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CTV News
02-07-2025
- Politics
- CTV News
Application process begins to fill empty Waterloo Region council seat
The application process to fill an empty Waterloo Region council seat has begun. Anyone interested in the position can submit an application confirming their eligibility for the role. To be eligible a person must: Live in the Region of Waterloo, be an owner or tenant in Region of Waterloo, or be the partner of an owner or tenant Be a Canadian citizen Be at least 18-years-old Applications will be accepted until Aug. 1 at 4 p.m. Candidates will have the opportunity to address council during a special meeting on Aug. 14. The seat, representing Kitchener, has been empty since the death of Councillor Kari Williams. 'It is with a heavy heart that we have now declared this seat vacant,' said Regional Chair Karen Redman in a media release. 'As regional council is required to welcome the next representative for Kitchener residents to council, the application process chosen to fill this seat is democratic, inclusive, and also affordable for residents.' Councillor Kari Williams passed away in June. She had served on regional council since 2022.
CBC
25-06-2025
- Politics
- CBC
Waterloo regional council to consider options to fill seat after councillor's death
Social Sharing For the second time this year, councillors with the Region of Waterloo will discuss how to fill an empty seat on council after the death of a councillor. Kari Williams died of cancer in April of this year. Williams, 40, was elected in 2022 to represent Kitchener, Ont., on regional council. Region of Waterloo councillors will need to declare the seat vacant and then determine how to fill the seat within 60 days, by Aug. 24. Once the declaration is made Wednesday, council will have several options to consider before moving forward. Those options include: Appoint from the 2022 election candidates. Directly appoint a person to fill the vacancy. Appointment by a call for applications. Pass a bylaw requiring a byelection be held to fill the vacancy. Filling the vacancy through an appointment is the most cost-effective since a byelection would cost $800,000. This isn't the first time this year council has had to fill a vacant seat. In March, they studied their options on how to replace former councillor Rob Deutschmann who resigned his seat to run as the candidate for the Ontario Liberal Party in the riding of Cambridge.
