Greg Willsie

Councillor, Ward 2, term 2026-2030

Election result1,760 votes (unofficial) [S1]

On council last term?Yes - re-elected

Before thisWard 2 councillor since 2022 (elected 3rd in 2022, S9); 2022-2026 appointee to the Community Development Advisory Committee, Bluewater Recycling and the Lake Huron water board as alternate (S10); describes a manufacturing/automation business background and an Ivey MBA (S3).

Last updatedOctober 27, 2026

Checked with Greg Willsie. Council Watch emailed Greg Willsie on October 27, 2026, asking them to check this page and correct anything wrong before the Draft label is removed. Replies were requested by November 6, 2026.

Reply so far: none yet.

This page lists what Greg Willsie told voters they would do during the 2026 campaign.

Over the next four years, we add public records that show whether each promise is being kept: recorded votes, budgets, motions and what Greg Willsie says at council. Nothing is marked kept or broken without a record to show it.

Campaign promises (7)

What each status means

How council uses its power · General goal
He says making town government more open and more efficient is his top priority.
Not yet measured

Said in: [S4]. How we will check it: His motions on reporting, closed sessions and service reviews; whether such motions carry; Council adoption of efficiency or service reviews.
Latest: October 27, 2026 - Baseline recorded at the start of the term.
Town money, debt and taxes · General goal
He says he will keep pushing for financial reports to Council and the public, like the quarterly reports and payment listings he helped add.
Not yet measured

So as we improve transparency, I need to keep doing that and keep driving home financial accountability.
Said in: [S6] [S4] at 00:00:13-00:00:17. How we will check it: Whether quarterly financial reports and payment listings stay on Council agendas 2026-2030; new reporting motions he moves and their outcome.
Latest: October 27, 2026 - Baseline recorded at the start of the term.
Town money, debt and taxes · General goal
He wants Council to deal with long-term debt and the backlog of needed infrastructure work, not only short-term debt.
Not yet measured

we're only talking about our short-term debt, we're not talking about the long-term debt and the projects we haven't started
Said in: [S5] [S3] at 00:00:03-00:00:12. How we will check it: A Council debt policy or long-term debt plan; asset-management funding-gap figures in budgets; his motions and votes on them.
Latest: October 27, 2026 - Baseline recorded at the start of the term.
Growth and new development · Specific promise
He wants a plan to bring in more land for jobs and businesses, especially along the Highway 402 corridor, to grow the tax base.
Not yet measured

We need to have a plan to bring that land in and if we don't do that, we're going to run into issues with affordability.
Said in: [S7] [S3] [S4] at 00:00:02-00:00:09. How we will check it: Official Plan / settlement boundary decisions adding employment land at Highway 402; his motions and recorded votes on them.
Latest: October 27, 2026 - Baseline recorded at the start of the term.
Water and sewage · General goal
He wants wastewater (sewage) capacity to keep pace with new development.
Not yet measured

Said in: [S3]. How we will check it: Mount Brydges and Strathroy wastewater capacity decisions (environmental assessments, plant expansion, servicing allocation) and his votes.
Latest: October 27, 2026 - Baseline recorded at the start of the term.
Growth and new development · General goal
He wants wastewater, roads and recreation to be planned together with growth instead of one at a time.
Not yet measured

I believe these pieces need to be planned together rather than addressed one at a time.
Said in: [S3]. How we will check it: Whether Council adopts combined growth and servicing plans (servicing master plan, development charges study, recreation plan) and his motions on them.
Latest: October 27, 2026 - Baseline recorded at the start of the term.
Elections and voting · Specific promise
He said he was not accepting campaign donations in 2026.
Not yet measured

I am not accepting donations
Said in: [S8]. How we will check it: His 2026 campaign financial statement (Form 4), due March 2027, should show no contributions from others.
Latest: October 27, 2026 - Baseline recorded at the start of the term.

History of this page

Not yet measured October 27, 2026
Baseline recorded at the start of the term.

Where these promises come from

[S1] Municipality of Strathroy-Caradoc, 2026 Election Results (section heading: Unofficial 2026 Election Results). official results; Ward 2 Councillors table read 2026-10-27; no timestamp or certification shown. Willsie 1,760, ELECTED (2nd of 5 candidates for 3 seats).
[S2] 105.7 myFM (strathroytoday.ca), ELECTION 2026- Live results for Strathroy-Caradoc, October 26, 2026. news article; Posted 8:32 pm Oct 26; same Ward 2 counts as the municipal page; states 'The results are unofficial.' No quotes from Ward 2 winners.
[S3] Middlesex Banner (David Gomez), Five Candidates, Three Seats: The Race for Ward 2, October 14, 2026. news article; Re-opened 2026-10-27; quotes copied from the article HTML (curly quotes made straight). Most positions are the reporter's paraphrase; only text inside quotation marks is the candidate's own words.
[S4] 105.7 myFM (strathroytoday.ca), J. Brenner, 2026 Municipal Election Candidate Feature - Greg Willsie for Council Ward Two Strathroy-Caradoc, September 9, 2026. news interview; Re-opened 2026-10-27. Article paraphrase: transparency and efficiency top his priorities; campaigning on land for commercial development to grow the tax base. Four audio clips (S5-S7 used).
[S5] 105.7 myFM, myFM audio clip sept-08-candidate-profile-willsie-01 (with S4), September 9, 2026. news interview; Machine transcript (faster-whisper small.en) made 2026-10-18 for the published Ward 2 guide; Times are clip-relative, from the transcript, not checked by playback; wording may be misheard.
[S6] 105.7 myFM, myFM audio clip sept-08-candidate-profile-willsie-03 (with S4), September 9, 2026. news interview; Machine transcript (faster-whisper small.en) made 2026-10-18 for the published Ward 2 guide; Times are clip-relative, from the transcript, not checked by playback; wording may be misheard.
[S7] 105.7 myFM, myFM audio clip sept-08-candidate-profile-willsie-04 (with S4), September 9, 2026. news interview; Machine transcript (faster-whisper small.en) made 2026-10-18 for the published Ward 2 guide; Times are clip-relative, from the transcript, not checked by playback; wording may be misheard. 'Strathbroke, Heradoc' in the transcript = Strathroy-Caradoc.
[S8] Greg Willsie - Strathroy Caradoc Ward 2 Councillor (Facebook page), Facebook post: 'Support your local community groups and consider volunteering! I am not accepting donations...', August 28, 2026. candidate social post; Read in browser 2026-10-27 (read-only); date from the post's hover timestamp (Friday, August 28, 2026, 9:40 AM). Post permalink not captured; URL is the page. No written platform post found on the page.
[S9] Municipality of Strathroy-Caradoc, Certificate of Election Results 2022 (certified), October 25, 2022. official results; Re-opened 2026-10-27. Ward 2, 3 elected: Hipple 1,545; Derbyshire 1,285; Willsie 1,222; Faccenda 935 (4th).
[S10] Municipality of Strathroy-Caradoc, By-law 81-22, committee and board appointments 2022-2026 term (consolidated). official results; Not an election result; official appointments record. Re-opened 2026-10-27 and searched for the name. (Type field has no 'official record' option; 'official results' used.)

What we could not find

No campaign website or written 2026 platform found; his Facebook page (S8) mostly has Council meeting previews.
No 2026 Ward 2 debate was held or recorded; the Oct 8 Legion organizer's recap only says he gave 'statistical information' (not his own words).
The 'Strathroy-Caradoc's Pipe Dreams' video on his Facebook page was not viewed.
London Free Press / Strathroy Age Dispatch not checked (site blocks automated fetch).

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Greg Willsie

Campaign promises (7)

He says making town government more open and more efficient is his top priority.

He says he will keep pushing for financial reports to Council and the public, like the quarterly reports and payment listings he helped add.

He wants Council to deal with long-term debt and the backlog of needed infrastructure work, not only short-term debt.

He wants a plan to bring in more land for jobs and businesses, especially along the Highway 402 corridor, to grow the tax base.

He wants wastewater (sewage) capacity to keep pace with new development.

He wants wastewater, roads and recreation to be planned together with growth instead of one at a time.

He said he was not accepting campaign donations in 2026.

History of this page

Where these promises come from

What we could not find