page_title: Grimsby, Ontario
section_title: Local government
hierarchical_section_title: Grimsby, Ontario / Local government
caption_attribution_description: English: Niagara Escarpment, Grimsby Ontario.
context_page_description: Grimsby is a town on Lake Ontario in the Niagara Region, Ontario, Canada. Grimsby is a part of the Hamilton Census Metropolitan Area. It is named after the English fishing town of Grimsby in north-east Lincolnshire. The majority of residents reside in the area bounded by Lake Ontario and the Niagara Escarpment. The escarpment is home to a section of the Bruce Trail.
  Grimsby has experienced significant growth over the past decade as the midpoint between Hamilton and St. Catharines. Growth is limited by the natural boundaries of Lake Ontario and the Niagara Escarpment. Some residents feel development is detrimental to the town as orchards close to the town centre are used for residential development; however, most of the orchards in Grimsby were replaced by houses between the 1950s and 1980s and very few orchards remain.
  According to a late 2019 report, the town has 33 small parks, 17 larger and "many more green spaces, sport fields, parkettes, trails, and facilities".
context_section_description: Grimsby Town Council is composed of a Mayor and eight Councillors who serve for a term of four years. The Mayor is elected at large and the Councillors are elected by ward. The town is divided into four wards with two Councillors elected in each ward. It is the role of Council to represent the public and to consider the well-being and interests of the municipality; to develop and evaluate policies and programs; to determine which services the municipality provides; to ensure administrative practices and procedures are in place to implement the decisions of Council; and to maintain the financial integrity of the municipality. The Council generally meets on the first and third Mondays of each month. All meetings are open to the public and are also televised live on the local Government-access television (GATV) cable TV channel.
  The current council (2018-2022 term) was sworn in on December 3, 2018 with the following members:
  Mayor
  Jeff A. Jordan
  Town Council Members Ward 1
  Councillor Reg Freake
  Councillor Kevin Ritchie
  Town Council Members Ward 2
  Councillor Dave Kadwell
  Councillor Lianne Vardy
  Town Council Members Ward 3
  Councillor John Dunstall
  Councillor Randy Vaine
  Town Council Members Ward 4
  Councillor Dorothy Bothwell
  Councillor Dave Sharpe
  Source: 
  The Regional Municipality of Niagara is an upper-tier municipality that encompasses all municipalities in Niagara Region. On Niagara Regional Council, Grimsby is represented by the Mayor and by an elected Regional Councillor, currently Wayne Fertich.
caption: Aerial view of Grimsby
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