2018-2022 Oakville Town Council officially sworn into office at inauguration ceremony

Tue, 04 Dec 2018

It was a full house for the public reception and Inaugural Council meeting for the 2018-2022 Oakville Town Council last night at Town Hall.

The Mayor and 14 Town and Regional Councillors were officially sworn into office by the Honourable Mr. Justice David A. Harris. Reverend Jeff Ward, Rector at St. Cutherbert Anglican Church and Regional Dean of Trafalgar, delivered the invocation.

Mae Scatliff, attending on behalf of Oakville MPP Stephen Crawford, and MPP Oakville North-Burlington Effie Triantafilopoulos joined in the ceremony and brought greetings on behalf of Premier Doug Ford and the Government of Ontario.

Mayor Rob Burton delivered his fourth inaugural address that spoke to the community’s many accomplishments over the years.

“We have much to be proud in Oakville,” said Mayor Burton. “We have slower and controlled growth, double the amount of community facilities, the healthiest finances in Ontario, increased greenspace and more.”

He touched on how our town’s vision and core values will allow our community to successfully meet the challenges we face going forward.

“There are new heights to reach and challenges to overcome,” he said. “As we begin this new term of Council, we are committed to serving our community and continuing on our path to become Canada’s most livable town.”

At the meeting, the 2019 Council and Standing Committee schedule of meetings was approved, and Council appointments to the various advisory boards and committees were announced. Review the December 3, 2018 Council agenda for more information.

The 2018 municipal election was conducted using the town’s new seven ward boundary system, which officially came into effect on December 1, 2018.

The following is the 2018-2022 Oakville Town Council:

Rob Burton — Mayor

Sean O’Meara — Ward 1 Regional and Town Councillor

Beth Robertson — Ward 1 Town Councillor

Cathy Duddeck — Ward 2 Regional and Town Councillor

Ray Chisholm — Ward 2 Town Councillor

Dave Gittings — Ward 3 Regional and Town Councillor

Janet Haslett-Theall — Ward 3 Town Councillor

Allan Elgar — Ward 4 Regional and Town Councillor

Peter Longo — Ward 4 Town Councillor

Jeff Knoll — Ward 5 Regional and Town Councillor

Marc Grant — Ward 5 Town Councillor

Tom Adams — Ward 6 Regional and Town Councillor

Natalia Lishchyna — Ward 6 Town Councillor

Pavan Parmar ­— Ward 7 Regional and Town Councillor

Jasvinder Sandhu — Ward 7 Town Councillor

For details on Oakville’s municipal election, visit our Elections website.