Guelph Municipal Election · Monday, October 26, 2026
Candidate for Guelph City Council, Ward 2 (St. George's)
Practical leadership. Honest answers.
A business. A family. A life. Whatever you're building, you chose Guelph to build it. I did too.
A Guelph small-business owner running to fix what City Hall can actually control: costs, red tape, and a downtown that works for the people who live here and the people who visit.
Where I stand Get involvedI'm a Guelph small business owner, employer, coach and community builder who believes City Hall should work as hard as the people who pay for it.
I run CrossFit 1827. I took it over in the middle of COVID with no coaching experience, grew it to around 300 members, and I employ a team of 11. Along the way I built a directory of my members' own businesses so they could support each other, which is the same instinct behind this campaign. I know what it takes to make payroll and deal with City Hall. I'm not a career politician, and I believe City Hall can work better for the people who live and work downtown.
Downtown is a destination for some: a weekend, an evening out. But for thousands of people it's home. A downtown that works has to do both, and too often the people who live there get left out. I won't forget either one.
I live in Ward 6, but my life happens in Ward 2: family birthdays and celebrations, our favourite bookstore (The Bookshelf, on Quebec Street), years of staff dinners at Miijidaa, my daughter working downtown. This isn't a ward I'm parachuting into. I'm already here.
The deal is simple: I'll only promise what a councillor can actually deliver.
I'm not a career politician. I'm a builder. Before I ask for your vote, here's what I've built.
These aren't campaign promises. They're proof I build things and finish them. People don't elect businesses. They elect builders.
Ward 2 is Guelph's business heart, so I'm meeting every business owner who'll have me and listening to residents right across the ward. I'd rather show up than say I care. Every conversation shapes my priorities.
City Hall should help people build, not get in the way. Council votes the budget, sets bylaws, and approves what gets built. These five are squarely in that lane, and each has to work for the people who live here, not just those who visit.
What I believe: You deserve to know where every tax dollar goes, and to get real value for it.
What I believe: When City Hall is quick and clear, local businesses grow, hire, and thrive.
What I believe: Foot traffic keeps downtown alive, and the city can help bring people in.
What I believe: The people who live downtown deserve clean, safe, well-kept streets.
What I believe: If it's hard to get to and park, customers stop coming.
Interest rates, provincial health funding, immigration, the courts. Those aren't council decisions, and I won't pretend otherwise. Where a problem is bigger than City Hall, I'll do the city's part and hold the province and Ottawa to account.
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Short, straight answers.
It decides whether you can vote for me. And if you own or rent a business in Ward 2, you may be a voter here even if you live elsewhere in Guelph.
Whether you live here, work here, or come downtown on the weekend, I want to hear it. What do you love? What needs work? This is your ward; help me get it right.
Every Ward 2 voter picks up to two councillor candidates, so I'm asking for one of your two votes.
Mon, Oct 26, 2026
Election Day. Polls open across Guelph.
Oct 10-18
Advance voting. Vote early if Election Day doesn't work for you.
Check guelph.ca/vote
Confirm you're on the voters' list, find your ward, and see voting locations.
A downtown campaign runs on downtown people. Here's how you can help.
Knock on a few doors, or introduce me to your neighbours and fellow business owners. Even an hour helps.
A lawn or window sign is one of the biggest helps there is. It tells your whole street a neighbour is on board. Want one? Send me your address and I'll get a sign to you as soon as they're ready.
Local campaigns run on local support, within the city's contribution rules. Want to help fund the campaign? Email me and I'll share how.
If you own a business. If you live downtown. If you disagree with me. Let's talk. Buy me a coffee, or let me buy you one. I want to hear from you.