Image courtesy of Chéz Amun
The countdown is on for the 2026 Municipal Election.
Leading up to the big day, we are reaching out to all ten mayoral candidates for Milton to discuss their platforms and some key topics affecting residents.
Each candidate will be asked the same questions, and the interviews are being done on a first-come, first-served basis.
Here is our interview with mayoral candidate, Chéz Amun.
Q: So, let Milton residents get to know you a little bit. Provide us a quick breakdown — an elevator pitch — on your platform/campaign. Why should Miltonians vote for you?
Q: Well, speaking on that growing community, Milton is very famously a community that has grown quickly. Where do you stand on the growth of Milton, from a development sense, when considering the recently approved Official Plan?
Q: In a similar boat to growth, let’s talk about job creation. It’s been said a lot that Miltonians live here, but work elsewhere in the GTA. Should you be voted in as mayor in three weeks time, how would you improve job creation in Milton so that residents can make their hard earned wages closer to home?
Q: Support local has been a big focus for Milton residents, especially in the last few years. What is your plan to help local businesses if you were to voted in as mayor?
Q: The big hot topic of 2026 is artificial intelligence. Data centres are popping up, impacting communities in negative ways. The last Milton Council even addressed the possibility of a data centre in our community during a meeting at the end of their term. Where do you stand on these data centres, and possibility of one maybe one day being in Milton?
Q: Now, one of the first things you would be tasked with doing as mayor following the election is helping work on the budget with your fellow councillors and Town Staff. What’s your plan for the annual budget, when considering the need to provide services while Miltonians want a low tax rate?
Q: Before I let you go, is there anything else you’d like to say to Miltonians that I haven’t asked about?
Advance voting will be available Monday, October 12th, from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. On Tuesday, October 13th through Thursday, October 15th, voting hours will be from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Advance voting locations include:
- Beaty Branch Library at 945 Fourth Line
- Milton Leisure Centre at 1100 Main Street East
- Milton Sports Centre at 605 Santa Maria Boulevard
- Nassagaweya Tennis Centre and Community Hall at 9267 Guelph Line
- Sherwood Community Centre at 6355 Main Street West
Election Day is Monday, October 26th.
For up-to-date information about the 2026 Municipal Election, click here.
Again, we have reached out to all ten mayoral candidates for interviews regarding their campaigns. We have sent emails to their addresses listed here. If a candidate is reading this and they believe that they have not received any requests from us, we kindly ask that they check their junk/spam folders. Otherwise, they can reach us at any of the email addresses listed below to set a date and time for an interview.
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- News1013@LocalRadio.ca (Milton)
- News1015@LocalRadio.ca (Orangeville)
- News92@LocalRadio.ca (South Simcoe)
- Rick.Sargent@LocalRadio.ca (Bolton)
If you’d like to get ahold of me personally, shoot me a message at Cameron.Wilkinson@LocalRadio.ca. We’re in the business of content creation, so no idea is a bad idea.
