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70 listed candidates · 5 wardsResearch updated October 6, 2026
Public evidence guide. 38 mayoral campaign statements · 22 mayoral community records · 49 ward and trustee research records · 46 selected council decisions.How we verify
Giberson describes eight years as an Oshawa City Councillor and four years chairing Corporate & Finance Services. His campaign biography lists leadership at Parkview Place Seniors Housing, Pathwise Credit Union and Back Door Mission. The campaign says he chaired Pathwise from 2022 to 2026 and Back Door Mission from 2017 to 2022.
AI-assisted source check. The guide attributes this statement to the campaign; the assertion has not been independently verified.
Community involvement and public activity
Relevant roles, contributions and public engagement. Each entry identifies who documented it.
Community sourceCommunity services
Helped identify Back Door Mission's internet needs
Oshawa Power says its team discussed the Mission's needs with board president Giberson while planning a donated connection. The utility and partners supplied wireless internet on May 6, 2020 to support Mission United services.
The utility credits its team, Hydro One Telecom and Cisco with delivery; this does not assign the technical work or sole responsibility to Giberson.
Source context
Article body: planning discussions and May 6, 2020 service connection
Official recordCommunity planning
Mental health and addictions planning committee
Lakeridge Health's 2022–2025 mental health strategy lists Giberson, representing the Backdoor Mission as board chair, on its Integrated Mental Health and Addictions Planning Committee.
The membership list documents participation; it does not establish authorship of individual recommendations or current committee membership.
Source context
PDF page 15: Integrated Mental Health and Addictions Planning Committee Membership
Community sourceUpcoming event
Upcoming mayoral meet-and-greet
The Greater Oshawa Chamber of Commerce lists Derek Giberson among the confirmed candidates for its October 8, 2026 meet-and-greet following the mayoral debate. The ticketed reception is scheduled for 8–10 p.m. EDT at Bond|St Snack Bar.
Upcoming event as of October 4. This is confirmed scheduled participation, not evidence of completed attendance, volunteer work, contributions or the views he will express.
Campaign proposals, attributed to their original sources. They establish what the candidate says, rather than whether it has been delivered.
Taxes & spending
Candidate statement
Identifies financial pressure and infrastructure repair deficits as issues requiring serious discussion; the homepage does not specify a tax rate or spending target.
AI-assisted source check. The guide attributes this statement to the campaign; the assertion has not been independently verified.
Downtown & business
Candidate statement
Calls for a new approach to downtown transformation and says existing approaches have been ineffective. This is his campaign assessment, not an independent finding.
AI-assisted source check. The guide attributes this statement to the campaign; the assertion has not been independently verified.
Issues without a located statement
Community safety; Health & addiction; Recreation & facilities; Environment & neighbourhoods; Accountability. The research may not capture every campaign position.
Council decisions and supported projects
46 documented actions in selected decisions.
Official record2026-06-29 · CNCL-26-46
Downtown health-sciences property funding and agreements
Carried · 7–3
Council approved Parts 2 and 3 of the downtown health-sciences building recommendation: amending a previously approved financial commitment to purchase a portion of the identified property, subject to necessary approvals, and authorizing staff to finalize relevant agreements. Marimpietri seconded the underlying proposal. Giberson voted no; Lee and Marimpietri voted yes on Parts 2 and 3.
Decision and delivery: Conditional funding and agreement directions adopted; completed acquisition, final costs and building construction are not established by these minutes. Some supporting details are in confidential report sections.
7 yes · 3 no · 0 declared conflict · 1 absent for this item.
Motion scope: The 7–3 final vote on Parts 2 and 3 only. The separate 7–2 vote on Part 1 reconsidered earlier funding direction; procedural votes and the rejected confidential amendment are not treated as this purchase vote.
Locator: AgendaItemAgendaItem8TitleHeader. Formal motion text; no spoken quotation or individual explanation is inferred.
Named votes checked against official minutes on October 6, 2026.
Official record2026-06-22 · CO-26-20
Free leisure swimming after South Oshawa pool reopens
Carried · 10–0
Council approved no-cost leisure swimming for Oshawa residents at South Oshawa Community Centre Pool from its reopening until the end of 2026, during regular operating hours and on a first-come, first-served basis. Staff were authorized to establish eligibility criteria.
10 yes · 0 no · 0 declared conflict · 1 absent for this item.
Motion scope: The vote to adopt the recommendation contained in Item CO-26-20.
Locator: AgendaItemAgendaItem87TitleHeader. Formal motion text; no spoken quotation or individual explanation is inferred.
Named votes checked against official minutes on October 6, 2026.
Official record2026-06-22 · CO-26-21
Annapolis and Fernhill school crossing measures
Carried · 10–1
Council directed an all-way stop at Annapolis Avenue and Fernhill Boulevard, a crosswalk on the west side of Fernhill, and consideration of a crossing guard, with installation intended for the September 2026 school year.
10 yes · 1 no · 0 declared conflict · 0 absent for this item.
Motion scope: The vote to adopt the recommendation contained in Item CO-26-21.
Locator: AgendaItemAgendaItem88TitleHeader. Formal motion text; no spoken quotation or individual explanation is inferred.
Named votes checked against official minutes on October 6, 2026.
Official record2026-06-22 · ED-26-40
Official-plan amendment for 417 Malaga Road homes
Carried · 11–0
Council approved an Official Plan amendment requested by Durham Region on behalf of Durham Regional Local Housing Corporation for 417 dwellings at 416–448 Malaga Road, across a 12-storey apartment building, two six-storey buildings and two stacked townhouse buildings, and passed related By-law 64-2026.
During discussion of the Northwood Community Centre letter of interest, Giberson asked how an unsolicited partnership proposal would fit with the City’s usual request-for-proposals and public processes. This records his question, not approval or rejection of the proposed partnership.
Caption-based speaker attribution; automated captions misspell his surname. The caption clock has no verified playback alignment, so no seek time or audio-verified quotation is claimed. The retrieved caption clock reaches 135–137 hours, so cue clock values must not be used as playback times.
2025-06-23 · Official VTT cues 1811–1830; the chair gives Giberson the floor for CNCL-25-35, and the following question concerns unsolicited proposals and public processes. · Source checked 2026-10-06
Campaign accounts
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