Barrie City Council Explained

Barrie City Council is the governing body for the City of Barrie, in Ontario, Canada.

The council consists of the Mayor of Barrie and ten councillors, who represent the ten wards of the city. The council posts agendas for council meetings.

There are four city departments: the Chief Administrators Office, the Community Operations Division, the Corporate Services Division, and the Infrastructure, Development & Culture Division.

2003-2006 Council

CouncillorWardNotes
Rob Hamilton Mayor 2003-2006
Adam Smith 1 2003-2006
2 See above
3 replaced by Alison Eadie after he became MP for Barrie.
Barry Ward 4 See above
Lynn Strachan 5 See above
Michael Prowse 6 See above
Steve Trotter 7 2003-2006
Jerry Moore 8 See above
Kevin LePage 9 2003-2006
Tom Moore 10 2003-2006

2006-2010 Council

The city of Barrie had an election along with many other Ontario communities, including Toronto, on 13 November 2006.

CouncillorWardNotes
Dave Aspden Mayor 2003-2006 Ward 2 Councillor
2006 Elected Mayor
Mike Ramsay 1 1993 - Ran as Independent MP Candidate for Simcoe Centre and was defeated.
1994-2003 - Councillor
2003 - Ran as Liberal MPP candidate for Barrie—Simcoe—Bradford and was defeated.
2006 - Elected Ward 1 Councillor
2 See above
Rodney Jackson 3 2006-2010 - Ward 3 Councillor
Barry Ward 4 See above
Lynn Strachan 5 See above
Michael Prowse 6 See above
7 See above
Jerry Moore 8 2003-2010 - Ward 8 Councillor
Andrew Prince 9 2006-2010 - Ward 9 Councillor
10 See above

2010-2014 Council

The city of Barrie had an election along with many other Ontario communities, including Toronto, on 25 October 2010.

CouncillorWardNotes
Jeff Lehman Mayor 2006-2010 Ward 2 Councillor
2010 Elected Mayor
Bonnie Ainsworth 1 2010–present
Lynn Strachan 2 2010-2014
3 2010–2019
Barry Ward 4 2003–present
Peter Silveira 5 2010–present
Michael Prowse 6 2003–present
7 2006–present
Jennifer Robinson
Arif Khan
8 2010-2012 (resigned August 2012)
2012–present
Brian Jackson 9 2010-2014
10 2006–2014

2014-2018 Council

CouncillorWardFirst electedCommunities
Jeff Lehman Mayor 2006 (Councillor); 2010 (Mayor) At-large
Bonnie Ainsworth 1 1997 Georgian Drive, Grove East, Codrington, North Shore
Rose Romita 2 2014 Wellington, Queen's, City Centre, Lakeshore
3 2010 Little Lake, East Bayfield
Barry Ward 4 2000 Sunnidale, West Bayfield, Northwest
Peter Silveira 5 2010 Letitia Heights, Sandy Hollow, Edgehill Drive
Michael Prowse (until 2016)Steve Trotter 6 2003 (resigned to become City of Barrie CAO) 2017 (appointed)1994 (elected)[1] Ardagh
John Brassard (until 2015)
Andrew Prince (after 2016)
7 2006
2016
Holly
Arif Khan 8 2012 Allandale, South Shore, Painswick North
Sergio Morales 9 2014 Painswick South
Mike McCann 10 2014 Innishore, Bayshore

2018-2022 Council

CouncillorWardFirst electedCommunities
Jeff Lehman[2] Mayor 2006 (Councillor); 2010 (Mayor) At-large
Clare Riepma 1 2018 Georgian Drive, Grove East, Codrington, North Shore
Keenan Aylwin 2 2018 Queen's Park, Downtown, West Village, Brock Park, The Grove
Ann-Marie Kungl32020 by-election (seat was held by Doug Shipley until 2019) Little Lake, East Bayfield
Barry Ward 4 2000 (Councillor); 2018-2022 (Deputy Mayor) [3] [4] Sunnidale, West Bayfield, Northwest
Robert Thomson 5 2018 Letitia Heights, Sandy Hollow, Edgehill Drive
Natalie Harris 6 2018 Ardagh
Gary Harvey 7 2018 Holly
Jim Harris 8 2018 Allandale, South Shore, Painswick North
Sergio Morales 9 2014 Painswick South
Mike McCann 10 2014 Innishore, Bayshore

2022-2026 Council

CouncillorWardFirst electedCommunities
Alex Nuttall[5] MayorBarrie Ward 10 City Councillor from 2006-2014, MP for Barrie-Springwater-Oro-Medonte from 2015-2019 At-large
Clare Riepma 1 2018 Georgian Drive, Grove East, Codrington, North Shore
Craig Nixon 2 2022 Queen's Park, Downtown, West Village, Brock Park, The Grove
Ann-Marie Kungl32020 Little Lake, East Bayfield
Amy Courser 4 2022 Sunnidale, West Bayfield, Northwest
Robert Thomson 5 2018 (Councillor); 2022-Present (Deputy Mayor)[6] Letitia Heights, Sandy Hollow, Edgehill Drive
Nigussie Nigussie 6 2022 Ardagh
Gary Harvey 7 2018 Holly
Jim Harris 8 2018 Allandale, South Shore, Painswick North
Sergio Morales 9 2014 Painswick South
Bryn Hamilton 10 2022 Innishore, Bayshore

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ward 6 Appointment. www.barrie.ca. en-us. 2017-07-14.
  2. News: Simon . Chris . Barrie Votes: Mayor Jeff Lehman wins re-election . 24 October 2018 . Simcoe.com . Barrie Advance . 22 October 2018 . en-CA.
  3. Web site: Ward, Shipley expected to fill deputy mayor's role. BarrieToday.ca. en-us. 2018-12-18.
  4. Web site: Barrie council news: Ward staying on as deputy mayor, two houses added to heritage register. Simcoe.com. en-us. 2022-01-16.
  5. News: Simon . Chris . 'This isn't a one-man show': Alex Nuttall elected as Barrie's next mayor . 25 October 2022 . Barrie Advance . 24 October 2022 . en-CA.
  6. Web site: Coun. Robert Thomson may be appointed as Barrie's next deputy mayor . Chris Simon . 22 November 2022 . 25 November 2022 . Simcoe.com.