Less than a week remains until the municipal election. CBC K-W reached out to candidates vying for region, city, and township councils, as well as school board trustees in Waterloo region and Guelph, to uncover their key campaign issues, motivations for running, and messages for voters. To explore each race further, select the specific area of interest below:
– Region of Waterloo
– Cambridge
– Kitchener
– Waterloo
– North Dumfries Township
– Wellesley Township
– Wilmot Township
– Woolwich Township
– Guelph
In the school board elections, candidates from different districts were surveyed, including the Waterloo Region District School Board, Waterloo Catholic District School Board, Upper Grand District School Board, and Wellington Catholic District School Board. French-language school board trustees have already been acclaimed.
Some candidates did not respond to the survey request, but there is still an opportunity for them to participate by contacting CBC K-W via email. The election coverage by CBC K-W is centered on voter-driven issues identified through a voluntary online survey.
For more insights, check out additional coverage on various election topics, such as climate concerns, homelessness, rising living costs, social media engagement with young voters, candidate withdrawal issues, and voter accessibility challenges. The election results will be promptly updated on the CBC K-W website post-election day.
Voting procedures vary across municipalities, with options including internet, paper ballots, telephone, and mail-in ballots. Polling locations will open on Monday at 10 a.m. and close at 8 p.m. for in-person voting.