Linda Whetham in the News
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Record, The Cambridge Times,
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and Powerful Women Magazine.
By Kevin Swayze, Record staff
October 22, 2010
CAMBRIDGE - Mayor Doug Craig's two mayoral challengers scoff at his claims of leading the charge to lower city taxes. Linda Whetham is a sitting North Galt councillor who over the past decade has regularly voted against spending taxpayer money on projects such as a performing arts theatre for Drayton Entertainment...
By Lisa Rutledge, Times Staff
October 06, 2010
The controversial topics of amalgamation, Drayton Theatre, fiscal restraint and hospital funding took centre stage at a Cambridge mayoral debate Tuesday...
By Kevin Swayze, Record Staff
October 06, 2010
Spending $6 million of city money to build a theatre for Drayton Entertainment was raised repeatedly in a Cambridge mayoral debate Tuesday night...
Greg Durorcher
Cambridge Chamber of Commerce
See Linda's one on one interview on the Cambridge Chamber of Commerce website.
Elaine Elias
Powerful Women Fall 2010 Issue
Linda Whetham is a multifaceted woman with purpose and passion. Early family
values and a lifetime of experiences have honed her drive, creating a leader and a lady
capable of surmounting an array of challenges....
570 news
2010/08/25
An analysis of events attended by municipal politicians shows some startling differences in the number of times each elected official turned up at a community event. In Cambridge, Councillor Linda Whetham shows the most 2009 dates booked on her calendar...
By Ray Martin, Times staff
2010/02/04
Following months of rumour, Coun. Linda Whetham has made it official. She's running for mayor in this fall's municipal elections.
By Kevin Swayze, Record staff
2010/02/02
There's a race for mayor in Cambridge.
By Kevin Swayze, Record staff
2010/01/22
Money is flowing to build the contentious Drayton Theatre
complex along the Grand River in Cambridge.
2010/01/16
The way Cambridge city councillor Linda Whetham sees it,
there's no mystery to what senior citizens really need. As
a local citizens committee began a six-month review of
issues that affect the elderly this week, she made a bold,
commonsensical suggestion that should top any action plan.
By Kevin Swayze, Record staff
2009/09/23
Plans for a closed-door "educational" budget meeting of
council fell apart this morning when two city councillors
refused to participate.
2009/03/03
CAMBRIDGE (Mar 3, 2009) -- At 1.9 per cent, the city
passed the lowest 2009 tax increase in Waterloo Region, but
Coun. Linda Whetham isn't happy.
Kevin Swayze
2008/11/25
CAMBRIDGE (Nov 25, 2008) -- Seniors are worried about
their safety at the David Durward and Allen Reuter
recreation centres, Coun. Linda Whetham says.
Kevin Swayze, Record Staff
2008/11/11
CAMBRIDGE -- A single, central seniors centre won't be
part of the city's 20-year recreation plan, but an "older
adults" facility could be included in a new community
centre the city is thinking about building.
Kevin Swayze
2008/08/13
CAMBRIDGE (Aug 13, 2008) -- Spending city tax dollars on
an irrigation system to help flood-proof a private golf
course baffles Coun. Linda Whetham.
2008/08/13
CAMBRIDGE (Aug 13, 2008) -- Cambridge will do what it
can to replace photos and maps that a seniors group left in
its care. Last month, city council asked the group lobbying
for a central seniors recreation centre to leave its
background information with city staff to be put on the
public record. By mistake, the information was thrown out.
"They are very upset," said Coun. Linda Whetham. Staff said
they will do their best to get replacement copies. The group
is hosting a meeting tonight to hear from the public about
the proposal for a big centre to replace smaller seniors
facilities in Preston, Hespeler and Galt. The meeting is set
for 7:30 p.m. in the Masonic Lodge on Groh Avenue.
2008/04/16
CAMBRIDGE (Apr 16, 2008) -- Coun. Linda Whetham says
Cambridge council held an improper closed meeting March 31
to talk about hiring a political lobbyist. "I could not stay
for that meeting because I felt that discussions to hire a
political lobbyist should not be held in a closed-door
meeting," she told council this week. She doesn't agree with
the rationale of "potential legal issues" that was used to
keep the meeting closed. Councillors meet in private to talk
about land purchases, legal proceedings or personnel issues.
"Since when do we close a meeting to discuss hiring a
consultant?" Nobody echoed her concerns.
KEVIN SWAYZE
2007/08/14
CAMBRIDGE (Aug 14, 2007) -- An offer to donate a
memorial to fallen local soldiers since the Korean War was
rejected by city council last night.
KEVIN SWAYZE
2007/07/10
CAMBRIDGE (Jul 10, 2007) -- In a 4-3 vote, city council
has decided to spend $1 million to connect Waterloo Region's
oldest public building to its newest public building.