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Marianne Meed Ward: Taking a stand for civility in local government

2025 Mayor of the Year Award

by CRONE G
Marianne Meed Ward: Taking a stand for civility in local government Marianne Meed Ward, mayor of the City of Burlington, Ont., is the 2025 recipient of Municipal World’s Mayor of the Year Award. Photo: Cathie Coward
Published in December 2025 - Page 4

California’s Yosemite National Park is famous for its incomparable natural beauty, and while its awe-inspiring granite cliffs, abundant wildlife, and rugged trails are well known to many, few know that it is also the starting point of the remarkable personal journey of Marianne Meed Ward, the mayor of the City of Burlington, Ont., and Municipal World’s pick for 2025 Mayor of the Year.

Meed Ward is the unanimous pick of the Municipal World editorial team

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