Carl Zehr
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Carl Zehr is the mayor of Kitchener, Ontario
. He has held the position since 1997, after serving as a city councillor from 1985 to 1994, and is the longest serving mayor in the history of Kitchener. He is a member of the Large Urban Mayors' Caucus of Ontario and served as its chair in 1999. He has also been a member of the Big City Mayors Caucus (Canada) since 1997.
Zehr was born in Baden, Ontario
and is a graduate of Rockway Mennonite Collegiate
in Kitchener, Ontario. His first job was in the accounting office of the Kitchener-Waterloo Hospital. He has served as a member of the board of numerous Kitchener area organizations: the Kitchener-Wilmot Hydro Board, the University of Waterloo
, Centre in the Square, and Kitchener Housing Inc.
Zehr is a Certified General Accountant
, a member and past chair of the Certified General Accountants of Ontario
, and a fellow (FCGA) of the Certified General Accountants Association of Canada
. In 1991 he received the Ivy Thomas Award, which is bestowed upon an Ontario CGA who has achieved provincial recognition for outstanding public service or charitable involvement, including humanitarian acts. Zehr is also the 2006 recipient of the Ontario Pharmacist Association Visionary Award, and a Paul P. Harris
Fellow of the Rotary Club of Kitchener, in recognition of service to the community and club.
Zehr was the Ontario Liberal Party
candidate in Kitchener—Wilmot in the 1990 provincial election
, but came in second to New Democrat
Mike Cooper.
Zehr appeared in a cameo role episode 2, season 1 of CTV's Dan for Mayor
.
Kitchener, Ontario
The City of Kitchener is a city in Southern Ontario, Canada. It was the Town of Berlin from 1854 until 1912 and the City of Berlin from 1912 until 1916. The city had a population of 204,668 in the Canada 2006 Census...
. He has held the position since 1997, after serving as a city councillor from 1985 to 1994, and is the longest serving mayor in the history of Kitchener. He is a member of the Large Urban Mayors' Caucus of Ontario and served as its chair in 1999. He has also been a member of the Big City Mayors Caucus (Canada) since 1997.
Zehr was born in Baden, Ontario
Baden, Ontario
Baden is a community in Township of Wilmot, Regional Municipality of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. It has a population of less than 1000 and was named after Baden-Baden in Germany...
and is a graduate of Rockway Mennonite Collegiate
Rockway Mennonite Collegiate
Rockway Mennonite Collegiate is a private Mennonite high school located in Kitchener, Ontario. It offers academic programs for grade 7–12 students, various cross-cultural exchanges, as well as numerous arts and athletics programs...
in Kitchener, Ontario. His first job was in the accounting office of the Kitchener-Waterloo Hospital. He has served as a member of the board of numerous Kitchener area organizations: the Kitchener-Wilmot Hydro Board, the University of Waterloo
University of Waterloo
The University of Waterloo is a comprehensive public university in the city of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. The school was founded in 1957 by Drs. Gerry Hagey and Ira G. Needles, and has since grown to an institution of more than 30,000 students, faculty, and staff...
, Centre in the Square, and Kitchener Housing Inc.
Zehr is a Certified General Accountant
Certified General Accountant
Certified General Accountant is the designation of professionals who are jointly members of the Certified General Accountants Association of Canada and a provincial or territorial CGA association, or a CGA association overseas...
, a member and past chair of the Certified General Accountants of Ontario
Certified General Accountants of Ontario
Certified General Accountants of Ontario is the professional association of certified general accountants in the province of Ontario, Canada...
, and a fellow (FCGA) of the Certified General Accountants Association of Canada
Certified General Accountants Association of Canada
The Certified General Accountants Association of Canada is the umbrella organization for Certified General Accountants. CGA-Canada represents 73,000 members and students living and working in Canada, and more than 80 countries around the world...
. In 1991 he received the Ivy Thomas Award, which is bestowed upon an Ontario CGA who has achieved provincial recognition for outstanding public service or charitable involvement, including humanitarian acts. Zehr is also the 2006 recipient of the Ontario Pharmacist Association Visionary Award, and a Paul P. Harris
Paul P. Harris
Paul Percy Harris was a Chicago, Illinois, attorney best known for founding Rotary International in 1905, a service organization that currently has well over one million members worldwide.-Biography:...
Fellow of the Rotary Club of Kitchener, in recognition of service to the community and club.
Zehr was the Ontario Liberal Party
Ontario Liberal Party
The Ontario Liberal Party is a provincial political party in the province of Ontario, Canada. It has formed the Government of Ontario since the provincial election of 2003. The party is ideologically aligned with the Liberal Party of Canada but the two parties are organizationally independent and...
candidate in Kitchener—Wilmot in the 1990 provincial election
Ontario general election, 1990
The Ontario general election of 1990 was held on September 6, 1990, to elect members of the 35th Legislative Assembly of the province of Ontario, Canada....
, but came in second to New Democrat
Ontario New Democratic Party
The Ontario New Democratic Party or , formally known as New Democratic Party of Ontario, is a social democratic political party in Ontario, Canada. It is a provincial section of the federal New Democratic Party. It was formed in October 1961, a few months after the federal party. The ONDP had its...
Mike Cooper.
Zehr appeared in a cameo role episode 2, season 1 of CTV's Dan for Mayor
Dan for Mayor
Dan for Mayor is a Canadian television sitcom starring Fred Ewanuick that debuted on March 1, 2010 on CTV and The Comedy Network. It premiered the same night as Hiccups, a show created by Corner Gas star Brent Butt that also features fellow Corner Gas alumna Nancy Robertson. On June 7, 2010, both...
.