Richard Thomas

Mayor of Owen Sound

This page provides a simple public home for the Mayor of Owen Sound. The Mayor works with City Council, represents Owen Sound at Grey County Council, and advocates for residents with provincial and federal governments.

Residents can follow official City information through owensound.ca and the City's Council and Mayor page.

Read Richard Thomas's personal campaign website for his platform and public campaign information.

Read the Owen Sound Current election report.

Campaign promises

Richard Thomas campaigned on the following practical promises for Owen Sound:

• Rapid-response cleanup: Create a rapid-response cleanup team within Public Works to address downtown cleanliness and public-space concerns.
• One-stop action: Create a one-stop action team so businesses and residents can bring concerns to City Hall and reach the appropriate response.
• Housing partnerships: Bring the City, Grey County, developers, non-profits and service providers together, including through donated City land and development-charge tools, to increase affordable housing.
• Open budgeting and service review: Use open budgeting, service review and efficiency work, with an Ask the Mayor route and Council Digest to improve public follow-up.
• Tax base and regional cooperation: Grow the municipal tax base while maintaining core services and pursue regional service sharing with Grey County and neighbouring municipalities.

These promises share practical directions with the clean-streets, coordinated-response, housing and transparency work in Andrii Zvorygin's campaign archive. The Golden Broom adds recognition and volunteer participation, while the proposed civilian crisis-response pilot adds trained responders for screened lower-risk calls.