Lobbyist Registry Search

How to register To register, click on the link below:

If you have any questions or are experiencing any difficulties with the Lobbyist Registry, please contact the Registrar at accountability@collingwood.ca.

The Terms of Use, set out below, contains the terms and conditions which govern your use of the Town of Collingwood’s Lobbyist Registry.

Agreeing to the Terms of Use is required for further use of, and access to, the online Lobbyist Registry System. By checking the “I agree” box, you acknowledge having read, understood and accepted the Terms of Use.

General:
1. By using the online Lobbyist Registry, you agree to the most current version of these Terms of Use (the “Terms”). The Town of Collingwood (the “Town”) may revise the Terms at any time without notice. Any revised Terms will be posted on this website and you should read them before using the Lobbyist Registry. The Town may immediately terminate your use of the Lobbyist Registry if you use it in any way that contravenes these Terms or any applicable law or in any way that disrupts the Lobbyist Registry.
Modification or Deletion of Content:
1. The Town reserves the right in its sole discretion to modify or delete any documents, information, forms or other content appearing on the Lobbyist Registry.
No Liability:
1. The Town is not responsible for and will not be liable to you for any losses or damages whatsoever that you may suffer or incur, including any indirect, special, incidental or consequential damages, arising out of or in any way connected with your use, or inability to use, the Lobbyist Registry, even if the Town has been advised of the possibility of such damages.
Indemnification:
1. You agree to indemnify, defend and hold the Town and its officials, employees, agents and representatives harmless from any and all liability, loss, claim and expense, including reasonable lawyer's fees, that the Town may suffer, incur or be liable for resulting from or in any way connected with your violation of these Terms or your use of the Lobbyist Registry.
2. Disclaimer: The Town operates the Lobbyist Registry as a service to anyone wishing to register as a lobbyist. The Town makes every effort to ensure the accuracy and completeness of the information on the Lobbyist Registry, but does not guarantee the accuracy and completeness of such information. You agree to accept the information found on the Lobbyist Registry “as is” and, if you rely on the information, it is at your own risk. The Town does not represent and warrant that access to the Lobbyist Registry will be uninterrupted, that there will be no delays, failures or errors or omissions or loss of transmitted information, that no viruses or other contaminating or destructive properties will be transmitted or that no damage will occur to your computer system. You are solely responsible for ensuring the adequate protection and backup of your data, hardware and software and for taking reasonable and appropriate precautions against viruses and other contaminating or destructive properties.
Other Terms
1. By using the Lobbyist Registry, you also agree to the following terms:
  1. You will not violate (or attempt to violate) the security of the website by hacking, cracking, mail bombing, mounting a denial of service attack or any other similar malicious, careless or negligent acts and you will not upload, post, transmit, publish or distribute any material or information to the website which contains a computer virus or other code, files or programs intended in any manner to disrupt or interfere with the functioning of the website;
  2. You will not impersonate any other person or entity or make any misrepresentations;
  3. You will not upload any content that is unlawful, harmful, threatening, vulgar, obscene, libelous or otherwise objectionable or that may invade another's right of privacy; and
  4. You agree to be bound by the laws of Ontario with respect to your use of the website and you agree that any court proceedings relating to your use of the website will take place in Ontario.
Notice of Collection of Personal Information / Notice of Collection of Information for a Public Record
1. Subsection 223.9 of the Municipal Act, 2001 authorizes the Town to establish and maintain a registry in which the Town keeps returns that are filed by persons who lobby public office holders. The Town of Collingwood By-law No. 2020-01 (By-law to Establish and Maintain a Lobbyist Registry) establishes a lobbyist registry and the position and duties of the Lobbyist Registrar of the Town of Collingwood. Subsection 223.9(3) of the Municipal Act, 2001 requires that the registry be made available for public inspection. Section 27 of the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act ("MFIPPA") provides that Part II of MFIPPA (Protection of Individual Privacy) does not apply to personal information that is maintained for the purpose of creating a record that is available to the general public.
2. The Town’s Lobbyist Registry is a record that is available to the general public. Accordingly, any personal information collected, used or disclosed by the Town under the lobbyist registration system for the purpose of the Lobbyist Registry is not subject to the provisions of Part II of MFIPPA, and will be a matter of public record.
3. Personal information, as defined by Section 2 of MFIPPA, means recorded information about an identifiable individual. Personal information does not include the name, title, contact information or designation of an individual acting in a business, professional or official capacity (whether paid or volunteer), even if an individual carries out business, professional or official responsibilities from their dwelling and the contact information for the individual relates to that dwelling.
4. The Town’s Lobbyist Registrar collects certain personal information such as contact information (phone number, e-mail address) which is not published by the Town in the Lobbyist Registry. The personal information is collected under the authority of subsections 223.9 to 223.12 of the Municipal Act, 2001 and Town of Collingwood By-Law No. 2020-01 (By-law to Establish and Maintain a Lobbyist Registry). The information is used for the proper administration of the Lobbyist Registry, including system administration purposes and enforcement purposes.

Questions regarding the collection of such information can be directed to the Lobbyist Registrar at the following:

E-mail: accountability@collingwood.ca

Address:

Clerk Services
97 Hurontario Street
Collingwood, ON L9Y 2L9

Lobbyist	Type	Person(s) Lobbied	Description
Kim Devet Escarpment Vending Clearview	In-house	Manager, Recreation Facilities	Subject: Parks and Recreation Date: 05/09/2024 - 12/31/2024 Discussion about providing vending machines at Town recreation facilities.
Andrew Ciglic GGI Road & Traffic Aurora	In-house	Manager, Engineering Services	Subject: Transportation Date: 05/09/2024 - 12/31/2024 Discussion about traffic and road sensor technologies.
Greg Bell StoneShare Ottawa	In-house	Manager, Legislative Services	Subject: Information Technology Date: 05/07/2024 - 05/31/2024 Discussion regarding opportunities related to workplace modernization, documents and records management, process automation, etc.
Foster Williams Focus Business Solutions Collingwood	In-house	Manager, Economic Development	Subject: Economic Development Date: 04/30/2024 - 04/30/2024 Discussion about potentially offering training/workshops for the business community.
Benton Sangster Link Utility Technologies Inc. Concord	In-house	Manager, Public Works; Supervisor, Wastewater Operations	Subject: Water/Sewer Date: 04/28/2024 - 05/16/2024 Discussion regarding solutions for eliminating fats, oils and grease from wet wells, scum tanks/pits, etc.
Blair MacDonald Vayle Inc. Toronto	In-house	Manager, Legislative Services; Coordinator, FOI	Subject: Information Technology Date: 04/24/2024 - 05/17/2024 Discussion with the Town's FOI request management processes and a demonstration of software.
Dale Jackson ACG-Envirocan Vaughan	In-house	Director, Engineering, Public Works, and Environmental Services; Chief Operator; Water Operator	Subject: Water/Sewer Date: 04/05/2024 - 12/31/2024 Discussion about replacement collection system and acoustic monitoring equipment.
Edie Gudaitis Edie Gudaitis Wellness Collingwood	In-house	Director, Parks, Recreation, and Culture; Coordinator, Health & Safety; Parks Operator	Subject: Procurement Date: 04/01/2024 - 12/31/2024 Discussion regarding wellness and stress management workshop.
Charlotte Holtzer Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise Montreal, QC	In-house	Manager, Information Technology	Subject: Information Technology Date: 04/01/2024 - 12/31/2024 Discussions to present Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise products and solutions.
Amin Jiwa VC3 Edmonton, AB	In-house	Manager, Information Technology	Subject: Information Technology Date: 03/13/2024 - 03/13/2024 Discussion regarding cybersecurty offerings
Daniel Kobrossi MaxPeople Markham	In-house	Manager, Human Resources	Subject: Procurement Date: 03/11/2024 - 12/31/2024 Discussions regarding services and support for recruitment leadership development.
Vanessa Hartmann Catch Corner by Sports Illustrated Ottawa	In-house	Manager, Recreation Facilities; Director, PRC	Subject: Parks and Recreation Date: 02/28/2024 - 12/31/2024 Discussion around sporting rental services.
David Steele Collingwood Blues Hockey Collingwood	In-house	Mayor Hamlin; Deputy Mayor Fryer; CAO	Subject: Parks and Recreation Date: 02/14/2024 - 02/29/2024 Discussions regarding the use of the Town's recreation facilities.
Peter Gingrich GHD Digital Waterloo	In-house	Manager, Public Relations and Communication	Subject: Information Technology Date: 02/01/2024 - 05/31/2024 Discussed a possible website redesign project
Nathan Pereira Connected Vehicles Guelph	In-house	Manager, Fleet and Facilities	Subject: Date: 01/16/2024 - 01/16/2024 Provided information about fleet management systems
Terry Geddes Collingwood Blues Hockey Collingwood	Voluntary Unpaid	Mayor Hamlin; Deputy Mayor Fryer; CAO; Director, Parks, Recreation, and Culture	Subject: Parks and Recreation Date: 01/15/2024 - 08/15/2024 Negotiations for the new contract between the Town and the Blues regarding facility use.
Michael Scace Barclay Wholesale Dobbinton	In-house	Manager, Recreation Facilities	Subject: Procurement Date: 01/09/2024 - 12/31/2024 Discussions around providing products
Angelo Pace Molok North America Mount Forest	In-house	Manager, Parks; Coordinator, Projects & Community Engagement	Subject: Parks and Recreation Date: 12/01/2023 - 12/06/2023 Email regarding parks waste collection system and containers.
John Shamess Innosys Power Sarnia	In-house	Project Manager, Environmental Services	Subject: Water/Sewer Date: 11/20/2023 - 11/20/2023 Information provided about surge protection and lightning protection for Water, Wastewater, and other projects
Guy Netaneli Edgeworx Solutions Toronto	In-house	Manager, Information Technology	Subject: Information Technology Date: 11/01/2023 - 11/01/2023 Discussion to introduce the company of the services that it could provide to Collingwood.
Laura Wigston Canadian Infrastructure Products Kitchener	In-house	Manager, Engineering Services	Subject: Water/Sewer Date: 11/01/2023 - 12/31/2023 Discussion regarding stormwater quality technologies information.
Paul Arnill Seeley and Arnill Construction Durham, Ontario	In-house	Manager, Public Works; Climate Change Specialist	Subject: Environment Date: 11/01/2023 - 12/01/2023 Discussion with staff regarding recycled asphalt
Donovan Kelly Fit4Duty - The Ethical Standard Wasaga Beach	In-house	Councillor Baines; Councillor Potts	Subject: By-laws/Regulation Date: 09/18/2023 - 09/18/2023 Provided additional sample of Whistleblower programs.
Spencer Malcovich Avanti Software Inc. Calgary, AB	In-house	Manager, Human Resources	Subject: Information Technology Date: 09/07/2023 - 12/31/2023 Discussion regarding human resources management system.
Demetri Makrakos VIMA 360 London	In-house	Director, Parks, Recreation, and Culture	Subject: Parks and Recreation Date: 09/07/2023 - 12/31/2023 Discussion about providing digital mapping services for trails.