CUPE 932

Do you live in the ward you are running in?
No, I live just outside it, equidistant from the Ward Office and City Hall.

When was the last time you used your library card? What is your favourite library service?
I use my library card monthly at minimum to check out books for my daughter. That and storytime are my favourite services!

What is the library’s role in the community?
Libraries are a gathering space, a place of learning, and a place of creation. They are essential to the fabric of a community!

What is your priority issue in your ward?
Protecting the local environment, including green spaces and historically/culturally significant buildings (and libraries!)

What’s the largest crisis facing Hamiltonians, and how would you fix it?
Mental Health/Addictions and Homelessness. I plan to address this crisis through focussed investments in supportive housing and community health workers.

Campaign site: snaylorward13.ca

Do you live in the ward you are running in?
No, I live on the mountain for my husband’s work. I own a home in the ward where my parents live to age in place.

When was the last time you used your library card? What is your favourite library service?
I use my library card annually. My favorite services are community workshops and events that educate residents and connect us together.

What is the library’s role in the community?
Libraries are crucial third spaces for community to connect, study, and access internet. Maker spaces and creative facilities also empower youth to explore talents.

What is your priority issue in your ward?
For libraries – building community vibrancy and fostering a strong pride of place in the ward.

What’s the largest crisis facing Hamiltonians, and how would you fix it?
Affordability – finding more revenue generation models to relieve the financial burden on property tax payers.

Campaign site: tammyhwang.ca

Do you live in the ward you are running in?
Yes, I have lived in Ward 10 since I was 4 years old.

When was the last time you used your library card? What is your favourite library service?
I last used my library card this past Tuesday. I love checking out DVD and Blu-ray movies and shows. I also like checking out books.

What is the library’s role in the community?
The library is an important space welcoming to all. It also democratises knowledge by having free books and other learning materials and internet access.

Campaign site: logan4hwdsb.neocities.org

Do you live in the ward you are running in?
Yes. I live in Ward 14, and my children’s school is in Ward 8.

When was the last time you used your library card? What is your favourite library service?
Yesterday, I picked up an Art Gallery of Hamilton pass. I love the programming available for children and families, as well as the makerspaces.

What is the library’s role in the community?
The library is a wonderful free, open community space that provides access to books, information, learning opportunities, technology, programs and community connections for all.

Campaign site: Instagram – jessica_for_8and14c_trustee

Do you live in Hamilton?
Yes. I was born and raised in Hamilton and have proudly called this city home throughout my life.

When was the last time you used your library card? What is your favourite library service?
Recently. My favourite library service is borrowing books. Libraries make knowledge and lifelong learning accessible to everyone in our community.

What is the library’s role in the community?
Libraries are welcoming community hubs that provide access to knowledge, technology, programs and opportunities for learning, connection and personal growth.

What is your priority issue in your ward?
Affordability. We must control taxes, deliver better value for taxpayers and grow our economy so Hamilton remains affordable for families and seniors.

What’s the largest crisis facing Hamiltonians, and how would you fix it?
Homelessness. I’ll focus resources on supportive housing, addiction and mental-health supports, recovery and measurable outcomes to help people permanently leave homelessness.

Campaign site: voterobcooper.com

Do you live in the ward you are running in?
Yes. I live in the Corktown neighbourhood in Ward 2.

When was the last time you used your library card? What is your favourite library service?
I last used my library card a couple of months ago. My favourite library service is the Makerspace at the Central branch.

What is the library’s role in the community?
The library is essential for community belonging, inclusion, and connection. It plays a vital role in how we understand public space and our changing world.

What is your priority issue in your ward?
Residents have raised community safety as a priority concern. Hamiltonians deserve a city that’s safe, a place where we take care of each other.

What’s the largest crisis facing Hamiltonians, and how would you fix it?
Hamilton’s infrastructure deficit. It impacts every resident. We need better data and a fully costed plan to address it as soon as possible.

Campaign site: cameronforward2.ca

Do you live in the ward you are running in?
Yes, I live and work in my combined Wards of 5 & 10.

When was the last time you used your library card? What is your favourite library service?
My kids and I visited the Red Hill branch a few weeks ago and used our card. I admire the Newcomer Learning Centre at Central.

What is the library’s role in the community?
Libraries play a range of roles, but education is the glue that connects it all.

Do you live in the ward you are running in?
Yes, I live in Westdale and I’m running in Ward 1. Ward 1 is also home to a number of my closest friends and family.

When was the last time you used your library card? What is your favourite library service?
I used my library card last week to print some documents. Right now, I have three books on hold and recently enjoyed using the sound studio!

What is the library’s role in the community?
The role of the library in the community is to offer a true third space and a means to educate, empower, and connect individuals.

What is your priority issue in your ward?
Tackling homelessness, mental health challenges, open drug use, and petty crime with compassion, pausing unsustainable AI data centre developments, and listening to sidelined resident voices.

What’s the largest crisis facing Hamiltonians, and how would you fix it?
Hamilton’s $5.2 billion infrastructure deficit. We must address this debt honestly by fixing existing assets first, creating local union jobs, and maximizing returns for residents.

Campaign site: savellieforward1.ca

Do you live in the ward you are running in?
Yes. Proud to be a longtime Ward 10 resident along with my wife and school aged children.

When was the last time you used your library card? What is your favourite library service?
My children use their library cards more often than me. While they primarily use their cards to borrow books, I like the fact that HPL 

What is the library’s role in the community?
It’s a community hub dedicated to expanding access to knowledge to residents no matter their age, ethnicity, social status, etc.

What is your priority issue in your ward?
Affordability. Endless property tax increases are not affordable. Instead, we should be reviewing reckless spending such as our top-heavy bureaucracy.

What’s the largest crisis facing Hamiltonians, and how would you fix it?
Getting our financial house in order. We need to reverse reckless spending such as the $100 million+ spent on new managers and direct it to 

Campaign site: voteivan.ca