
Episode 8.09 - Mayor Burghardt-Jesson - Township of Lucan Biddulph
Cathy Burghardt-Jesson has been Mayor of Lucan Biddulph since 2014. She was first elected to local council in 2010. In her role as Mayor, sh...
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A podcast speaking to municipal politicians, community leaders and experts on the opportunities and challenges in Southwestern Ontario. We tell the stories of individuals, communities, and r...

Cathy Burghardt-Jesson has been Mayor of Lucan Biddulph since 2014. She was first elected to local council in 2010. In her role as Mayor, sh...

Mayor Jerry Acchione was elected Mayor in 2022, after serving on Woodstock City Council since 2014. Jerry has long been a passionate advocat...

Neil was first elected to Council in the 2018 Election, and was re-elected in the 2022 Election, representing the Listowel Ward of North Per...

Jennifer Kyle is a municipal councillor in the County of Brant serving in her first term. She believes strongly inter-governmental relations...

Chris Parker was born and raised in Tillsonburg, Chris is a second-term councillor for the Town of Tillsonburg. Chris attended Glendale High...

Joe Bachetti is Tecumseh's Deputy Mayor and Deputy Warden for the County of Essex. He first entered municipal politics at the age of 28 and...

Steve Salmons is President and CEO of Port Windsor (since 2018), Ontario’s third largest port. He has held several previous leadership roles...

Angelo Marignani was born and raised in Windsor by his immigrant parents, Franco and Felicia. Angelo attended and graduated from the Univers...

Crystal Meloche is the proud first female Mayor of LaSalle, currently serving in her first term. With a passion for her community, she has d...

Mayor Amy Martin has Norfolk County in her blood. A Norfolk County native, Martin graduated from Port Dover Composite School before attainin...

A determined problem-solver, Andrew Dowie is driven to deliver tangible results for Windsor and Tecumseh. Andrew was elected as Member of Pr...

Mayor Kenneth Craig was raised on a dairy farm between Kincardine and Tiverton, On. Along with his wife and five children, he pursued a care...

Fred was raised in South Windsor where he attended Notre Dame Catholic Elementary School and Holy Names Catholic High School. He earned a Ba...

Kathryn is a first term Town of Aylmer councillor and a long-term resident of the community. As a dedicated mother, she understands the impo...

Morgaine is a first term Central Elgin councillor in the ward her family has called home for eight generations. She lives in Sparta with her...

Driven to improve lives and strengthen community, Kelly has worked in the non-profit sector for 25 years. She is an award-winning communicat...

Alysson Storey is a first-term municipal Councillor for the Municipality of Chatham-Kent, representing Ward 6 Chatham. In addition to her Co...

Cathy Miller is a first term Mayor of one of Ontario's smallest Municipalities; the Township of Pelee. She calls Pelee Island home and runs...

The Friends of Ojibway Prairie is a registered charity and volunteer organization dedicated to promoting public awareness of the Ojibway Pra...

A special episode of Council Conversations where in 2 minutes - 6 City Councillors and 9 Community Leaders share their priorities and key it...

Quick update on Council Conversations and 2024 You can follow/support Council Conversations on the following platforms. Twitter: https://twi...

List to our first conversation here Darrin was first elected to Chatham-Kent Council in 2014. He served for one term as Councillor for Ward...

Margaret is a passionate community builder, business developer, volunteer and mom. Prior to election, Margaret served as the Kitchener Trust...

Dr. Audrey Jamal is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Management and the interim Assistant Dean (Strategic Partnerships and Societ...

Peggy Brekveld is the president of the Ontario Federation of Agriculture. She and her husband Gert have been farming together for over 28 ye...

Jim Morrison was born and raised in Northern Ontario, in a little mining town called Wawa. He attended St. Clair College and completed a 3-y...

Dr Moffatt is our second returning guest. You can listen to his first episode at this link below or scroll back to Season 2 Episode 1 in you...

Mayor Ryan is our first returning guest, you can listen to his first episode that builds on this one at the link below or scrolling back in...

Greg Layson is the digital and mobile editor at Automotive News Canada. He was born, raised and educated in Windsor, Ont., long considered t...

A announcement and short teaser for Season 6 of Council Conversations. One of our returning guests gives a shout out to an event this weeken...

Cathy (she/her) has been a member of the ONN team since June 2012. Throughout her 20 years working in the nonprofit sector, including as the...

Megan Stacey is the city hall reporter at The London Free Press. When not live-tweeting political debates or covering local government decis...

Dan Mathieson is in his fifth term as Mayor of the City of Stratford and has sat on municipal council since 1995. He is past Chair of the On...

Mayor/Warden Warwick is stepping away from politics in Thames Centre and Middlesex County. In 2014 she was elected as Ward 3 councillor for...

My first ever returning guest! Dr. Zachary Spicer returns to talk public policy in SW Ontario including the 4 day work week pilot in Zorra T...

Mayor Aldo DiCarlo is stepping away from politics after 8 years as Mayor of Amherstburg. You can follow support Council Conversations on the...

I fell off the face of the earth but now I am back.... A new season of Council Conversations right in time for municipal elections You can f...

Last week Stephen MacKenzie and I recorded our episode 4.04. Less than 48 hours later, news broke of the LG/Stellantis Battery Plant. Stephe...

Stephen MacKenzie is the President and CEO of Invest WindsorEssex responsible for advancing economic development to grow and sustain prosper...

After serving 14 years as Councillor for Ward 1 in North Dumfries, I entered the race for mayor and was elected in 2014. Seeking re-election...

Al Strathdee was first elected Mayor in 2014 and is now serving his second term. He is a graduate of Wilfrid Laurier University, with an Hon...

Born and raised in Cornwall, Ontario, Mayor McNamara and his family have called Tecumseh home since 1981. After working at Hiram Walker & So...

You can follow support Council Conversations on the following platforms. Twitter: https://twitter.com/SwoCouncil Facebook: https://www.faceb...

NOTE the full episode of my Conversation with Mayor Nelson Santos, not sure why only half uploaded the first time but now you can hear his c...

Amy Martin is a 33 year old, first term, municipal councillor for Ward 6 (Port Dover) in Norfolk County. Amy campaigned on being accessible...

Aakash Desai moved to Canada in 2006 at the age of 15. Since then he has been a proud resident of Grey Highlands. He got involved in the pub...

Jason Reynar, B.A. (Hons.), LL.B., LL.M, M.B.A., Acc.Dir. Rapidly improving our quality of life through local government innovation is Jason...

Shawn Micallef is the author of Stroll: Psychogeographic Walking Tours of Toronto, Full Frontal TO, and The Trouble With Brunch: Work, Class...

also writes about social issues. She's picked up Ontario Newspaper Awards for reporting on healthcare serial killer Elizabeth Wettlaufer, as...

Dave Cassidy is Unifor Local 444’s President representing 20,000 active and retired members in 31 workplaces that range from Automotive, Gam...