CUPE 932

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

Do you live in the ward you are running in?
I have been a resident of Ward 6 for over 12 years. I reside with my husband and two young children.

When was the last time you used your library card? What is your favourite library service?
My favourite library service is the Libby platform for audio and e-books. My last card use was Wednesday September 23rd.

What is the library’s role in the community?
Libraries are safe spaces that bring people together. They promote critical thinking and provide important community services regardless of financial restrictions.

What is your priority issue in your ward?
Street Safety: Our Current infrastructure is inconsistent and unsafe for residents using alternative modes of transportation.

What’s the largest crisis facing Hamiltonians, and how would you fix it?
Unhoused populations: This needs multiple sectors working together to provide continuous individualized services to be effective.

Campaign site: melissadebicki.com

Do you live in the ward you are running in?
I lived in Ward 2, nearly 10 years.

When was the last time you used your library card? What is your favourite library service?
I think it was less than a month ago.

What is the library’s role in the community?
The Library is the place many get books and use the computers, plus all the other events and courses they provide.

What is your priority issue in your ward?
-Affordable housing
-Fix roads, sidewalks
-An open vote on the LRT. The city broke a signed deal with the HSR on who would run it.

What’s the largest crisis facing Hamiltonians, and how would you fix it?
I will listen to the people. I make no promises to anyone but I will do my best to fix what needs to be fixed.

Do you live in the ward you are running in?
No. I currently live 254 metre outside Ward 2. I previously lived in Ward 2 for many years and remain deeply connected to the community.

When was the last time you used your library card? What is your favourite library service?
Libraries are community anchors: free, welcoming spaces connecting people to knowledge, technology, programs, opportunities and one another.

What is the library’s role in the community?
I think libraries are much more than a place where people borrow books. They are part of the social infrastructure, where community actually happens, which 

What is your priority issue in your ward?
Community safety and well-being, improving coordination, addressing recurring neighbourhood problems, supporting vulnerable residents and publicly measuring results.

What’s the largest crisis facing Hamiltonians, and how would you fix it?
Housing affordability. Protect affordable homes, accelerate new housing, strengthen tenant supports and publicly track whether City investments are actually delivering results.

Campaign site: eishamforward2.ca

Do you live in the ward you are running in?
Yes, I am a proud life long resident of the Gourley Park neighbourhood in Ward 8, and often visit and work across both wards.

When was the last time you used your library card? What is your favourite library service?
Last week I stopped by Terryberry library to utilize computers and study space. I have enjoyed many great programs and events offered across all branches.

What is the library’s role in the community?
The library is more than books and transactions. it’s a welcoming, inclusive space where Hamiltonians come together to discover,learn, grow, and connect with community.

Campaign site: Instagram – dauntehillforwards8and14