Gordon Hunter (born January 20, 1946, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada) is an Ottawa City Councillor. Events 250 - Emperor Decius begins a widespread persecution of Christians in Rome. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Montreal, or Montréal in French ( pronounced in French, in English) is the largest city in the Canadian province of Quebec Quebec (kwɨˈbɛk Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The Ottawa City Council ( French: Conseil municipal d'Ottawa) is the governing body of the City of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. He represents Knoxdale-Merivale Ward. Knoxdale-Merivale is a city ward in Ottawa Ontario. Located in the city's west end the ward is bordered to the east by the Rideau River and Fisher
Hunter was born into a military family and moved frequently during his childhood. He attended Lakefield College School, Dalhousie University, and University of Toronto, graduating in 1968. Lakefield College School (LCS or sometimes 'The Grove' is a Coeducational Boarding school located north of the village of Lakefield, Ontario Dalhousie University is a University located in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. The Ontario Institute for Studies in Education of the University of Toronto is a teachers' college in Toronto Ontario. He moved to Nepean in 1968 to become a teacher at Confederation High School, and taught physical education there for thirty-one years until the school closed in 1999. Climate Nepean has fairly warm summers The summer season goes from early June to early September Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Confederation High School was an Ottawa area high school from 1967 to 1999. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) He was also a national champion at orienteering. Orienteering is a family of Sports that require Navigational skills using a Map and Compass, usually in combination with Point to point racing
He ran for the federal Liberal Party in the 1980 federal election, but lost to Progressive Conservative Walter Baker by more than 12,000 votes. The Liberal Party of Canada ( Parti libéral du Canada) colloquially known as the Grits (originally " Clear Grits " is a major Canadian political The Canadian federal election of 1980 was held on February 18, 1980 to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 32nd Parliament The Progressive Conservative Party of Canada ( PC) ( Parti progressiste-conservateur du Canada) ( 1867 – 2003) was a Canadian Walter David Baker, PC ( August 22 1930 &ndash November 13 1983) was a Canadian parliamentarian and lawyer He ran again in the 1984 federal election, and lost by almost 21,000 votes. The Canadian federal election of 1984 was held on September 4 of that year to elect members of the Canadian House of Commons of the 33rd Parliament (This was the election where the Progressive Conservatives swept to power with a majority government. )
Hunter entered municipal politics in 1980 when he was elected to the Nepean City Council as well as to the Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton Council. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) The Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton was a regional government area and Census division in Ontario He was easily reelected in every election thereafter.
During the 1980s when the Non-Smoking Bylaw was on the agenda at the Nepean City Hall (non-smoking areas in restaurants) Garfield Mahood, executive director of Non-Smokers' Rights Association, amongst other health experts, attempted to persuade Hunter to support the bylaw. However, Hunter steadfastly refused to support a non-smoking bylaw.
In 1994, as a result of local government reorganization, Hunter moved to the Regional Municipality of Ottawa-Carleton Council. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) A Liberal, he ran for the party in the 1999 provincial election in the riding of Nepean—Carleton, but lost to Tory incumbent John Baird. The Ontario Liberal Party is a Centrist provincial political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. An Ontario general election was held on June 3 1999, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Ontario, Canada. For the provincial electoral district see Nepean—Carleton (provincial electoral district Nepean—Carleton is a federal and provincial John Russell Baird, PC, MP (born May 26 1969 is a Canadian politician He is, however, regarded as one of the more fiscally conservative councillors.
With the creation of the new city of Ottawa, in 2000, Hunter ran to represent the Knoxdale-Merivale ward, and easily won election against an anti-development activist. In the 2003 municipal election, he was re-elected with 84% of the vote. The Ottawa municipal election of 2003 was held in Ottawa, Canada, to elect the city's mayor, City Council, and school trustees for the city of
Hunter was opposed to the city's light-rail expansion which would have linked Barrhaven South to downtown in 2009, before it was cancelled by City Council on December 14, 2006. The O-Train was introduced in 2001 as a pilot project for light-rail service in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, which had long depended exclusively Barrhaven is a rapidly growing Suburban neighbourhood located in the southwest corner of the city of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, about 20 km (12 Downtown is a term primarily used in North America to refer to a city's core usually in a geographical commercial and community sense This article is about the year For the film see 2009 Lost Memories. Hunter expressed concerns about high costs on the project as well as the ridership. On December 8, 2006, Hunter voted against a plan that would have truncated only the downtown segment of the proposal and later introduced another vote to topple the complete project which failed. On December 14, 2006, after Mayor Larry O'Brien decided to vote against the project, Hunter voted for the cancellation of the project. Larry O'Brien (born July 19, 1949 in Ottawa) is the current mayor of Ottawa Canada as well as a current director of Calian Technologies and [1] [2] [3] Meanwhile, on Feb. 22, 2007, on CFRA's "The Lunch Bunch", Hunter said he may have accepted a campaign contribution from the Siemens/PCL consortium (Ottawa LRT Corporation). .
Gord Hunter was also criticized for the appearance of a conflict of interest for having accepted a free corporate box seat at the 2007 Stanley Cup NHL hockey playoff game (Senators v. A conflict of interest is a situation in which someone in a position of trust such as a Lawyer, Insurance adjuster, a Politician, executive or director s. Anaheim Ducks) at Scotiabank Place from Waste Management Services -- a company that the City does business with. (Ottawa Sun, June 11, 2007). The City of Ottawa Policy states: "employees must not accept, directly or indirectly, any gifts, hospitality or other benefits that are offered by persons, groups or organizations having dealings with the city. ” However, other than addressing corruption, the provincial Municipal Act does not prohibit councillors from accepting such gifts.
It was revealed in a report of the City of Ottawa's 2007 office budget spending by city councillors that Gord Hunter spent the least. According to the Ottawa Sun (April 1, 2008): "The most frugal on the list is always Knoxdale-Merivale Coun. Gord Hunter and 2007 was no exception. Hunter only spent $11,862 of his budget, saving taxpayers more than $24,000. "
External links
- Councillor Gord Hunter - Official Site
- City biography
- Pesticide Vote
- City to review ethics and gifts policy By DEREK PUDDICOMBE, Sun Media
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City councillors from Knoxdale-Merivale Ward 2000-present |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
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