Your City's Mayor [Archive] - SkyscraperPage Forum

MTLskyline

12-19-2006, 04:27 AM

Thought it might be interesting for a thread to know who is the mayor of your city (This doesn't necessarily mean the big city that's nearby, it should mean the actual city you reside in.) If you live in a borough of a larger city, you can choose to feature your borough mayor or city mayor.

Give a bit of background on the mayor (and accomplishments if any), and post a photo if you like. For fun, give the mayor a rating out of 10 (0 being the lowest and 10 being the highest).

If your city's mayor is already mentioned, feel free to make your own comments about your mayor and leave a rating along with it.

Mayor of my city (St. Lambert, QC)

Sean Finn
http://img224.imageshack.us/img224/7830/seanfinngy8.jpg

Finn is quite high up in the CN hierarchy. He seems to run St. Lambert as a hobby, or a part-time job. So far he has accomplished very little. Although since he was one of the people who spearheaded the demerger campaign (from Longueuil), he was elected by the majority of St. Lambert residents (who have a large amount lot of pride for their city, which in many ways seems more like a small town than a suburb)

Rating: 2/10

Taller Better

12-19-2006, 04:46 AM

Mayor of Toronto, David Miller:

http://img88.imageshack.us/img88/1003/june1706collegestreetlifm7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

m0nkyman

12-19-2006, 04:55 AM

*double tap*

m0nkyman

12-19-2006, 05:09 AM

As a commuter, I get two mayors:
Edmonton
Mayor Stephen Mandel
http://www.edmonton.ca/portal/server.pt/gateway/PTARGS_0_2_288_222_0_43/http%3B/CMSServer/NR/rdonlyres/0F803203-58AA-4982-8903-4FFF9A9F148D/0/02469jpeg.jpg (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_Mandel)
Victoria
Mayor Alan Lowe
http://www.capi.uvic.ca/events/jsac/photos-1/alan-lowe.jpg (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Lowe)

Presswood

12-19-2006, 05:13 AM

The honorable Mairesse Andrée Boucher , Mayor of Quebec city!
The photo says it all...
http://cdn-66.cdn.buzznet.com/assets/users12/brem/default/Mairesse_Boucher_Paris_AKA_La_Cloune--large-msg-115195164478.jpg

She's a real party animal :poke:

vid

12-19-2006, 05:37 AM

http://www.nob.on.ca/images/regionalReports/thunder_bay_mayor_189.jpg

Lynn Peterson. She is two feet tall and psychic.

1ajs

12-19-2006, 05:43 AM

[center]
http://www.samkatz.ca/img/head_shot.jpg
Sam Katz

hes an idiot but umm heres his website http://www.samkatz.ca

CCF

12-19-2006, 05:47 AM

Regina - Pat Fiacco

http://www.wascanalake.com/images/leaders.jpg
Fiacco-Mayor, Calvert-Premier, Goodale-Former Finance Minister and Regina MP

http://content.answers.com/main/content/wp/en/thumb/8/85/180px-Pat_Fiacco.jpg

Boris2k7

12-19-2006, 06:03 AM

Calgary - Mayor Dave Bronconnier (Bronco)

http://img463.imageshack.us/img463/8283/mayorwithmouseears160fl6.jpg

'Cause that's how we roll around here... :banana:

http://img463.imageshack.us/img463/8536/ge5withpremier160cv8.jpghttp://img484.imageshack.us/img484/830/themayor160hy8.jpg

Only The Lonely..

12-19-2006, 06:04 AM

[center]
http://www.samkatz.ca/img/head_shot.jpg
Sam Katz

hes an idiot but umm heres his website http://www.samkatz.ca

Sam Katz is arguably one of the worst mayors Winnipeg has ever had. PERIOD.

NO VISION!! WHATSOEVER!

Rating: 1 / 10

1ajs

12-19-2006, 06:08 AM

Sam Katz is arguably one of the worst mayors Winnipeg has ever had. PERIOD.

NO VISION!! WHATSOEVER!

Rating: 1 / 10

1 pft how about 0 outa 10.............

waterloowarrior

12-19-2006, 06:36 AM

Ottawa

http://www.seanbaby.com/superfriends/images/luthor1.gifhttp://www.seanbaby.com/superfriends/images/luthor2.gif

Waterloo

Mayor Brenda Halloran - former nurse and Canada Revenue Agency employee and rookie politician - she beat out the incumbent and a former mayor.. Waterloo residents voted for change! Not enough time since the election to give any sort of rating yet.

http://www.brendaformayor.com/user_files/photos/brenda_at_afro_festival.jpg

vid

12-19-2006, 06:39 AM

What? Did he get re-elected?? :O

The mayor of the town to the west, Oliver-Paipoonge... Her name is Lucy Kloosterhuis. That's "KLOO-ster-WHO-iss".

Second best name after Kaj Hasselriis. That's "KAI HASSLE-reese".

SpongeG

12-19-2006, 07:01 AM

SpongeG

12-19-2006, 07:02 AM

Mayor Maxine Wilson

http://www.coquitlam.ca/NR/rdonlyres/E7C94D7C-BD2F-45ED-97CB-7834DCEE4B35/43967/sideimage_mwilson2.jpg

Maxine is a partner with husband, Gordon, in a family business which has been in operation for the last 29 years
She is mother to two children, James aged 29 and Heidi aged 27.
Maxine has a professional background in education as a grade one teacher in Surrey for 5 years
She has a Bachelor of Arts and teaching certificate from the University of British Columbia
Maxine is the founding president of the BC Confederation of Parent Advisory Councils
She was a School Trustee in Coquitlam for 10 years including 4 years as Chair of the School Board
Maxine was first elected to Council in 1998.
Formerly, Maxine has served on numerous City Committees including in recent years: the Leisure, Parks and Cultural Services Committee; City/School Board Liaison Committee; Community Liaison Committee; Gender Equity Committee and has served on the Place Maillardville Board, Fraser North Council for Children and Youth and the GVRD Labour relations Board
Currently, Maxine is a Director on the Greater Vancouver Regional District Board of Directors and the TransLink Board representative for the Northeast Sector Sub-region.

softee

12-19-2006, 07:49 AM

North Bay's mayor is Victor Fedeli, who recently won his second term. He ran his own very successful advertising company and retired a very wealthy man at a young age. I guess he figured he had nothing better to do than run for mayor so that he could become an adman for the city. He is so slick it has to be seen to be believed.

http://www.fedeli.com/graphics/vic01.jpg

PhilippeMtl

12-19-2006, 12:16 PM

Mayor Tremblay,

I hate him, you cannot imagine.
http://www.canadiansportcentre.com/Communications/SportPerformanceWeekly/2005%20SPW%20Images/Gerald_Tremblay.jpeg
1/10

SteelTown

12-19-2006, 12:31 PM

Hamilton's Mayor Fred Eisenberger has only been on the job for about 3 weeks but so far so good.

http://www.myhamilton.ca/NR/rdonlyres/A22AAE88-9A96-4F12-AC95-BF9113013D09/0/mayorfred.jpg

Here's his myspace account, http://www.myspace.com/fredformayor

That's the one thing I like about Fred is that he tries to connect with the young people of Hamilton. Under the music section he likes Justin Timberlake lol

rgalston

12-19-2006, 01:42 PM

Here is Winnipeg mayor Sam Katz, delivering the city's 2006 operating budget in front of a dirty Ford Taurus. Nothing could have been more appropriate.

http://static.flickr.com/138/327149159_5d273d95f2_o.jpg

circle33

12-19-2006, 02:16 PM

http://www.city.saskatoon.sk.ca/org/mayors_message/images/mayor_pic.jpg

Don Atchinson, voted Canada's craziest mayor by Rick Mercer fans.

People have to address his as "Your Worship". Is that normal ?

harls

12-19-2006, 02:31 PM

Ottawa

http://www.seanbaby.com/superfriends/images/luthor1.gifhttp://www.seanbaby.com/superfriends/images/luthor2.gif

damn, you beat me to it.

Blitz

12-19-2006, 02:38 PM

Eddie Francis was recently re-elected to a second term, he's the youngest mayor in Windsor's history. He's never seen not wearing his City of Windsor pin.

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b60/cmb256/francis1.jpg

Taller Better

12-19-2006, 03:50 PM

m0nkyman

12-19-2006, 04:04 PM

What about poor Vancouver? They voted for a guy just because he was in a wheelchair, and he is turning out to be a useless dork who loves basking in the spotlight. Lesson learned, vote for someone based on their track record.

Yeah, cause Toronto's David Miller never basks in the spotlight, and isn't a useless dork. :koko:

That'd be him in the centre
http://biketoronto.ca/images/content/389/BWcommute1.jpg

West_aust

12-19-2006, 04:09 PM

Montreal
Gerald Tremblay
http://www.ucim.ca/photos/gt_bio.jpg

rating 5/10

Borrough Mayor - Ville Marie
Benoit Labonté
http://www.ucim.ca/photos/labonte_benoit.jpg
Rating 5/10 has helped a little bit cleaning downtown from trash but there is still a lot to do

Rusty van Reddick

12-19-2006, 04:18 PM

omg i should move to regina :slob:

My sentiments exactly. I think I've seen him in several gay porn flicks. Good ones too.

CCF

12-19-2006, 05:54 PM

omg i should move to regina :slob:

I don't get it...

Taller Better

12-19-2006, 05:58 PM

Yeah, cause Toronto's David Miller never basks in the spotlight, and isn't a useless dork. :koko:

That'd be him in the centre]

I'm not talking about physical appearance, I am talking about track record, and what the mayor is doing for the city but I am sure you are not interested in technical mumbo-jumbo like that. :)

ReginaGuy

12-19-2006, 09:56 PM

I don't get it...

me neither.. it must be his mystical moustache powers

vid

12-20-2006, 01:25 AM

People have to address his as "Your Worship". Is that normal ?

Yes, in every city in Canada. The official title of mayor is 'His/Her Worship'.

Fun fact: In the 1970s, Thunder Bay mayor Walter Assef grabbed the queens ass. :) He was elected twice. :)

Only The Lonely..

12-20-2006, 01:27 AM

Yes, in every city in Canada. The official title of mayor is 'His/Her Worship'.

Fun fact: In the 1970s, Thunder Bay mayor Walter Assef grabbed the queens ass. :) He was elected twice. :)

Klassy.

vid

12-20-2006, 02:20 AM

I know! We named an old folks home after him! :)

Only The Lonely..

12-20-2006, 05:08 AM

Assgrabber lodge? I've heard good things about that place on 60 minutes.

mersar

12-20-2006, 05:57 AM

Mayor Ken Bech (Cochrane, AB)
http://www.cochrane.ca/MUNICIPAL/COCHRANE/COCHRANE-WEBSITE.NSF/AllDoc/1752295F3E070EAB87256EDD005E44B6/$file/Councillor_Ken_Bech.jpg

Used to be one of the largest residential developers in town, now heads a council that has done several things that greatly favour developers and piss off the rest of the town (prime example being updating the land use bylaw, removing the protection the trailer park had, allowing Pointe of View to buy the property and evict 30+ of our most impoverished citizens... all without anyone noticing until it was too late).

SpongeG

12-20-2006, 07:03 AM

I don't get it...

he's hot

Wooster

12-20-2006, 08:34 AM

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v311/joshwhit/development/spray_graffiti.jpg

Here is Calgary's mayor, Dave Bronconnier being the media whore that he is. Check it out, he is spraying over fake grafitti! What a photo-op.

But even though he is a media whore, he is actually quite a good mayor. Fights hard for the City to get sustainable funding, knows how to get things done. He does like to build freeways, but balances that out with aggressively pushing for LRT expansion. Is generally very supportive with the urbanization of the core. On the downside, definitely has the suburban developers in his back pocket. Pretty much invincible in elections. He is hugely popular. I could see him becoming premier one day for sure. Perhaps a federal cabinet minister if he decides to run federally for the liberals again.

WHISTLERINMUSKOKA

12-20-2006, 03:22 PM

Mayor David Miller has fought for more powers for the city of Toronto and all Canadian cities. For that I'm proud to say I voted for him.

http://static.flickr.com/48/175641789_faebe05e7d_b.jpg

Taller Better

12-20-2006, 03:31 PM

^^^ Me too. He is not just a mouthy figurehead, he is actually fighting for change.

ArchiCAD

12-20-2006, 05:11 PM

http://www.grenvillecc.ca/aboutgcc/mugs/OBrien_Larry.jpg

We've got this guy here.
He put LRT in Ottawa to death and will probaly break his promise not to raise taxes.

CharlesMunroe

12-20-2006, 05:49 PM

Oshawa mayor John Gray.
http://www.oshawa.ca/projects/images/socc-4.jpg

Rating 8/10.
An accountant on his second term in office. Was elected to clean up derelict downtown and bring more jobs to town. Good success so far. First mayor in Oshawa in decades to have any real vision. Is very well liked and respected by most.

Wooster

12-20-2006, 07:31 PM

^ He looks like John Daly.

Taller Better

12-20-2006, 07:33 PM

It is kind of funny how so many of our mayors look alike! :haha:

vid

12-20-2006, 11:28 PM

Being a fat, middle aged, grey haired man who is either and accountant, lawyer, or developer, is a pre-requisite for mayor in most municipalities. You didn't know that?

Thankfully we haven't had one of those since.... ever.

Taller Better

12-21-2006, 06:00 AM

vid

12-22-2006, 12:39 AM

Well... we did have one of those... But only for two years. Her name was Dusty. :)

Taller Better

12-22-2006, 07:11 AM

Well... we did have one of those... But only for two years. Her name was Dusty. :)

I love that name! I it is so cheap and 70's! :D

Distill3d

12-26-2006, 01:35 AM

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v311/joshwhit/development/spray_graffiti.jpg

Here is Calgary's mayor, Dave Bronconnier being the media whore that he is. Check it out, he is spraying over fake grafitti! What a photo-op.

No doubt!!! With all the pictures and media events he's at, it almost seems like he's in constant election mode.

he is actually quite a good mayor. Fights hard for the City to get sustainable funding, knows how to get things done. He does like to build freeways, but balances that out with aggressively pushing for LRT expansion. Is generally very supportive with the urbanization of the core....I could see him becoming premier one day for sure.

Aside from that last bit about im being premier, I do not disagree with you one bit. Things are finally getting done in/around Calgary (LRT Expansion, 16 Avenue N and Glenmore Widening, Stoney Trail construction) that should have been done at the very least 15 years ago.

Kilgore Trout

12-26-2006, 02:58 AM

since montreal's mayor gerald tremblay has already been posted twice (two times more than i've voted for him!), i'll represent my borough mayor, whom i actually like and who i've actually voted for.

Helen Fotopulos
Borough Mayor, Plateau Mont-Royal

http://www.metiers-d-art.qc.ca/cma/communiquepresse/images/fotopulosh.jpg

she screwed up initially in the park avenue affair, but otherwise i think she has done a good job, considering the pressures of being a woman in politics and especially a powerful woman in politics. she has been a strong voice for arts and culture in city hall.