Rev. Capt. Ronald Clyde "Ron" Jones (Ret. ) is a former Methodist minister, Windsor District Fire Chief, Trustee for the Greater Essex County District School Board, and is currently a city councillor in Ward 2 in Windsor, Ontario, Canada's west end. Methodism is a movement within Protestant Christianity represented by a number of denominations and organizations Windsor is the southernmost city in Canada and lies at the western end of the heavily populated Quebec City-Windsor Corridor. Essex County is a County and Census division located in Southwestern Ontario and covers an area at the southernmost tip of Canada
Jones is considered to be a trailblazer for African-Canadian fire fighters. Black Canadians', Caribbean Canadians, and African Canadians are designations used for people of Black African descent who reside in He was hired as a fire fighter in Windsor in 1966. Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. He became the district chief in 1995 and was the highest ranking black officer at that time. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 He also worked with the Canadian Security Intelligence Service in counter-terrorism[1]. The Canadian Security Intelligence Service ( CSIS) (Service canadien du renseignement de sécurité ( SCRS) is the primary Intelligence agency of the Counter-terrorism or counterterrorism refers to the practices tactics, techniques and strategies that Governments militaries, Police departments
He was first elected in a by-election in 2002 and then re-elected in 2003. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. The 5,068 votes he received was a record for that ward. Ontario municipal politicians are officially non-partisan, but Jones identifies himself as a supporter of the New Democratic Party of Canada and Ontario. In Political science, nonpartisan denotes an Election, event or organization in which the participants declare or do not formally have a Political party Principles policies and electoral achievement The NDP grew from populist, agrarian and democratic socialist roots Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The Ontario New Democratic Party, formally known as New Democratic Party of Ontario, is a Social democratic political party in Ontario, Canada
Jones ran again in the 2006 Municipal Election on a platform on continuing to advocate for a border traffic solution that avoids Windsor neighbourhoods and improves safety. The latest municipal election in Windsor Ontario took place on Monday November 13, 2006. He was easily re-elected.
Electoral record
Bold=Elected, x=incumbent
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Elect one | |
| Name | Votes | % |
| Ron Jones | 1,980 | 41. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. 96% |
| Caroline Postma | 1,202 | 25. 17% |
| Joe McParland | 804 | 17. 04% |
| Brian Kersey | 295 | 6. 25% |
| Russell Health | 224 | 4. 75% |
| Robert Potomski | 144 | 3. 05% |
| William Wiseman | 43 | 0. 91% |
| Elsie Swanson | 27 | 0. 57% |
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Elect two | |
| Name | Votes | % |
| Ron Jones (x) | 5,068 | 31. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. 88% |
| Caroline Postma | 3,455 | 21. 73% |
| Peter Carlesimo (x) | 3,137 | 19. Peter Carlesimo is a municipal politician in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. 73% |
| Dennis Cronopoulus | 1,627 | 10. 23% |
| Robert Petroni | 1,237 | 7. 78% |
| Lawrence Holland | 1,014 | 6. The 2000 Windsor municipal election was held in the City of Windsor Ontario to elect a mayor councillors and school trustees 38% |
| Leo Petrilli | 359 | 2. 26% |
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Elect two | |
| Name | Votes | % |
| Ron Jones (x) | 4,407 | 37. The latest municipal election in Windsor Ontario took place on Monday November 13, 2006. 41% |
| Caroline Postma (x) | 2,728 | 22. 69% |
| Gail Growe | 1,854 | 15. 42% |
| Dan Petoran | 1,697 | 14. 12% |
| Chris Schnurr | 434 | 3. 61% |
| Chris Richie | 424 | 3. 53% |
| Tom Livingston | 388 | 3. 23% |
External links
- City of Windsor Bio
- Greater Essex County District School Board
- New Democratic Party of Canada
- Windsor Fire and Rescue
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