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Durham Regional Council

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Durham Regional Council is the political body for the Regional Municipality of Durham in Ontario, Canada. Created in 1974, it consists of 29 elected representatives, including the Regional Chair. Durham Region is governed by Durham Regional Council, which consists of the mayors of the local municipalities and regional councillors directly elected in each municipality. These members are elected via double direct election. Each municipality elects the following number of regional councillors:

Council Structure

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The council is led by a Regional Chair, who is directly elected by the public. The current Regional Chair is John Henry. In 2006, Pickering, Ajax, and Oshawa placed non-binding referendums on their local election ballots to ask voters whether the chair should be directly elected. Over 80% voted in the affirmative.

The current council was elected in October 2022. Council used to sit for a three-year term, but the Ontario Legislature passed legislation increasing the length of municipal council terms in Ontario to four years.

Current Council

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Name Representing as
John Henry Regional Chair
Shaun Collier Mayor of Ajax
Marilyn Crawford Ajax Regional Councillor
Joanne Dies Ajax Regional Councillor
Sterling Lee Ajax Regional Councillor
Walter Schummer Mayor of Brock
Michael Jubb Brock Regional Councillor
Adrian Foster Mayor of Clarington
Granville Anderson Clarington Regional Councillor
Willie Woo Clarington Regional Councillor
Dan Carter Mayor of Oshawa
Bob Chapman Oshawa Regional Councillor
Rick Kerr Oshawa Regional Councillor
Tito-Dante Marimpietri Oshawa Regional Councillor
John Neal Oshawa Regional Councillor
Brian Nicholson Oshawa Regional Councillor
Kevin Ashe Mayor of Pickering
Maurice Brenner Pickering Regional Councillor
Linda Cook Pickering Regional Councillor
David Pickles Pickering Regional Councillor
Wilma Wotten Mayor of Scugog
Ian McDougall Scugog Regional Councillor
Dave Barton Mayor of Uxbridge
Bruce Garrod Uxbridge Regional Councillor
Elizabeth Roy Mayor of Whitby
Chris Leahy Whitby Regional Councillor
Rhonda Mulcahy Whitby Regional Councillor
Maleeha Shahid Whitby Regional Councillor
Steve Yamada Whitby Regional Councillor

Regional Committees, Boards, Subcommittees and Task Forces

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Services

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Services under the region's scope include:

  • Children Services
  • Community Planning
  • Construction
  • Corporate Services
  • Economic Strategy and Tourism
  • Emergency Medical Services - Durham Region EMS - downloaded from the Province of Ontario
  • Environmental
  • Financial Department
  • Forestry
  • Housing
  • Legal Services
  • Long Term Care and Seniors
  • Public Health and Safety
  • Real Estate
  • Planning Services
  • Regional Property Taxes
  • Tourism
  • Transportation Services - regional roads only
  • Sewers
  • Employment and Financial Support
  • Transit - Durham Region Transit
  • Water
  • Waste management (garbage, recycling, hazardous waste; excludes curbside collection)
  • Policing - Durham Regional Police

Regional Chairs

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Durham Regional Headquarters

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Durham Regional Offices are located at 605 Rossland Road East in Whitby and is also headquarters for Durham Regional Police.

References

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