Council Structure & Ward Boundary Review
Consultation has concluded
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On Monday, December 7th, Council approved the Review of the Town’s Council composition and ward boundaries. The Review is being undertaken to ensure that Grimsby’s ward boundaries, electoral structure, and Council structure provide an effective and equitable system of representation with particular reference to projected growth within the municipality through the 2022, 2026, and 2030 elections.
The review will consider the following principles:
- Consideration of representation by population;
- Protection of communities of interest and neighbourhoods;
- Consideration of present and future population trends;
- Consideration of physical features as natural boundaries; and
- The overriding principle of “effective representation.”
This Review is being conducted by StrategyCorp, an arms-length consultant selected in a competitive bidding process. The review process, work plan and engagement strategy does not assume a predetermined number of Councillors, wards or ward boundaries for the Town of Grimsby.
In January, we conducted the first round of consultation to get public feedback on the size of Council, electoral structure, the effectiveness of current boundaries and the factors that are most important to designing new ward boundaries. The findings and recommendations coming out of that report are available in the Interim Report.
The second round of consultation in March and April asked residents for their comments and feedback on how the following six draft boundary maps would or would not deliver "effective representation.” The Options presented are for potential Councils with either 6 or 8 Councilors elected either 1 or 2 per ward, plus the Mayor elected at large.
Click on the images* below to view the preliminary options:
*These materials are available in alternative formats, upon request. Please contact wardboundary@grimsby.ca.
An interactive version of the boundary maps can be accessed here. You can select the "Proposed Ward Option" you would like to view from the layers list which can be accessed in the top right corner of the screen under the follow icon:
DID YOU KNOW?
The next election will be held on October 24, 2022.
This Ward Boundary Review will set the wards for the election.