org or (519) 428-0446
Federal Members of Parliament
Prime Minister Mark Carney - mark.carney@parl.gc.ca
Local Liberal MPs:
Tim Louis - MP Kitchener-Conestoga - tim.louis@parl.gc.ca or (519) 578-3777
Bardish Chagger - MP Waterloo - bardish.chagger@parl.gc.ca or (519) 746-1573
Dominque O-Rourke - MP Guelph - dominique.orourke@parl.gc.ca or (519) 837-8276
Local Conservative MPs:
Michael Chong - MP Wellington-Halton Hills - michael.chong@parl.gc.ca or (519) 843-7344
Dan Muys Flamborough-Glanbrook-Brant North - Dan.Muys@parl.gc.ca or (519) 448-1483
TBA - MP Brantford-Brant South Six Nations - (Note: Larry Brock resigned effective Sept 18, 2026)
Connie Cody - MP Cambridge - connie.cody@parl.gc.ca or (519) 624-2828
Matt Strauss - MP Kitchener-South Hespeler - matt.strauss@parl.gc.ca or (519) 571-5509
Kelly Deridder - MP Kitchener-Centre - kelly.deridder@parl.gc.ca or (519) 746-8867
John Nater - MP Perth-Wellington - john.nater@parl.gc.ca or (519) 273-1400
Kevin Thomason
Vice-Chair, Grand River Environmental Network
www.gren.ca
Phone: (519) 888-0519
Mobile Phone/WhatsApp: (519) 240-1648
Twitter: @kthomason
E-mail: kevinthomason@mac.com