Adrian Foster (politician)

Adrian Foster is a Canadian politician. He is currently the mayor of Clarington, Ontario. As mayor, he also sits on Durham Regional Council.

Adrian Foster
Mayor of Clarington
Assumed office
December 1, 2010
Preceded byJim Abernethy
Clarington Municipal Councillor
In office
December 1, 2003 – December 1, 2010
Preceded byJane Rowe[1]
Succeeded byJoe Neal
ConstituencyWard 1
Personal details
Spouse(s)Deborah[2]
ResidenceCourtice[2]
OccupationInvestment advisor

Foster was educated at the University of Toronto Scarborough, where he studied psychology and French, and received a Bachelors of Arts in 1983.[3] After graduating, he worked as a counsellor for developmentally disabled children and their families. He then worked as an investment advisor for 26 years. He also served as the President of the Clarington Board of Trade. He was awarded with the Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee Medal in 2002 and the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal in 2012.[2]

Foster first entered politics upon being elected to Clarington's municipal council in 2003,[4] defeating Suzanne Elston by just over 200 votes in Ward 1.[5] He was re-elected to council in 2006, winning two-thirds of the vote against Oudit Rai.[6] He ran on the need for a "central defining feature" for the ward's main community of Courtice, and the need to "get a handle on the planning of the Highway 2 corridor".[7]

Foster was first elected as Clarington's mayor in the 2010 municipal elections, defeating incumbent mayor Jim Abernethy by fewer than 900 votes, in a close three-way race.[8] He campaigned promising "working together for a change", and his number one priority was preventing the construction of a garbage incinerator in the municipality.[9] He was re-elected in 2014 in a close race against former Progressive Conservative MPP John O'Toole, the father of future Conservative Party leader Erin O'Toole. Foster's priorities in 2014 included expanding Go Transit, job creation, bettering quality of life, and developing deeper relationships with other levels of government.[4] Foster was easily re-elected for a third term in 2018, winning over two-thirds of the vote against Mark Canning.[10] His priorities have been trying to extend the GO Train to the municipality, renovating Lakeridge Health Bowmanville and building a hospice in Newcastle.[11]

As mayor, he has sat as the chair of Durham Region Finance, and as the Chair of the Canadian Association of Nuclear Host Communities.[2] During his time as mayor, he has led the municipality though rapid growth.[11]

Personal life

Foster's wife, Deborah is an ordained United Church of Canada minister.[2]

References
  1. "2000 Clarington Municipal Elections". Clarington. Retrieved 2021-05-24.
  2. "Mayor". Clarington. Retrieved 2021-05-24.
  3. "MEETING PLACE: Still a Student of Canadian Public Opinion". University of Toronto Scarborough - News and Events. Retrieved 2020-12-06.
  4. "Clarington Mayoral candidates Adrian Foster and John O'Toole share their election thoughts on video". toronto.com. 2010-10-01. Retrieved 2021-05-24.
  5. "2003 Clarington Municipal Elections". Clarington. Retrieved 2021-05-24.
  6. "2006 Municipal Elections Municipality of Clarington". Clarington. Retrieved 2021-05-24.
  7. "Shopping and taxes among the issues in local Wards 1 and 2". 2006-10-11. Retrieved 2021-05-24.
  8. "Foster named new Clarington mayor". durhamregion.com. 2010-10-25. Retrieved 2021-05-24.
  9. "Leading Clarington mayoral candidate plans the future". The Toronto Observer. 2010-10-25. Retrieved 2021-05-24.
  10. "Clarington election results 2018". Global News. 2018-10-13. Retrieved 2021-05-24.
  11. "Clarington voters give Adrian Foster a 3rd term as mayor". Toronto Star. 2018-10-23. Retrieved 2021-05-24.
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