What You Need To Know About Voting In the Municipal Election On Oct. 24

With the nomination period closed last Friday, several offices including mayor, councillors and school board trustee positions are part of this year’s municipal election that starts on Oct. 24.

Photo by Luke Best.

The 2022 municipal election includes the office of Mayor of the City of Peterborough, two Councillors for each of the City's five wards, School Board Trustees for the English Public and English Separate school boards.

Residents can vote for one candidate in the office of Mayor, up to two Councillors for their respective wards and a Trustee for both of the school boards.

Visit the interactive online ward map to determine which one you reside in.

Polls are open from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Anyone eligible can do online advanced polls starting on Oct. 1. Advance accessible voting is available on Oct. 17 - 21 from 10 p.m. to 4 p.m at City Hall.

Advanced voting opportunities are available on Oct.8, 15 and 22 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. for the following offices:

• Ward 1: Healthy Planet Arena, 911 Monaghan Rd.

• Ward 2: Westdale United Church, 1509 Sherbrooke St.

• Ward 3: Peterborough Public Library, 345 Aylmer St. N.

• Ward 4: Lions Club, 347 Burnham St.

• Ward 5: Northview Community Church, 1000 Fairbairn St.

The following are voting locations for each ward respectively:

Ward 1

• Peterborough Sports & Wellness Centre, 775 Brealey Dr.

• Roger Neilson Public School, 550 Erskine Ave.

• Healthy Planet Arena, 911 Monaghan Rd. (accessible voting equipment)

Ward 2

• Mapleridge Recreation Centre, 1085 Brealey Dr.

• Westdale United Church, 1509 Sherbrooke St. (accessible voting equipment)

• St. Teresa's Catholic School, 1525 Fairmount Blvd.

Ward 3

• Knights of Columbus, 317 Hunter St. W

• Peterborough Public Library, 345 Aylmer St. N (accessible voting equipment)

• Children’s Montessori School, 186 Romaine St.

Ward 4

• Lions Club, 347 Burnham St.

• Otonabee Valley Public School, 580 River Rd. S

• Thomas A. Stewart Secondary School, 1009 Armour Rd.

Ward 5

• Riverview Park & Zoo, 1300 Water St.

• Edmison Heights Public School, 1111 Royal Dr.

• Activity Haven, 180 Barnardo Ave.

• Northview Community Church, 1000 Fairbairn St.

The following is a list of certified candidates and their respective offices:

Mayor

• Stephen Wright

• Henry Clarke

• Jeff Leal

• Victor Kruez

• Brian Lumsden

Councillor - Ward 1 - Otonabee

• Kevin Duguay

• Lesley Parnell

• Nathan Russell-Meharry

• Eleanor Underwood

• Chanté White

Councillor - Ward 2 - Monaghan

• Matt Crowley

• Charmaine Magumbe

• Lyle Saunders

• Don Vassiliadis

• Jeff Westlake

• Tom Wigglesworth

Councillor - Ward 3 - Town

• Alex Bierk

• Brian Christoph

• Vickie Karikas

• Joy Lachica

• Dean Pappas

Councillor - Ward 4 - Ashburnham

• Garv Baldwin

• Andrew MacGregor

• Keith Riel

Councillor - Ward 5 - Northcrest

• Aldo Andreoli

• Andrew Beamer

• Karen Grant

• Dave Haacke

• Carlotta James

• Shauna Kingston

Trustee - Kawartha Pine Ridge District School Board

• Wayne Bonner

• Rose Kitney

• Steve Russell

Trustee - Peterborough Victoria Northumberland and Clarington Catholic District School Board

• Mike Ayotte

• Daniel Demers

• Loretta Durst

• Anthony Petrasek

Residents can visit voterlookup.ca to determine if they are on the voters’ list.

Identification (ID) is required when you vote that has your name and address. Two pieces of ID may be necessary in some cases as the City of Peterborough urges some people to be prepared.

You may provide an original, or certified/notarized copy, of any of the following documents:

• Ontario driver’s licence

• Ontario Health Card (photo card)

• Ontario Photo Card

• Ontario motor vehicle permit (vehicle portion)

• cancelled personalized cheque

• mortgage statement, lease or rental agreement relating to property in Ontario

• insurance policy or insurance statement

• loan agreement or other financial agreement with a financial institution

• document issued or certified by a court in Ontario

• any other document from the government of Canada, Ontario or a municipality in Ontario or from an agency or such a government

• any document from a Band Council in Ontario established under the Indian Act (Canada)

• income tax assessment notice

• child tax benefit statement

• statement of employment insurance benefits paid T4E

• statement of old age security T4A (OAS)

• statement of Canada Pension Plan benefits T4A (P)

• Canada Pension Plan statement of contributions

• statement of direct deposit for Ontario Works

• statement of direct deposit for Ontario Disability Support Program

• Workplace Safety and Insurance Board statement of benefits T5007

• property tax assessment

• credit card statement, bank account statement, or RRSP, RRIF, RHOSP or T5 statement

• CNIB Card or a card from another registered charitable organization that provides services to persons with disabilities

• hospital card or record

• document showing campus residence, issued by the office or officials responsible for student residence at a post-secondary institution

• document showing residence at a long-term care home under the Long-Term Care Homes Act, 2007, issued by the Administrator for the home

• utility bill for hydro, water, gas, telephone or cable TV or a bill from a public utilities commission

• cheque stub, T4 statement or pay receipt issued by an employer

• transcript or report card from a post-secondary school

In the case of homelessness or anyone with no permanent/fixed address, you can still vote. Your ward is determined by where you slept the most during the five weeks leading up to the election.

You can vote even if you are unable to provide ID by going to a voting location in your designated ward on any advance vote or election day. Seek out any election staff to aid you in voting upon arrival.

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