2000 Greater Sudbury municipal election

Canadian municipal election May 2026 2000 Greater Sudbury municipal election Flag of Sudbury Ontario.svg Canada Municipal no 2003 Greater Sudbury municipal election 2003 November 13, 2000 x120px Jim Gordon 1A4782 44,220 81.0% MFP Mary Fournier Pagnutti 000000 3,923 7.2% RD Rick Doyon 000000 3,668 6.7% Mayor Jim Gordon The Greater Sudbury municipal election, 2000 was held in the city of Greater Sudbury, Ontario, Canada on November 13, 2000. All municipal elections in the province of Ontario are held on the same date. The election chose the mayor and city councillors who would sit on the new Greater Sudbury City Council from 2000 to 2003, as well as trustees for the four school boards (Rainbow District School Board, Sudbury Catholic District School Board, Conseil scolaire de district du Grand Nord de l'Ontario and Conseil scolaire de district catholique du Nouvel-Ontario) that serve the city. Issues The city of Greater Sudbury, in its current form, did not yet exist on the election date, but was legislated to come into effect on January 1, 2001. On the election date, the former government structure of the Regional Municipality of Sudbury and its seven constituent municipalities was still in place. The election, however, was held to choose the new city council. The municipal amalgamation was controversial and unpopular, especially in the suburban municipalities. Virtually all of the municipal councils had only nominal authority over their own affairs throughout the year, as much of their power was transferred to the appointed transition board — consisting of Jim Ashcroft, Ron MacDonald, George Lund, Jim Griffin, Maurice Lamoureux, Gaetan Doucet and Terry Lee — which was overseeing the amalgamation."Transition selections good ones". Sudbury Star, January 30, 2000. For example, Valley East's city council attempted in June to reduce its property taxes due to a budget surplus, but was overruled by the board as the council had lost its authority to adjust taxes during the transition period."Year in Review: Transition board busy in June". Sudbury Star, December 28, 2000. The transition board also had sole authority over issues such as staffing decisions,"Two key managers picked for new city". Sudbury Star, September 20, 2000. user fees for municipal services,"Transition board to reconsider ice-time fees". Sudbury Star, May 16, 2000. the possible closure of some public library branches, the structure and status of Greater Sudbury Utilities,"Transition board has to decide whether to pull the plug on hydro: Decision comes Tuesday". Sudbury Star, July 22, 2000. and the new city's organizational structure, budget and tax assessment rates for 2001. Its operations throughout the year were frequently criticized as secretive and undemocratic,"Union rips transition board". Sudbury Star, April 18, 2000. with some critics, including the Canadian Union of Public Employees, alleging that the board was preparing a sweeping privatization plan."Union calls for public meeting: Transition board, CUPE at odds over plans for new city". Sudbury Star, August 19, 2000. Lamoureux, a former mayor of the pre-amalgamation city of Sudbury, also faced some controversy when he resigned from the transition board to register as a candidate for city council. By election day, the transition board claimed that it had identified $13.8 million in savings as a result of the amalgamation process."Transition board finds $13.8-M in savings". Sudbury Star, November 11, 2000. Election and inauguration With many incumbent councillors from all of the old municipalities running for a vastly reduced number of seats on the new amalgamated city council, many respected longtime councillors went down to defeat."Lots of upsets in ward races: De la Riva, Ilnitski among 8 incumbents who lost last night"]. Sudbury Star, November 14, 2000. Losses included longtime Sudbury councillors Ricardo de la Riva and Jim Ilnitski, Walden mayor Dick Johnstone, and Nickel Centre councillor Russ Thompson. The new council was nominally sworn in on December 9, 2000, at the same time as in other Ontario municipalities;"Council set to take reins of City of Greater Sudbury". Sudbury Star, December 9, 2000. however, this was purely ceremonial and the council was unable to conduct any city business until the transition board's political authority was transferred back to them on January 1, 2001. Mayoral race The winner of the mayoral race was Jim Gordon, the long-serving mayor of the former city of Sudbury. Gordon did not face serious opposition, and secured over 80 per cent of the vote. Council races Ward 1 Two to be elected. CandidateVotes% Eldon Gainer 4,245 26.9 Gerry McIntaggart 3,543 22.5 Vicki Kett 2,858 18.1 Dick Johnstone 2,371 15.0 Joe Cimino 1,998 12.7 Jim Chénier 745 4.7 Total valid votes 15,759 Ward 2 Two to be elected. CandidateVotes% Lionel Lalonde 5,257 31.7 Ron Bradley 4,126 24.9 Claude Berthiaume 3,388 20.4 Jim Ilnitski 2,618 15.8 Bill Hedderson 1,186 7.2 Total valid votes 16,575 Ward 3 Two to be elected. CandidateVotes% Ron Dupuis 2,907 19.8 Louise Portelance 2,617 17.8 André Rivest 2,340 15.9 Joe Niceforo 1,916 13.0 Maurice Lamoureux 1,395 9.5 Marc Landry 1,011 6.9 Roger Trottier 1,000 6.8 Leonard Zivny 913 6.2 Nicky Doyon 585 4.0 Total valid votes 14,684 Ward 4 Two to be elected. CandidateVotes% Ted Callaghan 4,213 32.8 Dave Kilgour 4,066 31.7 Russ Thompson 3,022 23.5 Rachel Proulx 1,540 12.0 Total valid votes 12,841 Ward 5 Two to be elected. CandidateVotes% Doug Craig 5,599 35.4 Austin Davey 3,386 21.4 Mila Wong 2,958 18.7 Peter McMullen 2,956 18.7 Marvin Julian 896 5.7 Total valid votes 15,795 Ward 6 Two to be elected. CandidateVotes% David Courtemanche 4,357 28.6 Mike Petryna 3,329 21.9 Janet Gasparini 2,939 19.3 Ricardo de la Riva 2,494 16.4 Claire Pilon 1,460 9.6 Ernie Savard 636 4.2 Total votes 15,215 100.00 School trustees + 2000 Greater Sudbury municipal election, Trustee, Area One Candidate Total votes % of total votes Gord Santala 2,349 46.09 (incumbent)Muiriel MacLeod 2,150 42.18 Stephen L. Butcher 598 11.73 Total valid votes 5,097 100.00 References External links City of Greater Sudbury Municipal Election site Greater Sudbury municipal election 2000 Category:November 2000 in Canada Category:2000s in Greater Sudbury