Personal

Doug is married to Ginny and has two sons – David and Michael.  He also has two wonderful grandsons Ollie and Elliot. Doug has lived with his wife, Ginny, in Cambridge for the past 48 years.

City of Cambridge

Doug was first elected as a Hespeler Ward Alderman to the City of Cambridge Council in 1976 and served two terms, until 1980. Following his terms on council Doug was elected for three terms as a Hydro commissioner in Cambridge and then went on to become a Regional Councillor in 1991.  He served as Chair of the Planning Committee and was on the Youth Task Force, Contaminated Sites and sat on various committees at the Region with regards to Re-Structuring.  He was elected Mayor of the City of Cambridge in November of 2000 and served until 2018 as the longest serving Mayor in Cambridge and the Region for 18 years.

Currently he is serving as a regional councillor for the city of Cambridge and is also a member of the Police Services Board and the Grand River Conservation Authority.

Regional Council

Doug has served on several Committees of Regional Council, including Health and Social Services, the Steering Committee on Workfare, the Licensing Committee and the Daycare Advisory Committee.

Education/Other

Doug is a graduate of the University of Toronto and has a Bachelor of Arts Degree.  He has worked as a teacher with the Waterloo County Board of Education for 32 years and is now retired.  Doug also served three terms as a Hydro Commission and was privileged to serve as Chair for one of the terms.  In addition, he hosted the program “Municipal Affairs” for nine years on Rogers Cable T.V. and was an urban affairs columnist for the Cambridge Times for a period of 4 years.

Doug’s hobbies are writing short stories and trying to stay in good physical shape by biking 14 km everyday in the summer and walking 5km everyday in the winter.