Welcome! Post election.

Thank you to all for your support in the 2010 municipal election, and I would like to congratulate Brenda Halloran on her election win, and the best of success in leading our great city.

Today, November 30th, 2010 is my last day on Council. For the past seven years I have thoroughly enjoyed playing a leadership role on Waterloo City Council.

Waterloo is becoming an internationally recognized small City with world-class educational and research institutions, a bourgeoning arts and music scene, a thriving high-tech sector, and an advanced manufacturing base alongside a well established financial and insurance industry.

I wanted to lead this City to embrace a broader vision which takes advantage of the tremendous opportunities before us. To be vibrant, innovative and diverse. To be a City that is people-oriented, characterized by a sense of history, distinctive architecture and open spaces, and based on a sustainable environmental and financial foundation. To be a place where each of us can thrive and be our very best.

My Leadership for Waterloo policy platform outlines the key priorities and directions that I wanted to pursue as your mayor.

I will maintain my blog and hope to have some continued involvement in municipal affairs. Please feel free to contact me with any comments or concerns.

Sincerely,

Jan