Registered 2026 council candidate

Joe Carder for Owen Sound City Council

Joe Carder is a registered candidate for Owen Sound City Council in the 2026 municipal election.

His public community record includes volunteer leadership in local youth baseball, and his campaign flyers and COST questionnaire responses publish positions on responsible spending, infrastructure, housing, transparency, local business, downtown safety, utilities and community services.

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Candidate-supplied portrait cropped from Joe Carder's 2026 campaign flyer.

Community Background

Joe Carder is an Owen Sound council candidate with substantial volunteer involvement in local youth baseball. Owen Sound Minor Baseball lists him as its 18U convenor and field and facility coordinator, as well as an 18U coach.

In announcing his candidacy, Carder described Owen Sound as his hometown and emphasized his concern for the community and its residents. He pledged to show up, listen, ask questions, and carefully study the issues before making decisions.

His community record demonstrates practical experience with youth recreation, volunteer organization, and the operation of local sports facilities. The phone number in the Owen Sound Minor Baseball record matches the number on the City’s candidate register.

Experience and priorities

  • Youth recreation
  • Community sports
  • Volunteer organization
  • Recreation facilities
  • Listening and careful decision-making

2026 campaign priorities

Two candidate-published 2026 flyers set out seven priorities:

  • Affordability and responsible spending: keep taxes and spending responsible while ensuring residents receive value from every municipal dollar.
  • Roads, infrastructure and growth: prioritize roads, sidewalks, water, sewer, essential infrastructure and responsible growth that keeps pace with needed services.
  • Housing and a stronger community: encourage a range of housing options, protect neighbourhood character and support sustainable development.
  • Transparency and resident voice: be accessible, accountable and clear about what the City can control.
  • Local business, jobs and youth: support local businesses, attract investment and create opportunities for young people to work and gain experience locally.
  • Downtown, safety and community well-being: work toward a safe, clean, vibrant and welcoming downtown, with practical approaches to homelessness that balance compassion and accountability.
  • Families, youth and seniors: protect parks, trails, sports, recreation and community services that help residents stay active, connected and involved.

2026 COST questionnaire

Joe Carder answered questions 1–8 in the Concerned Owen Sound Taxpayers questionnaire. His responses address municipal leadership, tax increases, savings reviews, public decision information, homelessness and addiction, development charges, complete service costing, and water and wastewater rates.

  • Management and savings: review senior-management overlap, department savings options, vacancies, overtime, contracts, purchasing, shared services and programmes.
  • Public accountability: publish costs, options, reasons and measures for significant decisions, and explain Council votes.
  • Housing and safety: coordinate treatment, mental-health and housing services, use enforceable affordability measures, and publish outcomes.
  • Utilities: show operating, capital, reserve, debt and household impacts for water and wastewater rates, alongside efficiency reviews.

Read Joe Carder's COST questionnaire response . Question 9 remains pending on the reviewed source.

Contact Joe Carder

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