We have received an updated candidate participation list from the organizers of “Grimsby Votes” for the Mayoral and Ward Councillor debates being held at the Grimsby Legion on October 5, 7 and 8.
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The robots are almost needing a recharge after extensively reviewing three of Grimsby’s Mayoral candidates; Simon Duong, Jeff Jordan and Michelle Seaborn in their NewsNow podcast interviews. So before the robots fall into hibernation, let us take a look a final look at their findings.
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NewsNow has released its “Your Choice, Your Mayor” podcast interviews with three of the four candidates running for Mayor of Grimsby in the upcoming 2026 municipal election.
Hosted by Mike Williscraft, the conversations cover a broad range of issues that will shape Grimsby over the next four years, including growth and development, infrastructure, municipal finances, transportation, recreation, downtown Grimsby, governance, community priorities and the challenges facing the next term of Council.
These are longer-form talks that give residents an opportunity to hear directly from the candidates, in their own words, and get a better sense of their priorities, their campaign and approach to the job, if elected/re-elected.
We encourage Grimsby residents to take the time to watch all three interviews and make their own comparisons.
Simon Duong
https://www.newsnowniagara.com/2026/09/03/simon-duong-town-of-grimsby-mayoral-candidate/
Jeff Jordan
https://www.newsnowniagara.com/2026/09/03/jeff-jordan-2026-town-of-grimsby-mayoral-candidate/
Michelle Seaborn
https://www.newsnowniagara.com/2026/09/03/michelle-seaborn-2026-town-of-grimsby-mayoral-candidate/
Veronica Charrois declined NewsNow’s invitation to participate.
‘Twas the night before the election and all through the Town, not a candidate was sleeping despite tiredness from making the rounds…
We received a tip from an eagle-eyed resident regarding some large mobile signs promoting Alderman Berry’s run for the Mayor’s Chair. ‘Tis the season for signage, but after checking them out ourselves, there is more than one message than what is plastered on the sign.
With electronic and telephone voting now open, we thought we would provide you with a quick list of the various debates available. Whether you are still sitting on the fence on who to vote for or already have your candidates chosen, the debates applicable to you are worth a watch.
PHOTO CREDIT: NEWSNOW NIAGARA
We noticed that NewsNow printed an interesting update on the Biodigester in this week’s edition of the paper entitled “Bio Blues”. The article examines the numerous non-compliance issues at the Biodigester found by the Province, which we do not find surprising. You can read the entire article here: https://www.wn3.ca/2018/10/06/bio-blues/
Given that “thing” on Sobie Road is probably burning more money than it is organic material, we thought we would take a look back at the Bio and see how Council voted on one of many issues to arise out of that white elephant. It has been a hot item on the minds of voters for this election cycle and one that causes incumbents to seek shelter or provide excuses. So let the record speak for itself.
We received word from the people at A Better Grimsby that the Ward Alderman debates for Wards 2, 3 and 4 have now been posted online on YouTube. They can be accessed at the following links:
For those who might not have caught last week’s article and editorial in News Now, there was a focus on the upcoming municipal election debate(s). The Grimsby Chamber of Commerce has tentatively scheduled a Mayoral debate on October 2nd from 7-8PM at the Casablanca Winery Inn. A “meet and greet” with all candidates from the other races, will bookend the night before and after the debate.
With residents across Niagara becoming more aware in civics, calling for change and a sweeping out of Councils both at the municipal and regional levels, it comes as no surprise that there are five open mayoral seats in the Region. For some, it is often better to throw in the towel than suffer a defeat by the electorate at the ballot box.