2022 Ontario municipal election: Meet the Waterloo Ward 6 council candidates
Global News
Residents of Waterloo, the region’s smallest city, will elect councillors in seven wards as well as a mayor to form city council on Oct. 24.
On Oct. 24, voters across Waterloo Region will head to the polls to elect city and regional councillors, mayors and a regional chair.
Residents of Waterloo, the region’s smallest city, will elect councillors in seven wards as well as a mayor to form city council.
There will be at least three new faces in place, as Ward 3 Coun. Angela Vieth, Ward 6 Coun. Jeff Henry and Ward 7 Coun. Tenille Bonoguore have chosen not to seek re-election.
With Henry out as councilor in Ward 6, there will be a new face in place for the first time in over a decade. Voters will have an opportunity to decide between Karen Fischer, Mary Lou Roe and Matthew Nicholas Schwarze.
To help voters ahead of this election, Global News has reached out to all of those running for regional or city council, mayor or regional chair in Kitchener, Cambridge and Waterloo with available online contact info. Those running for office were emailed a list of seven questions and in the coming days, the responses for every candidate who replies will be shared.
What follows are the responses received from those running for councillor in Kitchener, with the candidates being listed in alphabetical order.
Q.1 Please give a brief background of yourself including what you do for a living and how long you have lived in the area? (If you are an incumbent, please state how long you have held the position.)
My name is Karen Fischer and I’m running for Waterloo City Councillor Ward 6. At present I work full-time in a retail store helping people find the right fireplace for their home or business. I have a Bachelors degree in English and a Graduate Diploma in Primary Education. I was a stay-at-home mom for 16 years, homeschooled for 7 years and have done a variety of jobs from fast food and retail to compiling operation and maintenance manuals for air pollution control systems. I grew up in Kitchener, raised our children in Elmira and have lived in Waterloo Ward 6 for 3 1/2 years.
