City of Cambridge - Ward 1

Results

• (Winner) Donna Reid: 1108 votes.
• Helen Shwery: 1062 votes.
• Paul Brown: 595 votes.
• (Withdrawn) Michelle Goodridge
• Erick Takor: 393 votes.

Candidates

• Paul Brown: 519-721-5530, paulbrownforward1@gmail.com, Facebook, LinkedIn
• WITHDRAWN: Michelle Goodridge
• Donna Reid: Website, 519-249-0993, donnaereid@rogers.com, Facebook, LinkedIn
• Helen Shwery: Website, 226-505-7802, helenshwery_cambridgeward1@yahoo.com, LinkedIn
• Erick Takor: Website, 416-898-5171, voteericktakor@gmail.com, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn

Meeting Recordings

• The Local Campaign: Councillor Candidate Q&A - Cambridge (Update), Rogers tv, September 27, 2022.
• The Local Campaign: Councillor Candidate Q&A - Cambridge (Wards 1-4), Rogers tv, September 18, 2022.

Questionnaires, Surveys, and Endorsement Lists

• Questions on housing and homelessness posed to Region of Waterloo chair candidates, CBC, October 21, 2022.
• 50 by 2030 WR Survey, 50 by 2030 Waterloo Region, October 12, 2022.
• CycleWR Survey, CycleWR, October 11, 2022.

• GREN Survey on Environmental Issues, Grand River Environmental Network, October 10, 2022.
• FABWR Candidate Survey Results, For a Better Waterloo Region, October 8, 2022.
• 2022 Election Candidates List Survey, Waterloo Crime Prevention Council, October 7, 2022.
• Survey: Future of Social Services in Cambridge, Cambridge Food Bank, Cambridge Shelter, Family Counselling Centre of Cambridge and North Dumfries, YWCA Cambridge , October 3, 2022.
• 2022 Ontario municipal election: Meet the Cambridge Ward 1 council candidates, Global News, October 3, 2022.
• Heritage Platforms for 2022 Elections, ACO (Architectural Conservancy Ontario) North Waterloo Region, September 27, 2022.
• Results of 2SLGBTQIA+ Questionnaire for Waterloo Region Municipal Candidates, SPECTRUM and OK2BME, September 26, 2022.
• Waterloo Region Endorsements, Waterloo Regional Labour Council, September 6, 2022.

News Items

• 'I was shocked so few people voted': Cambridge voters react to 2022 municipal election results:Residents look forward to improvements in Cambridge following Oct. 24 election, Cambridge Times, October 28, 2022.
• Two-term city councillor Jan Liggett unseats incumbent Cambridge mayor, CTV Kitchener, October 25, 2022.
• Jan Liggett takes Cambridge, Waterloo Region Record, October 24, 2022.

• Jan Liggett elected mayor in Cambridge, ousting incumbent, CBC, October 24, 2022.
• Cambridge residents vote for change, elect Jan Liggett new mayor, Global News, October 24, 2022.
• Advanced voting a hit in Cambridge, still time to vote online, Cambridge Today, October 20, 2022.
• CAMBRIDGE VOTES: Erick Takor, Ward 1 candidate, Cambridge Times, September 23, 2022.
• CAMBRIDGE VOTES: Donna Reid, Ward 1 candidate, Cambridge Times, September 23, 2022.
• CAMBRIDGE VOTES: Paul Brown, Ward 1 candidate, Cambridge Times, September 23, 2022.
• CAMBRIDGE VOTES: Helen Shwery, Ward 1 candidate, Cambridge Times, September 23, 2022.
• Homelessness crisis needs positive solutions says Ward 1 candidate (Donna Reid), Cambridge Today, September 16, 2022.
• Ward 1 candidate aims to return accountability to city hall (Paul Brown), Cambridge Today, September 12, 2022.
• Ward 1 candidate believes current council is out of touch with voters (Helen Shwery), Cambridge Today, September 12, 2022.
• Ward 1 candidate says affordability, homelessness are top city issues (Erick Takor), Cambridge Today, September 12, 2022.

Opinion Pieces and Blog Posts

• Luisa D’Amato: In Cambridge, ‘apathy and anger came together’, Waterloo Region Record, October 28, 2022.
• Cambridge Candidates, Citified, September 16, 2022.