Meet Your Councillors

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Joe Neal - Regional Councillor Wards 1 and 2

Joe Neal is serving his third term on Council.  Joe has lived in Courtice since 1990. He is a married father of three.

Joe is a lawyer, and has been for the past 35 years. 

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Granville Anderson - Regional Councillor Wards 3 and 4

Granville Anderson is serving his first term on Clarington Council. Prior to joining Municipal politics Granville was a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 2014 to 2018. Granville served as a school trustee and was elected as the chair of the Peterborough, Victoria, Northumberland, and Clarington Catholic District School Board.

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Janice Jones - Councillor Ward 1

Janice Jones is serving her first term on Clarington Council. Janice and her family have lived in Clarington since 1998. Janice works as a nurse practitioner at Lakeridge Health. She is also a member of the Clarington Library board and has sat on the Clarington Active Transportation Committee.

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Ron Hooper - Councillor Ward 2

Ron is serving his third term in office. He is a lifelong resident of Bowmanville and is the President of Hooper's Jewellers. It's a family owned business celebrating 70 years of success. Ron and his wife Joan, have two daughters, three grandsons and one granddaughter.

Ron is a former Chair of historic Downtown Bowmanville and has served on the Board of Management for over 20 years. Ron has been involved with the Bowmanville BIA Board of Management since 1986, and has chaired the organization for 13 years. He is a former President of the CBOT and a past Chairman of the Canadian Jewellery Buying Group.

Ron is the recipient of several accolades. In 2014, he was presented with the Award of Distinction from Durham College his alma mater. He is also a Rotary, Paul Harris Fellow Recipient.

Ron sits on numerous committees including: the Abandoned Cemeteries Board, Heritage Committee, Public Library Board, Bowmanville CIP, Bowmanville Santa Claus Parade Committee, Clarington Older Adult Centre Board, Central Lake Conservation Board and Kawartha Conservation Board.

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Corinna Traill - Councillor Ward 3

Corinna returns for a third term on Council. Corinna is a lifelong Bowmanville resident. Corinna is a lawyer and runs her own practice; she specializes in labour, criminal and family law.

Corinna is an advocate for social justice issues and is a member of Equal Voice. She is also a member of the Canadian Industrial Relations Association, the Canadian Association of Labour Lawyers and the Women's Legal Education and Action Fund.

Corinna is the Council representative for the Samuel Wilmot Nature Area Management Advisory Committee, and sits on the Bethesda House, Tyrone Hall Board and the Central Lake Ontario Conservation Authority Board.

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Margaret Zwart - Councillor Ward 4

Margaret is serving her first term on Clarington Council. Prior to joining Municipal politics Margaret was the owner, publisher and reporter at the Orono Weekly Times.

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