Council

Regional Council is composed of the Regional Chair, 8 directly elected Regional Councillors, and Mayors of the 7 local municipalities; the Cities of Cambridge, Kitchener and Waterloo and the Townships of North Dumfries, Wellesley, Wilmot and Woolwich.

Members of Regional Council serve a four-year term. The Regional Chair is elected by all eligible voters throughout the Region of Waterloo. Eligible voters in the;

  • City of Kitchener elect 4 Regional Councillors
  • City of Cambridge elect 2 Regional Councillors
  • City of Waterloo elect 2 Regional Councillors

Who is My Councillor?

Head of Regional Council
Karen Redman, Regional Chair

City of Cambridge

If you are a resident of the City of Cambridge, you can connect with any of the following Regional Councillors for Cambridge: 

Jan Liggett

Doug Craig

Pam Wolf
City of Kitchener

If you are a resident of the City of Kitchener, you can connect with any of the following Regional Councillors for Kitchener: 

Berry Vrbanovic

Colleen James

Michael Harris

Kari Williams

Robert Deutschmann

City of Waterloo

If you are a resident of the City of Waterloo, you can connect with any of the following Regional Councillors for Waterloo: 

Dorothy McCabe

Jim Erb

Chantal Huinink

Township of North Dumfries
Sue Foxton

Township of Wellesley
Joe Nowak
Township of Wilmot
Natasha Salonen

Township of Woolwich
Sandy Shantz

Have an idea or concern you wish to share with Regional Council? Please visit our Communicate with Council Page.

If you would like to invite the Regional Chair and/or Members of Regional Council to attend a meeting, an event or to give a speech or presentation to a group, please follow the instructions below.

Invite the Regional Chair

If you wish to invite only the Regional Chair to your event, please email the Chair's office and include the following details:

  • Your name
  • Your address
  • Your phone number
  • Your email
  • Organization sponsoring the event or meeting (if applicable)
  • The name and type of event
  • Event date
  • Event start and finish time
  • Formal program start and finish time (if applicable)
  • Event location and address
  • The Regional Chair's role (i.e. speaking, presentation, ribbon cutting, attendance only, etc.)
  • If remarks and/or a presentation is requested, please include the suggested topic and the time allowed for the remarks and/or presentation
  • RSVP date
  • Additional event details

We will contact you to confirm attendance or extend regrets.
Invite Regional Council

To invite Members of Regional Council to your event please email the Council office and be sure to include the following details:

  • Your name
  • Your address
  • Your phone number
  • Your email
  • Organization sponsoring the event or meeting (if applicable)
  • The name and type of event
  • Event date
  • Event start and finish time
  • Formal program start and finish time (if applicable)
  • Event location and address
  • The Councillors' role (i.e. speaking, presentation, ribbon cutting, attendance only, etc.)
  • If remarks and/or a presentation is requested, please include the suggested topic and the time allowed for the remarks and/or presentation
  • RSVP date
  • Additional event details

We will contact you to confirm attendance or extend regrets. 

Conflict of Interest: 

Amendments to the Municipal Conflict of Interest Act, state that Councillors are to declare conflicts in writing, to the Regional Clerk before, or immediately following, the meeting.  To review all Conflicts that have been received by the Regional Clerk, please visit our Conflict of Interest Page.

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