Here's who's running in the municipal election in Windsor

Windsor residents, here are your options.

With a deadline Friday afternoon for municipal election candidates to file their nomination papers, we're a step closer to learning who will represent you at city council next term. 

As you consider how to cast your ballot in the Oct. 24 vote, here's a look at who's running and how the race is shaping up so far.

Familiar faces

This municipal election features a lot of familiar faces — all council members but one are running for re-election and there are multiple candidates who have sought public office recently.

There are two wards without incumbent candidates: the downtown Ward 3, currently represented by Rino Bortolin, and the Walkerville and South Walkerville Ward 4, which is represented by Chris Holt.

Holt is running for mayor, a challenger to two-term mayor Drew Dilkens as he looks to clinch a third term in office.

So far in the campaign, Holt has told residents they don't need to settle for "adequate" services and released several topics in his platform including the fate of the shuttered Windsor Arena.

Dilkens has said he stands on his track record — he hosted a press conference at the future site of the electric vehicle battery plant project — and has characterized Holt's vision as radical and risky.

The races for the two open wards are among the hottest contested in the city.

There are eight people running in Ward 3 including Downtown Windsor BIA chair Brian Yeomans and business owner Renaldo Agostino.

In Ward 4, eight contenders have also come forward, including former Windsor-Essex Regional Chamber of Commerce CEO Matt Marchand — who ran against Dilkens in the last election — former radio host Mark McKenzie and Kristen Siapas, a parent advocate within the public school board.

In Ward 7, the candidates include 22-year-old Sydney Brouillard-Coyle, who works for Trans Wellness Ontario. If elected, Brouillard-Coyle, whose pronouns are ney, nem and nir, would be the first transgender and openly LGBTQ councillor, as well as the youngest.

Ney is among four candidates running against Coun. Jeewen Gill, who was elected in a 2020 byelection.

In the east-end Ward 8, Coun. Gary Kaschak was about to be acclaimed until a well-known candidate emerged the day before the deadline.

Gemma Grey-Hall, who works at the University of Windsor, recently ran as the NDP candidate in Windsor-Tecumseh in the provincial election. Kaschak also competed in that race, under the Liberal banner, but both were bested by Progressive Conservative candidate Andrew Dowie.

Grey-Hall and Kaschak also faced off in the 2018 municipal vote in Ward 8.

Meanwhile, in Ward 10, a former councillor is looking to take back the riding he once represented. Coun. Jim Morrison defeated Paul Borrelli by 250 votes the last time around.

Candidates declared in Windsor

Note: The deadline to submit nomination papers is 2 p.m. Friday. The information below is based on what the City of Windsor shared on its website as of that time. This article may be updated to reflect any additional candidates.

Mayor

• Benjamin Danyluk
• Aaron Day
• Drew Dilkens (incumbent)
• Matthew Giancola
• Chris Holt
• Ernie Lamont
• Louis Vaupotic

Ward 1

• Fred Francis (incumbent)
• Darcie Renaud

Ward 2

• Fabio Costante (incumbent)
• Myriam Faraj
• Sam Romano
• Chris Soda

Ward 3

• Renaldo Agostino
• Katherine Cameron
• Helmi Charif
• Angela Fitzpatrick
• Nick Kolasky
• Kennedy Mangera
• James McCarte
• Cynthia Van Vrouwerff
• Brian Yeomans

Ward 4

• Giovanni "John" Abati
• Edy Haddad
• Gregory Heil
• Matt Marchand
• Mark McKenzie
• Jake Rondot
• Kristen Siapas
• Patrick Sutherland

Ward 5

• Ken Acton
• Alessandro Didone (Alex)
• Caitlyn Desmarais
• Ed Sleiman (incumbent)
• Currie Soulliere
• Richard St. Denis

Ward 6

• Jo-Anne Gignac (incumbent)
• Dylon Graves
• Ashley Lafreniere
• Brian D-H McCurdy
• Jeremy Renaud
• Beth St. Denis

Ward 7

• Sydney Brouillard-Coyle 
• Jeewen Gill (incumbent)
• Greg Lemay
• Angelo Marignani
• Sophia Sevo

Ward 8

• Gemma Grey-Hall
• Gary Kaschak (incumbent)

Ward 9

• Harinder Cheema
• Kieran McKenzie (incumbent)
• Dan Mokrzycki

Ward 10

• Paul Borrelli
• Walid (Wally) Chafchak
• Mark Masanovich
• Jim Morrison (incumbent)

Trustee Greater Essex County District School Board

Wards 1, 2, 9

• Fazle Baki
• Maria Fernandes
• Kim McKinley 
• Malek Mekawi
• Linda Qin (incumbent)

Wards 3, 4, 10

• Sarah Cipkar (incumbent)
• Sushil Jain
• Christie Nelson
• Margaret A. Stanley

Wards 5, 6, 7, 8

• Claudette Bernier-Schiller
• Cathy Cooke (incumbent)
• Genevieve Coritana
• Gale Simko Hatfield (incumbent)
• AnnMarie Simpson
• Stephanie Slipiec

Trustee Windsor Essex Catholic District School Board

Wards 1, 10

• Sanaa Boales
• Fulvio Valentinis (incumbent)

Wards 2, 9

• Joe Iacono
• Shirley-Lyn Watson

Wards 3, 4

• Rabia Kirma
• Bernard Mastromattei (incumbent)
• Eric Renaud

Wards 5,8

• Jason Lazarus

Wards 6, 7

• Kim Bouchard (incumbent)

Trustee Conseil Scolaire Catholique Providence 

Windsor Ward 1, Town of LaSalle, Town of Tecumseh Ward 4,5

• Jacques Kenny

Windsor Wards 2, 3, 4, 5, 10

• Christine Brooks
• Stephane Lucky

Windsor Wards 6, 7, 8, 9

• Janine Brydges

Trustee Conseil Scolaire Viamonde 

• Serge Dignard
• Owen Herold
• Badrieh Kojok
• Emmanuelle Richez