Burlington City Council
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City council
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responsible for the city of Burlington, Ontario
Burlington, Ontario
Burlington , is a city located in Halton Region at the western end of Lake Ontario. Burlington is part of the Greater Toronto Area, and is also included in the Hamilton Census Metropolitan Area. Physically, Burlington lies between the north shore of Lake Ontario and the Niagara Escarpment...
, Canada
Canada
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. The council consists of the mayor plus six councillors.
2006-2010
Council elected in the 2006 municipal election:- Cam JacksonCam JacksonCameron "Cam" Jackson is a Canadian politician. A Progressive Conservative, he was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in 1985, and held the office of Member of Provincial Parliament for Burlington until his resignation on September 28, 2006 to run for mayor of Burlington in the...
- Mayor - Rick Craven - Ward 1
- Peter Thoem - Ward 2
- John Taylor - Ward 3
- Jack Dennison - Ward 4
- Rick Goldring - Ward 5
- Carol D'Amelio - Ward 6
2010-2014
Council elected in the 2010 municipal electionHalton Region municipal elections, 2010
Elections will be held in the Regional Municipality of Halton of Ontario on October 25, 2010 in conjunction with municipal elections across the province.-Halton Regional Council:-Burlington:-Halton Hills:-Milton:-Oakville:...
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- Rick GoldringRick GoldringRick Goldring is the current mayor of Burlington, Ontario, Canada. He graduated from McMaster University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics. He served five years as a councillor for the Burlington City Council.He is a previous Green Party candidate....
- Mayor - Rick Craven - Ward 1
- Marianne Meed WardMarianne Meed WardMarianne Meed Ward is a politician and journalist, currently elected as city councillor for Ward 2 in Burlington, Ontario- Career before 2010 :...
- Ward 2 - John Taylor - Ward 3
- Jack Dennison - Ward 4
- Paul Sharman - Ward 5
- Blair LancasterBlair LancasterBlair Lancaster is a Canadian businesswoman and politician from Burlington, Ontario. A winner of the Miss Canada pageant in 1974, she subsequently operated her own spa business in Burlington....
- Ward 6