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Amy Courser

Candidate for Ward 3 councillor in the 2026 Barrie municipal election. Sitting councillor

Currently councillor for Ward 4, under the previous ward boundaries

Council appointments: Appointed by council for the 2022–2026 term to: the Barrie Public Library Board; the Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority board (from August 2023); and, with every member of council, Barrie Hydro Holdings Inc., the City-owned company that holds its Alectra shares. (City of Barrie By-law 2023-032, as amended, read October 8, 2026.)

Campaign contact

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We do not reproduce the home addresses the City also publishes.

In their own words

Verbatim, attributed, dated. Every passage below is copied exactly from an archived copy of its source — a campaign website, a news article, or the candidate's own social media post — and links to it. Nothing is paraphrased by this site and no for-or-against label is applied: read the words, follow the link. Passages from news coverage say whether they are the candidate quoted, the reporter's reported speech, or the reporter's characterisation.

Compiled in a research batch dated October 15, 2026, reviewed by hand before publication on October 15, 2026.
Passages are capped at 60 words and listed newest first; undated campaign pages show and sort by the date archived. A candidate with nothing located on an issue is listed as such, with the date their sources were checked; a race is shown only once every candidate in it has been checked. See methodology.

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  • A councillor’s responsibility is not to speak only for the loudest voices. It is to consider the whole community, including residents who are too often overlooked when decisions are made.

    Source: amy4ward3.com, About page, under 'People First, Community Always', line 26 of the archived text. Page. Undated; archived September 11, 2026. Official site

  • 'I believe decisions should rely on evidence, not politics or pressure. I am willing to ask difficult questions or vote differently when the facts support it,' says Amy Courser

    Source: As quoted in BarrieToday, Ward 3 candidate vows to be 'independent voice' on Barrie council, August 31, 2026 (Feed summary (article page not archived)). Read September 11, 2026. Media coverage

  • Although the councillor role is officially part-time, I dedicate myself full-time to residents, council work and learning about the complex issues our city faces.

    Source: As quoted in BarrieToday, Ward 3 candidate vows to be 'independent voice' on Barrie council, August 31, 2026 (paragraph 5, second sentence). Read September 11, 2026. Media coverage

  • Every decision, I ask: Will this help Barrie remain a place where people of all ages, incomes and backgrounds can build a good life and feel they belong?

    Source: As quoted in BarrieToday, Ward 3 candidate vows to be 'independent voice' on Barrie council, August 31, 2026 (paragraph 8). Read September 11, 2026. Media coverage

Not yet checked for this race: social media posts.

On the City's list of council members

The terms the City of Barrie's own list of council members, 1837 to 2022, shows Amy Courser serving, with the office and any note as the City prints them, and the milestones of each council: events from the City's history and notes, dated. The full list is on Barrie's mayors and councils.

Source: City of Barrie, Members of Barrie Councils, 1837 to 2022 (updated November 2022).

Boards and committees

Public bodies Amy Courser has been appointed to or recorded serving on, from this site's record of Barrie's boards and committees.
Each line is one sourced statement — a council motion, a board's own member list, a provincial order or a news report — so a seat held for years can appear several times. The record is incomplete, especially before 2013.

Electoral record

Offices held and elections contested by Amy Courser

In office: Ward 4 Contesting now

2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024 Ward 4Ward 3
When Amy Courser held office (lines, coloured by office) and the elections they contested without winning (dots).
Terms are drawn from election records alone: a line runs from each election to the next one for that office — or ends early where winning a different office ended the term — so a resignation for any other reason would not appear here. Hover or tap any mark for the detail; the table below is the record.
Candidacies on record for Amy Courser, all levels of government
YearContest VotesShare Result
2026 Ward 3 councillor — — Contesting now
2022 Ward 4 councillor 1,134 37.3% Elected
Sources: City of Barrie certificates of election results.
See all election results for the full documents.

In full

Each contest Amy Courser was part of, with the whole field, because a result only means something next to what it was up against.

2022: Ward 4 councillor

Ward 4 councillor, 2022
CandidateVotesShare
Amy Courser Elected 1,134
Tim Abel 770
Robert Newman 329
Dieter Mueller 257
Ajmal Noushahi 207
Donald McLaurin 185
Michael Lewis 92
MD Hafizur Rahman 68

Expenses

What Amy Courser's disclosed spending went to, from the public record, reclassified into the same spending-type buckets on both sides — see council expenses and campaign finance for how every member and candidate compares.

Council expenses by quarter, Amy Courser.

Compliance & Legal Voter Outreach & Data Conference & Travel Events & Sponsorships Advertising & Media Print & Communications Office & Administration Corporate (phone/tablet) Other / miscellaneous

2022 Q4 $0 2023 Q1 $0 2023 Q2 1,124 169 691 $1,985 2023 Q3 1,656 1,066 $2,723 2023 Q4 1,000 618 $1,618 2024 Q1 1,564 253 675 $2,492 2024 Q2 842 977 375 $2,250 2024 Q3 215 350 $565 2024 Q4 818 1,037 $1,954 2025 Q1 1,618 150 $2,030 2025 Q2 995 $1,035 2025 Q3 913 803 $1,749 2025 Q4 2,627 1,504 $4,162 2026 Q1 657 1,072 984 $2,747 2026 Q2 1,553 2,413 $4,002
2022 Q4 $0 2023 Q1 $0 2023 Q2 1,124 691 $1,985 2023 Q3 1,656 1,066 $2,723 2023 Q4 1,000 618 $1,618 2024 Q1 1,564 253 675 $2,492 2024 Q2 842 977 375 $2,250 2024 Q3 350 $565 2024 Q4 818 1,037 $1,954 2025 Q1 1,618 $2,030 2025 Q2 995 $1,035 2025 Q3 913 803 $1,749 2025 Q4 2,627 1,504 $4,162 2026 Q1 657 1,072 984 $2,747 2026 Q2 1,553 2,413 $4,002
Every disclosed line from this person's quarterly Council Expense Reports, one bar per quarter served ($0 where nothing was filed), reclassified by keyword match on each line's description.
See the full itemized table for every line.

Campaign spending by what it bought, Amy Courser, 2022.

Print & Communications $1,022 Advertising & Media $205 Office & Administration $62
Print & Communications $1,022 Advertising & Media $205 Office & Administration $62
Every itemized expense line in this person's 2022 campaign financial statement, reclassified by keyword match on each line's description, largest first.
See campaign finance for the filing itself.

Coverage

Reporting that names Amy Courser, from this site's media index, newest first.
The index is not complete; a story missing here may be one it has not reached yet.
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Recorded council votes

Every recorded vote in the council minutes that names Amy Courser, from the City's own meeting records. Recorded votes are the exception, not the rule — read the note under the table before reading anything into the count.

Recorded council votes involving Amy Courser
DateItem Their voteOutcome
April 29, 2026 2026-A-076 — ZERO TOLERANCE ENFORCEMENT OF DRUG LAWS WITHIN THE CITY OF BARRIE the meeting No Carried (8 to 2)
March 25, 2026 2026-A-040 — CONFIDENTIAL DIRECTION - CITY-OWNED PROPERTIES the meeting Yes Carried (10 to 0)
October 1, 2025 25-A-099 — UPDATE TO THE USE OF CITY PROPERTY BY-LAW the meeting Absent CARRIED
October 1, 2025 25-G-220 — UPDATE ON THE DEVELOPMENT CHARGE WAIVER (HOLIDAY) the meeting Absent CARRIED
September 24, 2025 25-A-090 — AUTOMATED SPEED ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM the meeting No CARRIED
June 18, 2025 25-G-179 — ZONING BY-LAW AMENDMENT APPLICATION - 545-565 BIG BAY POINT ROAD, 218 ASHFORD DRIVE, 207-209 MONTGOMERY DRIVE AND 200-210 BERTHA AVENUE the meeting Yes —
June 18, 2025 25-G-177 — SOUTH BARRIE MIXED USE RECREATION COMPLEX AND LIBRARY the meeting Yes CARRIED
June 18, 2025 25-G-178 — BARRIE PERFORMING ARTS AND EVENT CENTRE - DESIGN DEVELOPMENT ADVANCEMENT the meeting Yes CARRIED
June 18, 2025 25-G-179 — ZONING BY -LAW AMENDMENT APPLICATION - 545 - 565 BIG BAY POINT ROAD, 218 ASHFORD DRIVE, 207 - 209 MONTGOMERY DRIVE and 200 - 210 BERTHA AVE… the meeting Yes CARRIED
June 11, 2025 25-G-177 — SOUTH BARRIE MIXED USE RECREATION COMPLEX AND LIBRARY the meeting Yes —
June 11, 2025 25-G-178 — BARRIE PERFORMING ARTS AND EVENT CENTRE - DESIGN DEVELOPMENT ADVANCEMENT the meeting Yes —
May 7, 2025 25-A-053 — POSITION, PLAN, PROCEDURE, CRITERIA OR INSTRUCTION TO BE APPLIED TO ANY NEGOTIATIONS CARRIED ON OR TO BE CARRIED ON BY OR ON BEHALF OF THE … the meeting Yes CARRIED
March 26, 2025 25-A-038 — CORRESPONDENCE TO THE TOWNSHIP OF ORO MEDONTE CONCERNING NOTTAWASAGA VALLEY CONSERVATION AND LAKE SIMCOE REGION CONSERVATION AUTHORITY the meeting Yes CARRIED
January 29, 2025 25-G-015 — of Section “H” concerning the 2025 Business Plan and Budget - Service Partners be amended as follows: To add the following paragraph: That … the meeting Yes CARRIED
January 29, 2025 25-G-017 — SUPPORT OF COUNTY FUNDING The recorded voted was taken as follows: the meeting Yes CARRIED
December 4, 2024 24-G-251 — UNIVERSITY STEM HUB CAMPUS INVESTMENT IN BARRIE - LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY the meeting Yes CARRIED
December 4, 2024 24-G-252 — UNIVERSITY STEM HUB CAMPUS INVESTMENT IN BARRIE - LAKEHEAD UNIVERSITY the meeting Yes CARRIED
June 19, 2024 24-A-081 — BARRIE PUBLIC LIBRARY CAPITAL SPENDING the meeting No CARRIED
May 15, 2024 24-G-111 — of Section “C” of the General Committee Report dated May 8, 2024 concerning the Waterfront (Allandale Station Park) Multi-Use Sports Field … the meeting No CARRIED
May 15, 2024 24-G-115 — COMMUNITY PROJECT FUND SUBMISSION FROM COUNCILLOR, S . MORALES REGARDING THE INSTALLATION OF AN AUTOMATED EXTERNAL DEFIBRILLATOR (AED) AT P… the meeting Yes CARRIED
March 27, 2024 24-G-058 — of Section “C” of the General Committee Report dated March 20, 2024, be amended by deleting paragraph 1a) and replacing it with the followi… the meeting No CARRIED
March 27, 2024 24-G-060 — of Section “E” of the General Committee Report dated March 20, 2024 be amended by adding the following paragraph: x) That staff investigate… the meeting Yes CARRIED
March 6, 2024 24-G-045 — MAPLEVIEW DRIVE EAST SPEED LIMIT REVIEW (WARDS 9 AND 10) the meeting Yes CARRIED
February 28, 2024 24-G-045 — MAPLEVIEW DRIVE EAST SPEED LIMIT REVIEW (WARDS 9 AND 10) the meeting Yes —
January 31, 2024 24-G-009 — of the General Committee Report dated January 24, 2024, be amended in paragraph 7 b) to have the Barrie Public Library Board present to the… the meeting Yes CARRIED
December 6, 2023 23-G-281 — of Section “E” of General Committee Report dated November 29, 2023, concerning the 2024 Business Plan and Budget - City Operations and Infr… the meeting No CARRIED
November 8, 2023 23-G-254 — DEFERRED FROM AFFORDABILITY COMMITTEE DATED SEPTEMBER 27, 2023 - MEMORANDUM REVIEW OF RIGHT OF WAY DESIGN STANDARDS FOR SALEM AND HEWITT AR… the meeting Yes CARRIED
November 8, 2023 23-G-255 — LOBBYIST REGISTRY - ADDITION OF SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS the meeting Yes CARRIED
November 1, 2023 23-G-253 — CONFIDENTIAL INSTRUCTIONS TO BE APPLIED TO NEGOTIATIONS - INTER-MUNICIPAL RELATIONSHIPS MATTER the meeting Yes CARRIED
November 1, 2023 23-G-253 — CONFIDENTIAL INSTRUCTIONS TO BE APPLIED TO NEGOTIATIONS - INTER-MUNICIPAL RELATIONSHIPS MATTER the meeting Yes —
November 1, 2023 23-G-254 — DEFERRED FROM AFFORDABILITY COMMITTEE DATED SEPTEMBER 27, 2023 - MEMORANDUM REVIEW OF RIGHT OF WAY DESIGN STANDARDS FOR SALEM AND HEWITT AR… the meeting Yes —
November 1, 2023 23-G-255 — LOBBYIST REGISTRY - ADDITION OF SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS the meeting Yes —
October 25, 2023 23-G-179 — to build more housing. 2 That staff in Development Services report back to General Committee in Q1 2024 with recommendations. the meeting Yes CARRIED
October 25, 2023 23-G-242 — ECOLOGICAL OFFSETTING POLICY the meeting Yes CARRIED
October 4, 2023 23-G-209 — of Section “F” of the General Committee Report dated September 27, 2023 be amended as follows: 1. By deleting paragraph 2 in its entirety; … the meeting No CARRIED
August 16, 2023 23-A-086 — COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE HOUSING ACCELERATOR (CIHA) - 800 YONGE STREET the meeting Yes CARRIED
August 16, 2023 23-G-183 — BEAR CREEK WETLAND - MARTA CRESCENT FLOODING ISSUE (WARD 6) the meeting Yes CARRIED
August 16, 2023 23-G-184 — ZONING BY -LAW AMENDMENT - 667, 669, 673 AND 675 YONGE STREET (WARD 9) the meeting Yes CARRIED
June 21, 2023 23-A-079 — USE OF 29 SPERLING DRIVE AS A WARMING /COOLING CENTRE AND FOOD DISTRIBUTION CENTRE the meeting Yes CARRIED
May 17, 2023 23-A-052 — OPTIONS TO ADDRESS CHRONIC HOMELESSNESS IN THE CITY OF BARRIE the meeting Yes CARRIED
May 3, 2023 23-G-101 — ESTABLISHING A LOBBYIST REGISTRY AND APPOINTMENT OF A LOBBYIST REGISTRAR the meeting Yes CARRIED
May 3, 2023 23-G-105 — ONTARIO LAND TRIBUNAL APPEAL - ESSA ROAD the meeting Yes CARRIED
April 5, 2023 23-G-082 — PRIVATE TREE BY-LAW AND ECOLOGICAL OFFSETTING REVIEW the meeting Yes CARRIED
March 29, 2023 23-A-029 — HEART BARRIE FINANCIALS the meeting Yes CARRIED
March 29, 2023 23-G-065 — ZONING BY -LAW AMENDMENT - 680 LOCKHART ROAD (PHASE 2) (WARD 9) the meeting Yes CARRIED
March 29, 2023 23-G-068 — YARD MAINTENANCE BY-LAW 2011-107 REVIEW the meeting Yes CARRIED
March 8, 2023 23-G-022 — - 2023 BUSINESS PLAN AND BUDGET - BARRIE PUBLIC LIBRARY BOARD the meeting No CARRIED
March 8, 2023 23-G-022 — - 2023 BUSINESS PLAN AND BUDGET - SERVICE PARTNERS the meeting Yes CARRIED
March 8, 2023 23-G-043 — AGREEMENT WITH SCHOOL BOARD - USE OF FACILITIES the meeting Yes CARRIED
March 8, 2023 23-G-044 — ZONING BY -LAW AMENDMENT - 651, 659, 665, 669 AND 673 MAPLEVIEW DRIVE EAST (SOBEYS) (WARD 9) the meeting Yes CARRIED
February 15, 2023 23-G-020 — BILL 23 MUNICIPAL HOUSING PLEDGE the meeting No CARRIED
December 14, 2022 22-G-173 — 2022-2026 COUNCIL STRATEGIC PRIORITIES the meeting Yes CARRIED
How to read this table. Most council business passes on consent, with no member-by-member vote in the minutes.
The practice of recording votes by name has changed: such votes were routine through 2019, and from 2020 on usually appear only when a member asks for one. This table is every vote the minutes record by name. A member's absence from it says nothing about their position. The voice votes are in the record too: the minutes print 3,038 motion outcomes across 269 meetings, beside these 188 recorded votes. Each is listed on its meeting's page as an outcome only, because a voice vote records no one's position. The City's meeting system lists no meetings at all between October 22, 2025 and January 20, 2026, so any recorded votes from that window are missing until the Clerk provides the minutes. Where the minutes print no outcome beside a vote, none is shown here.
Source: City of Barrie council minutes, 2013–present, as published on the City's public meeting system (pub-barrie.escribemeetings.com) and archived locally on 2026-08-09.
Each row links to the minutes document it was transcribed from; names appear exactly as the minutes print them.

Meeting attendance

How often the City's minutes list Amy Courser as present, by body and council term. Only meetings whose minutes print an attendance list count, and only those listing Amy Courser as a member: present, absent or excused. A member who arrived late or left early is counted present, as the minutes count them.

Attendance of Amy Courser, as the minutes record it
BodyTerm PresentAbsentExcused Present, share
Barrie City Council2022–2026 70 of 71 10 98.59%
Barrie City Council's General Committee2022–2026 76 of 79 30 96.20%
Barrie City Council's Community Safety Committee2022–2026 20 of 21 10 95.24%
Barrie City Council's Planning Committee2022–2026 2 of 2 00 100.00%
Source: the attendance lists printed in City of Barrie council and committee minutes (eScribe), read by this site; every meeting is listed under council and committee meetings.
Minutes published only as a web page print no attendance, so those meetings are not counted.
Compiled from the public electoral record.
If anything here is wrong, please tell us on the corrections page. Names are linked across elections only where we have confirmed by hand that the records refer to the same person; where we are unsure, they are kept separate.

Common questions

Who is Amy Courser?

Amy Courser is a candidate for Ward 3 councillor in the 2026 Barrie municipal election. Currently councillor for Ward 4, under the previous ward boundaries.

What is Amy Courser running for in Barrie?

Ward 3 councillor, on the ballot in the 2026 Barrie municipal election. Election day is October 26, 2026; internet and telephone voting opens October 16. See everyone running in this race.

Is Amy Courser an incumbent?

Yes. Currently councillor for Ward 4, under the previous ward boundaries. Ward boundaries were redrawn for 2026, so a ward number does not mean the same territory it did in 2022 — see what changed.

Has Amy Courser run for office before?

Yes: on a Barrie municipal ballot in 2022. The full record, with votes and results for every race, is below.

How do I contact Amy Courser's campaign?

The campaign published a campaign website, an email address, a phone number on the City of Barrie's certified candidates list; they are shown under campaign contact above. This site does not reproduce home addresses.

Who can vote for Amy Courser?

Voters who live in Ward 3 under the 2026 boundaries. Not sure which ward you are in? Enter your address.

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