Norman Goodhead
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Norman C. Goodhead was reeve of North York, Ontario
from 1959 to 1964 and also a businessman.
Goodhead was born in the poor neighbourhood of Cabbagetown
in Toronto. He was first elected to the town council
of the Toronto suburb of North York in 1956, shortly after the municipality became part of Metropolitan Toronto
.
He was a staunch supporter of development and led the municipality during a period of rapid commercial, residential and infrastructure growth during the post-war population boom.
Goodhead ran for the position of Metro Chairman in 1962 but was defeated by William Allen
. He remained in the position of reeve, and again challenged for the position of Metro Chairman before retiring from the reeveship and politics in 1964. He was in the midst of a controversy around conflict of interest with his garbage disposal business when he left politics. Within a decade, he became a millionaire which developed landfill sites in Scarborough and Maple, in the midst of a garbage crisis.
He was a mentor to future Metro Chairman Paul Godfrey
whose mother managed Goodhead's campaigns.
North York, Ontario
North York is a dissolved municipality within the current city of Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Geographically, it comprises the central part of the northern section of Toronto. As of the 2006 Census, it has a population of 635,370. The official 2001 census count was 608,288...
from 1959 to 1964 and also a businessman.
Goodhead was born in the poor neighbourhood of Cabbagetown
Cabbagetown, Toronto
Cabbagetown is a neighbourhood located on the east side of downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It comprises "the largest continuous area of preserved Victorian housing in all of North America", according to the Cabbagetown Preservation Association....
in Toronto. He was first elected to the town council
Town council
A town council is a democratically elected form of government for small municipalities or civil parishes. A council may serve as both the representative and executive branch....
of the Toronto suburb of North York in 1956, shortly after the municipality became part of Metropolitan Toronto
Metropolitan Toronto
The Municipality of Metropolitan Toronto was a senior level of municipal government in the Toronto, Ontario, Canada area from 1954 to 1998. It was created out of York County and was a precursor to the later concept of a regional municipality, being formed of smaller municipalities but having more...
.
He was a staunch supporter of development and led the municipality during a period of rapid commercial, residential and infrastructure growth during the post-war population boom.
Goodhead ran for the position of Metro Chairman in 1962 but was defeated by William Allen
William Allen (Canadian politician)
William Randall Allen, QC was a Toronto politician who served as the Chairman of the Municipality of Metropolitan Toronto from 1962 to 1969 and is the namesake of the W.R. Allen Expressway . Metropolitan Toronto was created by the Province of Ontario in 1952 and comprised Toronto, North York,...
. He remained in the position of reeve, and again challenged for the position of Metro Chairman before retiring from the reeveship and politics in 1964. He was in the midst of a controversy around conflict of interest with his garbage disposal business when he left politics. Within a decade, he became a millionaire which developed landfill sites in Scarborough and Maple, in the midst of a garbage crisis.
He was a mentor to future Metro Chairman Paul Godfrey
Paul Godfrey
Paul Victor Godfrey, CM, OOnt is a businessman and former Canadian politician. During his career, Godfrey was a North York alderman, Chairman of Metro Toronto, President of the Toronto Sun and head of the Toronto Blue Jays. He was instrumental in bringing the Toronto Blue Jays to Toronto and has...
whose mother managed Goodhead's campaigns.