Announcing Candidacy for City of Guelph - Ward 6 Council Vacancy

Hi my name is Greg Cawsey and I am putting my name forward for Ward 6 Council Appointee. 25 years ago I chose Guelph as the place I wanted to live, work and with the help of my loving wife, raise a family. 

Now in the twilight of a rewarding teaching career, I would like to embark on a new role in public service and represent my fellow Guelph citizens to champion their causes and provide a vision for growth and prosperity. 

As Guelph continues to grow, we face many challenges to meet our civic duty in providing essential core services at levels of excellence to ensure the faith and trust of the Guelph community.  Unlike Toronto and neighbouring cities we can’t sacrifice the essentials to fund ambition. The constant squabbles caused by a zero sum game are eased when tax wealth is added rather than leaning on existing residents to pay more. 

To fulfill this promise as your city councillor I believe tax dollars must be spent in a judicious manner while providing value to residents. We must also look to increase investment in our city through business development and tourism to increase top line revenue streams to fund a prosperous, progressive future for Guelph. 

Addressing traffic concerns as well as building and maintaining infrastructure to meet the needs of this fast growing part of our city will be top priorities. If appointed by Council I will immediately hold a Ward 6 town hall and will continue to meet and hear directly from my neighbours. 

I am an active community member and public servant. During my teaching career spent at John F. Ross CVI, I have been a past member of Guelph’s Transit Board, played the lead role in a Guelph Little Theatre’s production and coached numerous high school and community teams. I also served a 7 year term as the School Chair at Jean Little Public School. 

Serving fellow citizens is an honour and I believe the various roles I have held in the community will provide the experience necessary for me to serve the needs of my constituents and this great city. 

Thank you! 

About Greg 

Greg is an award winning Ontario Educator and a Business Education School Director. In this role,   Greg has  pushed  financial  literacy concepts  to the  forefront  of   the program creating  personal finance lessons that are geared toward teens and young adults.

Greg was awarded the Hilmer Award by the Ontario Business Educators’ Association for his work related to business education. This award represents a career-long contribution to education with a focus on professional leadership in the school, community and province.

Outside the classroom, Greg has written numerous columns in  Metroland Media including the series Lessons in Finance that provide financial tips and advice for young adults. An archive of his other published works and counterpoise on today's issues can be found at JUSTCAWS

Greg has led many seminars for fellow educators, but is most proud of his inspiring addresses to young adults. He is available for speaking engagements and can be reached at gregcawsey@gmail.com

An active member of his community, Greg has been a past member of Guelph’s Transit Board, played the lead role in a Guelph Little Theatre’s production and coached numerous high school and community teams. He also served a 7 year term as the School Chair at his children’s local public school.

Greg and his wife Kelly are pleased to call Guelph home where they are raising their three kids.