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Voting Day for the 2026 Municipal and School Board Elections is October 26, 2026. Visit the Elections page for more information.
Citizens and community members can get involved and make a difference in our community through membership on the various boards and committees appointed by Grand Valley Town Council.
Committees provide advice and recommendations to Council on a variety of issues, including recreation and facilities, and economic and community development.
At the beginning of each Council term (following a municipal election) and as vacancies occur, Council will call for applications to volunteer on a Town Board or Committee.
The Town is not currently accepting applications. Please check back in 2026.
If you are interested in applying to sit on one of our committees, please send your resume to mail@townofgrandvalley.ca.
Committee members shall adhere to the Municipality's polices, as amended.
The Town of Grand Valley has established a variety of advisory committees to make recommendations to Council.
Dedicated volunteers share their expertise and provide recommendations on pertinent issues throughout the municipality.
A current list of Committees and Boards and their respective members is listed below.
Grand Valley and District Community Centre
Chair - Councillor, Gail Little, Amaranth
Vice Chair - Deb Halls, Public Representative for East Garafraxa
Councillor Paul Latam, Grand Valley
Mayor Steve Soloman, Grand Valley
Brett Lyons, Public Representative for Grand Valley
Clinton Taylor, Public Representative for Grand Valley
Councillor Sue Graham, Amaranth
Councillor Jeremy Zukowski, East Garafraxa
Grand Valley and District Fire Board
Chair - Mayor Chris Gerrits, Amaranth
Vice Chair - Councillor Paul Latam, Grand Valley
Councillor Lorne Dart, Grand Valley
Mayor Guy Gardhouse, East Garafraxa
Deputy Mayor John Stirk, East Garafraxa
Councillor Sue Graham, Amaranth
Chair - Councillor Andrew Stirk, Amaranth
Vice Chair - Julie Van Alstine, Public Representative for Grand Valley
Councillor Dave Halls, East Garafraxa
Councillor James Jonker, Grand Valley
Amy Steele, Public Representative for Grand Valley
Brennan Solecky,
Mary Hatch,
South West Dufferin OPP Detachment Board
On April 1, 2024, the Province of Ontario proclaimed the Community Safety and Policing Act, 2019, S.O. 2019 which mandates that communities serviced by the OPP replace their Police Services Boards with OPP Detachment Boards. The Province of Ontario has directed that the Town of Grand Valley, Township of Amaranth and Township of East Garafraxa shall form one OPP Detachment Board.
| Position | Name |
| Council Representative Amaranth | Councillor Brad Metzger |
| Council Representative Grand Valley | Councillor James Jonker |
| Council Representative East Garafraxa |
Deputy Mayor John Stirk |
| Provincial Appointee | Amie Zukowski |
| Municipal Appointee East Garafraxa |
Julian Vines |
| Municipal Appointee Amaranth |
Andrew Stirk |
| Municipal Appointee Grand Valley |
Tom Stuckey |
| OPP Inspector |
Detachment Commander |
| Secretary/Staff |
Brad Haines |
Board Annual Reports to Council (CSPA s.68)
2024 Annual Report - Ontario Provincial Police Detachment Board
Grand Valley Business Improvement Area (BIA) Board of Management
| Position | Name | Business |
| Chair | Rashaad Nauth-Ali | Fit Clinic-Functional Integrity Therapies Chiropractic and Massage Therapy Services |
| Member | Hament Chander | Toronto Pizza |
| Member | Krista Beam | Beaming Wellness |
| Member | Kim Layton | Chop House |
| Member | Maredyth Dray | Winmar Restorations |
| Council Representative | Lorne Dart |
Grand Valley Economic Development Committee - 3 vacancies
Learn More about the EDC Committee
Chair - Laura Goulding
Vice-Chair Joanne Stevenson
Deputy Mayor Philip Rentsch, Council representative
Councillor James Jonker, Council representative
Committee Member - Martin Kouyoumdjian
Committee Member - Amy Steele
Committee Member - Steve Miles
Committee Member - Rebecca Landman
2 Vacancies - as of February, 2026
Code of Conduct
Members of Town Committees follow a Code of Conduct that outlines appropriate behaviour for the position. Committee members must keep certain information confidential, act impartially and not use their position for personal gain or influence.
To report a concern regarding committee members please contact the Integrity Commissioner.
Guy Giorno
Integrity Commissioner
416 865 5164
Toll-free 877 609 5685
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