Craig Nixon
Candidate for Ward 2 councillor in the 2026 Barrie municipal election. Incumbent
Currently councillor for Ward 2, under the previous ward boundaries
Council appointments: Appointed by council for the 2022–2026 term to: the Downtown Barrie BIA board of management; the MacLaren Art Centre; 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.)
- 2 times on the record
- 1 time elected
Campaign contact
- Campaign website
- cnix2026@outlook.com
- 705-333-2625
Contact details are from the City's candidates list, except any marked inferred, searched or supplied; hover the mark to see where that detail came from. 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 September 11, 2026, reviewed by hand before publication on October 8, 2026. Passages are capped at 60 words and listed newest first. Campaign pages are undated, so only the retrieval date is shown for them, and they sort by it. 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.
Jobs
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We have seen success in attracting new businesses in the past few years and must continue our efforts to entice potential employers to choose Barrie as their home.
Source: As quoted in barrietoday.com, 'Incredible' work being done to improve downtown, says Ward 2 incumbent, August 29, 2026 (paragraph 3, second sentence). Read September 11, 2026. news
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Now that we have additional employment land available, we will be able to create more higher-paying jobs locally and reduce the need for residents who spend valuable time and money getting to and from work.
Source: As quoted in barrietoday.com, 'Incredible' work being done to improve downtown, says Ward 2 incumbent, August 29, 2026 (paragraph 4). Read September 11, 2026. news
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The free concerts and events such as the Troubadour Festival and the many Open Air Dunlop events will not only assist our businesses downtown but will attract new businesses to the area.
Source: As quoted in barrietoday.com, 'Incredible' work being done to improve downtown, says Ward 2 incumbent, August 29, 2026 (paragraph 10). Read September 11, 2026. news
Encampments
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Homelessness requires accountability, and real solutions. I'll continue supporting partnerships that expand housing, mental health, addiction services, and transitional supports.
Source: nix2026.ca, Ward 2 Priorities page, under 'Addressing Homelessness'. Page. The page is undated; retrieved and archived September 10, 2026. site
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'We will continue to ensure that our streets and parks are safe and are used for what they were intended for,' says Craig Nixon
Source: As quoted in barrietoday.com, 'Incredible' work being done to improve downtown, says Ward 2 incumbent, August 29, 2026 (Feed summary (article page not archived)). Read September 11, 2026. news
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We will continue to assist the county in creating more transitional or bridge housing to allow people to get off the streets or out of temporary shelters and get the help they need.
Source: As quoted in barrietoday.com, 'Incredible' work being done to improve downtown, says Ward 2 incumbent, August 29, 2026 (paragraph 6, second sentence). Read September 11, 2026. news
Safety & policing
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I fought for a dedicated downtown patrol program that has grown from just 2 officers to 16, providing a stronger police presence while connecting people in crisis with the support they need.
Source: nix2026.ca, Ward 2 Priorities page, under 'Safer Neighbourhoods'. Page. The page is undated; retrieved and archived September 10, 2026. site
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Ending the “prisoner release program” has resulted in hundreds of fewer released inmates being dropped off in Barrie, and the creation of a team of 16 police officers and constables dedicated to walking the beat has reduced the negative perceptions that have stopped many from visiting downtown.
Source: As quoted in barrietoday.com, 'Incredible' work being done to improve downtown, says Ward 2 incumbent, August 29, 2026 (paragraph 8). Read September 11, 2026. news
Housing
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Ward 2 is growing. I will ensure new development is well planned, protects our waterfront and neighbourhood character, and delivers the infrastructure and services our community needs.
Source: nix2026.ca, Ward 2 Priorities page, under 'Managing Growth Responsibly'. Page. The page is undated; retrieved and archived September 10, 2026. site
Major investments
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I'll continue supporting investments like the Barrie Stadium, Performing Arts Centre, post-secondary campuses, festivals, and events that attract people, grow local businesses, and create year-round activity.
Source: nix2026.ca, Ward 2 Priorities page, under 'A Stronger Downtown'. Page. The page is undated; retrieved and archived September 10, 2026. site
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We have begun an incredible, positive transformation. The performing arts centre, a new stadium, Georgian College and Lakehead University campuses are just some of the initiatives that will bring new life and vitality to downtown.
Source: As quoted in barrietoday.com, 'Incredible' work being done to improve downtown, says Ward 2 incumbent, August 29, 2026 (paragraph 9). Read September 11, 2026. news
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Incumbent Coun. Craig Nixon, who is seeking a second term, said the stadium will add new energy to downtown Barrie while building on the site’s sporting history.
Source: As reported by CompassNews, Ward 2 candidates back new stadium, but raise questions, July 18, 2026 (paragraph 5). Read September 11, 2026. news reported
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This stadium will be a huge part of revitalizing our downtown, especially the western portion,
Source: As quoted in CompassNews, Ward 2 candidates back new stadium, but raise questions, July 18, 2026 (paragraph 6, quoted words). Read September 11, 2026. news
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The stadium will attract thousands of people to the area on a regular basis and will result in many new opportunities for those who will choose to invest in new businesses within walking distance.
Source: As quoted in CompassNews, Ward 2 candidates back new stadium, but raise questions, July 18, 2026 (paragraph 7, quoted words). Read September 11, 2026. news
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Nixon pointed to council’s financial management, infrastructure investments and support for major projects as key accomplishments during the current term. He highlighted the planned performing arts centre, Lakehead University’s STEM Hub and Georgian College’s downtown expansion.
Source: As reported by CompassNews, Ward 2 race heats up, June 24, 2026 (paragraph 5). Read September 10, 2026. news reported
General
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I am asking to be re-elected to continue the job of making Barrie a better community and to continue our efforts to revitalize our downtown core,
Source: As quoted in CompassNews, Ward 2 race heats up, June 24, 2026 (paragraph 4, quoted words). Read September 10, 2026. news
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Barrie is still one of the fastest-growing cities in Canada and we need to be ready to face the challenges that brings,
Source: As quoted in CompassNews, Ward 2 race heats up, June 24, 2026 (paragraph 9, quoted words). Read September 10, 2026. news
Not yet checked for this race: social media posts.
Electoral record
In office: Ward 2 Contesting now
| Year | Contest | Votes | Share | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Ward 2 councillor | — | — | Contesting now |
| 2022 | Ward 2 councillor | 1,418 | 37.1% | Elected |
Sources: City of Barrie certificates of election results. See all election results for the full documents.
In full
Each contest Craig Nixon was part of, with the whole field, because a result only means something next to what it was up against.
2022: Ward 2 councillor
| Candidate | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Craig Nixon Elected | 1,418 | 37.1% |
| Shanicka Edwards | 1,044 | 27.3% |
| Greg Peach | 607 | 15.9% |
| Tracy Strohm | 502 | 13.1% |
| Bob Ossowski | 184 | 4.8% |
| Tif Arshi | 70 | 1.8% |
Expenses
What Craig Nixon'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.
Compliance & Legal Voter Outreach & Data Conference & Travel Meals & Appreciation Events & Sponsorships Advertising & Media Print & Communications Office & Administration Corporate (phone/tablet) Other / miscellaneous
Recorded council votes
Every recorded vote in the council minutes that names Craig Nixon, 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.
| Date | Item | Their vote | Outcome |
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| April 29, 2026 | 2026-A-076 — ZERO TOLERANCE ENFORCEMENT OF DRUG LAWS WITHIN THE CITY OF BARRIE the meeting | Yes | 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 | Yes | CARRIED |
| October 1, 2025 | 25-G-220 — UPDATE ON THE DEVELOPMENT CHARGE WAIVER (HOLIDAY) the meeting | Yes | CARRIED |
| September 24, 2025 | 25-A-090 — AUTOMATED SPEED ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM 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 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 |
| 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 | Yes | 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 | Yes | 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 |
| 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 | Yes | 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 |
| 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 | Yes | 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 |
| 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 | Yes | 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 | Yes | 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 178 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.
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 Craig Nixon?
Craig Nixon is a candidate for Ward 2 councillor in the 2026 Barrie municipal election. Currently councillor for Ward 2, under the previous ward boundaries.
What is Craig Nixon running for in Barrie?
Ward 2 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 Craig Nixon an incumbent?
Yes. Currently councillor for Ward 2, 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 Craig Nixon 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 Craig Nixon'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 Craig Nixon?
Voters who live in Ward 2 under the 2026 boundaries. Not sure which ward you are in? Enter your address.