Winnipeg municipal election, 2006
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The 2006 Winnipeg municipal election was held on October 25, 2006 to elect a mayor, councillors and school trustees in the city of Winnipeg
, Manitoba
, Canada
.
Sam Katz
was re-elected Mayor of Winnipeg over left-leaning challenger Marianne Cerilli
.
Winnipeg
Winnipeg is the capital and largest city of Manitoba, Canada, and is the primary municipality of the Winnipeg Capital Region, with more than half of Manitoba's population. It is located near the longitudinal centre of North America, at the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine Rivers .The name...
, Manitoba
Manitoba
Manitoba is a Canadian prairie province with an area of . The province has over 110,000 lakes and has a largely continental climate because of its flat topography. Agriculture, mostly concentrated in the fertile southern and western parts of the province, is vital to the province's economy; other...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
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Sam Katz
Sam Katz
Samuel Michael Katz, OM is the 42nd mayor of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. He is also a businessperson and a member of the Order of Manitoba.- Life before mayorship :...
was re-elected Mayor of Winnipeg over left-leaning challenger Marianne Cerilli
Marianne Cerilli
Marianne Cerilli is a politician in Manitoba, Canada. She served as a New Democratic member of the Manitoba legislature from 1990 until 2003, though she was not called to cabinet when the party formed government in 1999....
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Council
- Wally Roth was 61 years old at the time of the election, and owned an auto repair centre. During the 1980s, he was the owner of a used car business called Economy Auto Sales of Winnipeg and a resident advisor to city hall. A member of the Progressive Conservative Party of ManitobaProgressive Conservative Party of ManitobaThe Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba is the only right wing political party in Manitoba, Canada. It is also the official opposition party in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba.-Origins and early years:...
, Roth has described his political views as "straight down the middle". He endorsed Mayor Sam KatzSam KatzSamuel Michael Katz, OM is the 42nd mayor of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. He is also a businessperson and a member of the Order of Manitoba.- Life before mayorship :...
's bid for re-election in the 2006 campaign.
St. James-Assiniboia School Division
| Candidate | Total votes | % of total votes |
|---|---|---|
| (x)Linda Archer | 4,240 | 24.30 |
| Cheryl Smukowich | 3,462 | 19.84 |
| (x)Bruce Chegus | 3,331 | 19.09 |
| Grant Crosbie | 3,263 | 18.70 |
| Denyse Lambert | 2,017 | 11.56 |
| Kent Whiteside | 1,134 | 6.50 |
| Total valid votes | 17,447 | 100.00 |
- Linda Archer was first elected to the St. James-Assiniboia School Board in a 1994 by-election, following the death of Maureen Jack. She said that she was not political or issue-driven, and indicated that she wanted to maintain high-quality education. She was re-elected in the general elections of 1995Winnipeg municipal election, 1995The 1995 Winnipeg municipal election was held on October 25, 1995 to elect a mayor, councillors and school trustees in the city of Winnipeg.Susan Thompson defeated Peter Kaufmann and Terry Duguid in the mayoral contest.-Councillors:...
, 1998Winnipeg municipal election, 1998The 1998 Winnipeg municipal election was held on October 28, 1998 to elect a mayor, councillors and school trustees in the city of Winnipeg.Centre-left candidate Glen Murray defeated populist right-winger Peter Kaufmann in the mayoral contest.-Councillors:...
, 2002Winnipeg municipal election, 2002The 2002 Winnipeg municipal election was held on October 23, 2002 to elect a mayor, councillors and school trustees in the city of Winnipeg.Glen Murray, the city's centre-left mayor, was re-elected to a second term over challenger Al Golden.-Councillors:...
and 2006. She became president of the Manitoba Association of School TrusteesManitoba Association of School TrusteesThe Manitoba School Boards Association is a voluntary organization of public school boards in Manitoba, Canada. Its stated purpose is to "enhance the work of locally elected school boards through leadership, advocacy and service, and to champion the cause of public education for all students in...
for a one-year term in 2002, and in this capacity criticized the provincial government's plans for school board amalgamation. She also argued that class sizes should be overseen by school boards, rather than by the province. At the end of her term in 2003, she delivered a speech arguing that Manitoba school boards were under attack from the provincial government. She also helped spearhead a change to MAST's constitution, allowing presidents to serve for two-year terms. - Bruce Chegus was first elected to the St. James-Assiniboia School Board in 1989Winnipeg municipal election, 1989The 1989 Winnipeg municipal election was held on October 25, 1989 to elect a mayor, councillors and school trustees in the city of Winnipeg.Bill Norrie was re-elected to a fifth term as mayor without serious opposition.-Councillors:...
, and was re-elected in 1992Winnipeg municipal election, 1992The 1992 Winnipeg municipal election was held on October 28, 1992 to elect a mayor, councillors and school trustees in the city of Winnipeg.Susan Thompson defeated Greg Selinger in the mayoral contest.-Councillors:...
, 1995Winnipeg municipal election, 1995The 1995 Winnipeg municipal election was held on October 25, 1995 to elect a mayor, councillors and school trustees in the city of Winnipeg.Susan Thompson defeated Peter Kaufmann and Terry Duguid in the mayoral contest.-Councillors:...
, 1998Winnipeg municipal election, 1998The 1998 Winnipeg municipal election was held on October 28, 1998 to elect a mayor, councillors and school trustees in the city of Winnipeg.Centre-left candidate Glen Murray defeated populist right-winger Peter Kaufmann in the mayoral contest.-Councillors:...
, 2002Winnipeg municipal election, 2002The 2002 Winnipeg municipal election was held on October 23, 2002 to elect a mayor, councillors and school trustees in the city of Winnipeg.Glen Murray, the city's centre-left mayor, was re-elected to a second term over challenger Al Golden.-Councillors:...
and 2006. He served as chair of the St. James-Assiniboia board after the 1995 election, and spearheaded an initiative to release reports on student academic performance and student perceptions of education to the general public.
River East Transcona School Division
| Candidate | Total votes | % of total votes |
|---|---|---|
| (x)Colleen Carswell | 4,336 | 38.35 |
| George Marshall | 3,838 | 33.95 |
| Wayne Laniuk | 3,132 | 27.70 |
| Total valid votes | 11,306 | 100.00 |
- Colleen Carswell was first elected to the Transcona-Springfield School DivisionTranscona-Springfield School DivisionThe Transcona-Springfield School Division is a former school division in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. It was merged with the River East School Division in 2002 to create the new River East Transcona School Division....
in 1992Winnipeg municipal election, 1992The 1992 Winnipeg municipal election was held on October 28, 1992 to elect a mayor, councillors and school trustees in the city of Winnipeg.Susan Thompson defeated Greg Selinger in the mayoral contest.-Councillors:...
, and was re-elected in 1995Winnipeg municipal election, 1995The 1995 Winnipeg municipal election was held on October 25, 1995 to elect a mayor, councillors and school trustees in the city of Winnipeg.Susan Thompson defeated Peter Kaufmann and Terry Duguid in the mayoral contest.-Councillors:...
and 1998Winnipeg municipal election, 1998The 1998 Winnipeg municipal election was held on October 28, 1998 to elect a mayor, councillors and school trustees in the city of Winnipeg.Centre-left candidate Glen Murray defeated populist right-winger Peter Kaufmann in the mayoral contest.-Councillors:...
. She served as its chair from 1998 to 2000, and led the board in its controversial decision to impose rent charges on before- and after-school day care. She also supported the contracting out of bus and mechanical services. She was elected to the amalgamated River East Transcona board in 2002, and voted against a high-profile proposal to rename Wayoata School after Terry FoxTerry FoxTerrance Stanley "Terry" Fox , was a Canadian humanitarian, athlete, and cancer research activist. In 1980, with one leg having been amputated, he embarked on a cross-Canada run to raise money and awareness for cancer research...
in 2005. Carswell was chosen as vice-chair of the River East Transcona Division after her re-election in November 2006.
Post-election changes
John Orlikow resigned his seat on the Winnipeg School Board to run for a vacant seat on the Winnipeg City Council.| Candidate | Total votes | % of total votes |
|---|---|---|
| Rita Hildahl | 2,427 | 37.92 |
| Gary Brownstone | 1,362 | 21.28 |
| Colin Fast | 1,047 | 16.36 |
| Barbara Coombs | 975 | 15.23 |
| Shane Nestruck | 345 | 5.39 |
| Carlos James | 245 | 3.83 |
| Total valid votes | 6,401 | 100.00 |
- Shane Nestruck (born September 4, 1947) is a musician and activist. He holds L.Mus. and Bachelor of EducationBachelor of EducationA Bachelor of Education is an undergraduate academic degree which qualifies the graduate as a teacher in schools.-North America:...
degrees, and has played with the Montreal Sax Quartet, the Winnipeg Sax Quartet and the Winnipeg Symphony OrchestraWinnipeg Symphony OrchestraThe Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra is a Canadian orchestra based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Its primary concert venue is the Centennial Concert Hall, and the orchestra also performs throughout the province of Manitoba.-History:...
. A saxophonist and occasional clarinetist, he is a private tutor and operated an instrument repair shop during the 1970s. After starting his professional career in MontrealMontrealMontreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
, he moved to WinnipegWinnipegWinnipeg is the capital and largest city of Manitoba, Canada, and is the primary municipality of the Winnipeg Capital Region, with more than half of Manitoba's population. It is located near the longitudinal centre of North America, at the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine Rivers .The name...
in 1978. He is a Canadian federalist and a supporter of the Canadian Broadcasting CorporationCanadian Broadcasting CorporationThe Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, commonly known as CBC and officially as CBC/Radio-Canada, is a Canadian crown corporation that serves as the national public radio and television broadcaster...
(CBC), and has written against Quebec separatism. He provided a room for Sasha Boychok in 1991, when the saxophone player was attempting to defect from the Soviet UnionSoviet UnionThe Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
. Nestruck and Boychouk later played together in the group Saxology Canada, which released a CD called Points in Time (1997), and were among the founding members of the Winnipeg Jazz Orchestra. Nestruck ran for a position on the board of the Winnipeg Musicians' Association in 2004, but was not elected. He opposed the 2003 invasion of Iraq2003 invasion of IraqThe 2003 invasion of Iraq , was the start of the conflict known as the Iraq War, or Operation Iraqi Freedom, in which a combined force of troops from the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia and Poland invaded Iraq and toppled the regime of Saddam Hussein in 21 days of major combat operations...
. In 2005, he reviewed Maude BarlowMaude BarlowMaude Victoria Barlow is a Canadian author and activist. She is the National Chairperson of The Council of Canadians, a citizens’ advocacy organization with members and chapters across Canada. She is also the co-founder of the , which works internationally for the human right to water...
's book Too Close for Comfort: Canada's Future Within Fortress North America for the Winnipeg Free PressWinnipeg Free PressThe Winnipeg Free Press is a daily broadsheet newspaper in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Founded in 1872, as the Manitoba Free Press, it is the oldest newspaper in western Canada. It is the newspaper with the largest readership in the province....
newspaper. Nestruck is a supporter of light railLight railLight rail or light rail transit is a form of urban rail public transportation that generally has a lower capacity and lower speed than heavy rail and metro systems, but higher capacity and higher speed than traditional street-running tram systems...
transit for Winnipeg, and initially supported Mayor Sam KatzSam KatzSamuel Michael Katz, OM is the 42nd mayor of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. He is also a businessperson and a member of the Order of Manitoba.- Life before mayorship :...
for his policy views on the matter. By 2006, however, he was calling on Katz to resign for poor judgement on several matters. Nestruck was a supporter of the New Democratic Party for most of his life, but became disillusioned with the Manitoba NDP in the 1990s and 2000s. He ran for the party's nomination in Fort Rouge as an "outsider" candidate in the buildup to the 2007 provincial electionManitoba general election, 2007The Manitoba general election held on May 22, 2007 was held to elect Members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of Manitoba, Canada. It was won by the New Democratic Party, which won 36 seats out of 57. The Progressive Conservative Party finished second with nineteen seats. The Liberal...
, accusing the party of betraying its social democratic ideals and of emulating the practices of federal LiberalLiberal Party of CanadaThe Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...
governments. He also accused PremierPremier of ManitobaThe Premier of Manitoba is the first minister for the Canadian province of Manitoba. He or she is the province's head of government and de facto chief executive. Until the early 1970s, the title "Prime Minister of Manitoba" was used frequently. Afterwards, the word Premier, derived from the French...
Gary DoerGary DoerGary Albert Doer, OM is a Canadian diplomat and politician from Manitoba, Canada. Since October 19, 2009, he has served as Canada's Ambassador to the United States...
of being a "pretender" who had "hijacked the party". He finished third against Jennifer HowardJennifer HowardJennifer Howard , born Clare Jenness Howard, was the daughter of prominent author and screenwriter Sidney Howard and actress Clare Eames .She was married to producer film producer Samuel Goldwyn, Jr. from 1950-1966...
. Nestruck later ran for the leadership of the Green Party of ManitobaGreen Party of ManitobaThe Green Party of Manitoba is a provincial political party in Manitoba, Canada, founded on November 11, 1998. The party is legally autonomous from the Green Party of Canada, though for several years many of its members also belonged to the Green Party of Canada in Manitoba, a federal...
in 2008, and lost to James BeddomeJames BeddomeJames Robert Beddome is a Canadian politician, and the current leader of the Green Party of Manitoba.-Early life and career:Beddome was born in Brandon, Manitoba, and was raised on a livestock farm north of Rapid City...
. He is an active supporter of electoral reform, and has argued that Canada's traditional parties have become stuck in following outmoded models of economic growth and oil dependency. Notwithstanding his progressive views on most issues, Nestruck has also supported several "law and orderLaw and order (politics)In politics, law and order refers to demands for a strict criminal justice system, especially in relation to violent and property crime, through harsher criminal penalties...
" initiatives, including a plan for the Winnipeg police to post the names of persons charged with drunk driving offenses online. The 2009 by-election campaign was his first bid for public office; he said that he would cut his stipend, and seek to restore discipline on schoolgrounds. For Earth DayEarth DayEarth Day is a day that is intended to inspire awareness and appreciation for the Earth's natural environment. The name and concept of Earth Day was allegedly pioneered by John McConnell in 1969 at a UNESCO Conference in San Francisco. The first Proclamation of Earth Day was by San Francisco, the...
2009, CBC Manitoba named Nestruck as the "Greenest Manitoban".