Gordon "Gord" Krantz is the mayor of
Milton,
Ontario, in
Canada. He was elected mayor in the Municipal Elections of 1980, after serving as town councillor from 1965 to 1980.[2] He has been re-elected for a total of 21 terms (7 as councillor and 14 as mayor). With his
re-election in 2014, Krantz surpassed the retired
Hazel McCallion as Ontario's longest-serving mayor on December 1, 2016, and the longest-serving mayor of major municipality in Canada.[3][4][5] He was re-elected by a wide margin in the
October 22, 2018 municipal election.[6]
Early life
Krantz owned and operated his own business Krantz Fuels (1961–1980), and served the Town of Milton as part-time firefighter (1960–1980). He was also on the Prosperity One Credit Union Board of Directors since 1971, and has held membership with the
Royal Canadian Legion since 1963.[7]
Political career
As a politician, he has served the Town of Milton since first being elected as a councillor in 1965.[8] At the time he ran for the November 10 1980 mayoral elections, he was the Ward Two councillor, and had served five years as vice-chairman of the
Halton Region Conservation Authority, plus seven years as the vice-president of the Halton Community Credit Union.[9]
Major projects during his time as mayor include the restoration of the Town Hall facility, the Milton Leisure Centre, the 401 Industrial Park, the Mill Pond restoration, Rotary Park redevelopment,
Hawthorne Village, Milton Centre for the Arts, the Milton Sports Centre, the
Mattamy National Cycling Centre, the Milton Education Village, smart traffic system implementation and the Sherwood Community Centre and Library.[11]
While Krantz believes that Halton Region will adopt a mandatory COVID mask by-law, he voted against Milton taking such action at the town level.[12]
Personal life
Krantz grew up in Milton Heights alongside four sisters and two brothers. He met his wife, Olive, during his teenage years and they married in 1958. They have two children, six grandchildren, and eight great grandchildren.[13]
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^"Archived copy"(PDF). www.milton.ca. Archived from
the original(PDF) on 27 April 2016. Retrieved 17 January 2022.{{
cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (
link)
Gordon "Gord" Krantz is the mayor of
Milton,
Ontario, in
Canada. He was elected mayor in the Municipal Elections of 1980, after serving as town councillor from 1965 to 1980.[2] He has been re-elected for a total of 21 terms (7 as councillor and 14 as mayor). With his
re-election in 2014, Krantz surpassed the retired
Hazel McCallion as Ontario's longest-serving mayor on December 1, 2016, and the longest-serving mayor of major municipality in Canada.[3][4][5] He was re-elected by a wide margin in the
October 22, 2018 municipal election.[6]
Early life
Krantz owned and operated his own business Krantz Fuels (1961–1980), and served the Town of Milton as part-time firefighter (1960–1980). He was also on the Prosperity One Credit Union Board of Directors since 1971, and has held membership with the
Royal Canadian Legion since 1963.[7]
Political career
As a politician, he has served the Town of Milton since first being elected as a councillor in 1965.[8] At the time he ran for the November 10 1980 mayoral elections, he was the Ward Two councillor, and had served five years as vice-chairman of the
Halton Region Conservation Authority, plus seven years as the vice-president of the Halton Community Credit Union.[9]
Major projects during his time as mayor include the restoration of the Town Hall facility, the Milton Leisure Centre, the 401 Industrial Park, the Mill Pond restoration, Rotary Park redevelopment,
Hawthorne Village, Milton Centre for the Arts, the Milton Sports Centre, the
Mattamy National Cycling Centre, the Milton Education Village, smart traffic system implementation and the Sherwood Community Centre and Library.[11]
While Krantz believes that Halton Region will adopt a mandatory COVID mask by-law, he voted against Milton taking such action at the town level.[12]
Personal life
Krantz grew up in Milton Heights alongside four sisters and two brothers. He met his wife, Olive, during his teenage years and they married in 1958. They have two children, six grandchildren, and eight great grandchildren.[13]
^"Archived copy"(PDF). www.milton.ca. Archived from
the original(PDF) on 27 April 2016. Retrieved 17 January 2022.{{
cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (
link)
^"Archived copy"(PDF). www.milton.ca. Archived from
the original(PDF) on 27 April 2016. Retrieved 17 January 2022.{{
cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (
link)