Your council, your wards
2022–2026 term · Contacts as published on ramara.ca, verified June 11, 2026
Ramara has a 7-member council: the mayor and deputy mayor are elected by the whole township; each of the five wards elects one councillor. The current term ends November 14, 2026. The next election is Monday, October 26, 2026 (nominations open May 1 – August 21, 2026). Mayor Basil Clarke has announced he will not seek re-election. [Township: council] [Township: elections] [OrilliaMatters]
Who represents you
| Role | Name | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mayor | Basil Clarke | 705-484-5374 ext. 246 | bclarke@ramara.ca |
| Deputy Mayor | Keith Bell | 705-333-9582 | kbell@ramara.ca |
| Ward 1 | David Snutch | 416-728-0734 | dsnutch@ramara.ca |
| Ward 2 | Jennifer Fisher | 705-484-5374 | jfisher@ramara.ca |
| Ward 3 | Dana Tuju | 705-689-9471 | dtuju@ramara.ca |
| Ward 4 | Joe Gough | 705-238-3553 | jgough@ramara.ca |
| Ward 5 | Sherri Bell | 905-220-8778 | sbell@ramara.ca |
Source: ramara.ca/municipal-office/council
Which ward am I in?
The township publishes wards as legal boundary descriptions (Bylaw 2021.45) rather than community names. As a general guide: Ward 1 covers the north — the Washago area (Ramara side), Longford Mills, Cooper's Falls. Ward 2 is the large central-eastern rural band — Udney, Sebright, the Lake Dalrymple west shore. Ward 3 sits between the lakes — Atherley, Uptergrove, and nearby shoreline. Ward 4 is the south and southeast — rural south Ramara, the Gamebridge area, and Bayshore Village. Ward 5 is the Lake Simcoe shoreline strip — Lagoon City and Brechin.
Official ward map (image) ↗ · Interactive GIS map ↗ · Official ward descriptions ↗
Meetings: when, where, how to watch
Council / Committee of the Whole meets twice monthly on Mondays at 9:30 a.m. (once only in July, August, and December) at the Administration Building, 2297 Highway 12, Brechin. Agendas are posted the Friday before on CivicWeb ↗; meetings stream live on YouTube ↗. [Meetings page] [2026 schedule PDF]
How to be heard
Deputation (present for up to 10 minutes): submit the request form ↗ with your materials by noon the Monday before the meeting. Open Forum (1 minute, current agenda items): register ↗ by 9 a.m. on meeting day. Petitions must use the township template ↗. Clerk's office: 705-484-5374 ext. 235, clerks@ramara.ca. You can also apply to join a township committee ↗ — there are 18+, from Climate Action to Trails to the Youth Action Council.
Voting records
Coming to this page: how each member voted on major decisions, and meeting attendance — pulled straight from published minutes, with a link to each one. No grades, no commentary, no endorsements. Just the record, so you can judge for yourself. Until then, all minutes are public on CivicWeb ↗.