Brockville – Cameron Wales, a two-term Brockville City Councillor officially announced his candidacy for Brockville Mayor on Saturday in front of the Brockville Railway Tunnel in Armagh S. Price Park.
He had a brief announcement about his campaign and then questions from the media and public.
Wales talked about his priorities if elected Mayor, including Housing and homelessness.
Other priorities he touched on was the cost of living the city faces, including residents ability to pay and the municipal infrastructure gap.
First elected to City Council in 2018 at age 23 and re-elected in 2022, Cameron has served on several community and Council committees, including as past Chair of the Planning and Operations Committee and current Chair of the Governance Committee.
Cameron grew up in Brockville and attended St. Mary Catholic High School, graduating with a Specialist High Skills Major in Arts and Culture. He holds a Bachelor of Public Affairs and Policy Management from Carleton University, specializing in Strategic Public Opinion and Policy Analysis.
Outside of his public roles, Cameron manages a small retail business, volunteers in the community, flies as a glider instructor and private pilot, and enjoys participating in the performing arts.
As of 11:30 am on Monday, May 4th, there was only one other candidate for mayor, former Elizabethtown-Kitley councillor Tom Linton.
Nomination for candidates ends at 2:00 pm on August 24, 2026, while the municipal election take place on October 26, 2026.
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