Local voters now have a clear understanding of their choices for the upcoming municipal election in October.
The nomination period officially ended at 2 p. m. on Friday.
On Oct. 26, residents of Windsor will vote for a mayor and 10 council members.
This story will be updated as new candidates are added to the list. Here’s how the races are shaping up in the city:
Mayor
Drew Dilkens announced his intention to run for a fourth term just before the nomination deadline. He held a news conference at noon on Friday to confirm his candidacy.
Dilkens will compete against current Ward 1 councillor Fred Francis and nine other candidates, including Kat Pasquach, an artist, business owner, and CEO of Can Am Urban Native Non-Profit Homes.
The complete list of candidates is as follows:
Benjamin Danyluk. Aaron Day. Drew Dilkens. Fred Francis. Dylon Graves. Tara Grayer. Nick Kolasky. Tristan Ty Morencie. Kat Pasquach. Patrick Sutherland. Louis Vaupotic.Ward 1 Coun. Fred Francis is one of at least 10 people challenging incumbent Drew Dilkens in the mayoral race. (Submitted by Fred Francis)
Ward 1
Darcie Renaud, who ran against Fred Francis for the seat in 2022 and was initially unopposed this week, now has six challengers, including Greater Essex County District School Board (GECDSB) trustee Linda Qin and retired Windsor Police Service Deputy Chief Frank Providenti. Francis isn’t seeking re-election as a councillor so he can focus on running for mayor.
Here’s the complete list of candidates so far:
Henry De Cordova. Geoffrey D Guttmann. Shezi Jaffri. Brenda Juarez. Frank Providenti. Darcie Renaud. Linda Qin.
Ward 2
Frazier Fathers, who has been on council less than a year after winning a byelection to replace Fabio Costante, will face three challengers-none of whom contested it last year.
The list of candidates so far includes:
Frazier Fathers. Anthony Jabbour. Nick Markham. Cynthia Van Vrouwerff.Greater Essex County District School Board (GECDSB) trustee Linda Qin is a council candidate in Ward 1. (Stacey Janzer/CBC)
Ward 3
In Ward 3, where many voters are concerned about poverty, homelessness, and crime issues, incumbent Renaldo Agostino faces three challengers. One contender, Spiro S. Spiliadis, has attracted attention online with posts regarding homelessness and addiction; one post even took viewers inside the H4 Hub.
The candidate list includes:
Renaldo Agostino. Rabia Kirma. Randal Saccucci. Spiro S. Spiliadis.
Ward 4
This time around in Ward 4, residents will elect a new representative since incumbent Coun. Mark Mc Kenzie isn’t running for another term after being elected only once in 2022. Former councillor Chris Holt is among those vying for the position.
The full list of candidates is:
Mike Burton. Catherine Gariepy-Schulze. Chris Holt. Rasha Zaid. Xsander Moisenko.Renaldo Agostino is running in Ward 3. (Renaldo Agostino)
Ward 5
This October also marks an election for a new councillor in Ward 5 after Ed Sleiman decided not to seek another term following his long service of sixteen years on council. The contenders looking to succeed him include Ken Acton who also ran for this seat last year.</
Kenneth Acton. Farah Ahmed. Alessandro Didone. Natasha Elizabeth Feghali. Shane Potvin.
Ward 6
Councillor Jo-Anne Gignac from Ward 6 has been the only woman on council but announced back in July that she won’t be seeking re-election this time around. Seven candidates are competing to fill her role including Wendi Nicholson, former president of Windsor-Essex Pride Fest who stepped down last November. p >
Here’s the complete candidate list: p >Nick Jirgens. Denis Marier. Hiral Munim. Wendi Nicholson. Jeremy Renaud. Khassan Saka. Owen Smith.Windsor’s Ward 6 Coun. Jo-Anne Gignac is not seeking re-election.()
Ward7
Angelo Marignani from Ward7 faces two challengers after being elected to council back in2020; Beth Ann Prince joins him among others. Beth Ann Prince has made quite an impact within charity work locally due to her previous roles leading community investment programs at Windsor Family Credit Unionand heading upthe Windsor Regional Hospital Foundation over theyears.
Here’s what we know aboutthe candidate lineup: p >Angelo Marignani. Beth Ann Prince. Victoria Soluade.
Ward8
Incumbent Gary Kaschak aims for his third termin office representing ward8 but currentlyhas only one opponent: Kevin Racine.
Candidate listings thus far include :
Gary Kaschak. Kevin Racine.Gary Kaschak , Windsor’sincumbent councillorfor ward8.()
