Re-Elect Gregg Davidson
for Mapleton's Mayor
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Gregg enjoys attending events and gatherings in the Township and County where he gets to meet and chat with residents and visitors. He has also been active in our Township: 15 years as a local hockey referee, coaching or training teams, planting trees, volunteering at the Drayton/Mapleton Fair, and always willing to lend a hand where needed.
He believes that the Mayor should support and promote our local community groups and events.
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Gregg is not hard to connect with. He can be found in the office, has his cell phone linked to his office number, and can be messaged via email, FB messenger or Instagram messaging. He is also in the community at local establishments, going for a stroll, or at events in Mapleton.
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Gregg is always willing to talk to residents. In stores, restaurants, on the street, anywhere. If you see Gregg, say hello and have a chat.
With Gregg as Your Mayor
What We Have Accomplished for Mapleton
Water Storage
Making sure we have a safe supply of water is extremely important in our urban areas of Drayton and Moorefield. To that end, a new water tower was constructed in Drayton, and a second storage tank is currently being built in Moorefield. These will ensure we have decades of safe storage and distribution to these communities.
Municipal Services Corporation
Back in 2019, we started to look at alternative ways to increase our wastewater capacity and water storage. Gregg, the CAO and a consultant had several meetings with the Ministry of Infrastructure and the Ministry of Municipal Affairs to discuss external funding models. Fast forward to 2025, Mapleton established a Municipal Services Corporation (MSC) for water and wastewater. This model allows these services to be put inside the MSC for both borrowing capacity and external funding. The Province continues to dialogue with Mapleton as they seek similar programmes for other Ontario municipalities.
Wastewater Capacity for Decades
The construction of a limited number of homes is allowed in the urban areas of Moorefield and Drayton because of a wastewater capacity shortage. With the implementation of our new Municipal Services Corporation, Mapleton is now changing this for the future. We are now halfway through an over $40 million expansion of our water and wastewater systems. Most of the cost is related to increasing wastewater capacity. Once completed, in mid-2027, we will have water and wastewater capacity for decades. This overall cost, minus grants received, is being spread out over 40 years so everyone contributes, current and new residents.
Paramedics
Our paramedic services have been enhanced. We now have a 24-hour service in our community instead of only 12-hour daytime coverage. We are also the home of the County Paramedicine Programme. Ongoing discussions are taking place with the county and the City of Guelph, who are responsible for paramedicine in the county, regarding building a new station in Mapleton and in other county communities.
Safer School Zones
On both township and county roads, schoolchildren are much safer. All schools on township roads now have a 60 km/h zone in front of them. In our urban areas, on the county roads, the speed limit is 40 km/h. Digital speed signs are also widely used on high-traffic roads.
Child Care
After decades of trying, the Province of Ontario came forward with funding for a licensed child care centre for the Township of Mapleton. This was after Mapleton, the County and the Wellington Catholic District School Board joined up to make a plea. The 64-space centre will accommodate birth-to-preschool-aged children. As a bonus, we are also getting a 222-space Catholic elementary school, which will accommodate Mapleton children and some from the Minto area.
External Grant Funding Received
Mapleton has been very fortunate over the past several years as a recipient of grant funding from both the Federal and Provincial governments. This funding is over our usual yearly funding. Through the direction of Council, by the work of Mapleton staff and consultants, as well as direct advocacy work with decision makers, millions of dollars have been given to our community.
For example:
$2,063,032 from the federal government for the Drayton sewage pumping station;
$1,995,840 from the feds and $1,663,034 from the province for Moorefield water system renewal;
$21,918,250 from the province to increase wastewater capacity in our community;
and most recently, $4,777,344 from the federal government to create a multi-purpose facility attached to the PMD arena, including a new entrance and lobby area to service both.
What’s Important
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![Gregg Davidson securing funding and building community infrastructure]()
Working with the Province
Building relationships is an important part of being the Mayor of a community. Gregg made it a high priority to build relationships with the decision makers at the Provincial level of government. This has paid off for the Township. Team Mapleton (Gregg, together with the Chief Administration Officer and the Chief Financial Officer) have often been invited to Toronto to meet with Provincial Ministers and their staff. The Provincial Government, for several years, has been watching Mapleton and wanted to discuss our direction and progress. The team met with the Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing and the Minister of Infrastructure on multiple occasions. The result, millions of dollars in extra funding for our water and wastewater expansions.
Furthermore, partnering with the County and the Wellington Catholic District School Board, Gregg was part of several meetings with the Minister of Education. Because of their perseverance, the Province approved funding for a new elementary school with 222 spaces and a 64-space child care centre. The child care centre is scheduled to open late 2026 with the school opening in the fall of 2027.
At the time of the funding, Gregg stated, “This has been a long time coming. In a couple of years, this field will be a place where children will come with their families in the most critical years of their lives, to be welcomed and supported as they grow.”
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![Gregg Davidson attending a provincial conference to advocate to building local communities]()
Fiscally Responsible
As a previous business owner, Gregg worked within fiscal constraints. He knows that the tax dollar or user rates are not infinite. Gregg also knows there are the added financial pressures of Provincial downloading and cost increases that are not in our control. Cost increases that we all have noticed. “If we wait to do projects, we will need to be prepared for higher than anticipated costs.”
This is why, when Gregg became Mayor, he discussed with staff about looking at better ways to do municipal business and to tap into available funds to lessen the impact to our tax and rate payers.
“We can accomplish many great things and still be fiscally responsible by working together, working smarter and exploring emerging technologies.”
This strategy is working. Since Gregg has been Mayor, the overall average tax increase, for the Mapleton portion of your tax bill, is below 2% per year. That is below the rate of inflation.
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Housing
For over a decade this community has seen limited housing growth. We have been restricted by our wastewater capacity. That is all going to change mid-2027 when our lagoon system will be able to accept more sewage for processing. That project, worth over $42 million, will allow more housing development in Drayton and Moorefield. The amount of housing growth is determined by multiple factors, including what the Province expects in Wellington County and how it has been divided up between the seven municipalities. Mapleton’s share of that housing is over 1,500 homes more by 2051.
Gregg wants to make sure that there is appropriate housing for all income levels and stages of life. Housing for young adults, couples, single parents, families and places our seniors can downsize to. “We need the right mix of housing to allow our residents to stay while opening our community to new people who want to enjoy our great community.”
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![Gregg Davidson using our resources wisely to effectively maintain roads]()
Infrastructure
Gregg knows that good roads, bridges and sidewalks are important to our residents. In the past several years we have seen all of these being upgraded by both the Township and the County. Mapleton changed when we did our capital budgets so that we could get the work tenders out early. Our staff also took over the prep work prior to the contractors coming onsite. This has led to better contract pricing and cost savings. In the past two years alone, over 20 kilometers of Township roads have been paved. We have also repaired, replaced or added new sidewalks throughout the Township. Our 10-year Capital Plan has over $27 million in roadwork and over $14 million in bridges/culverts scheduled for work.
About Gregg
Gregg and Marianne have visited the Mapleton area since 1992, as they came with family to many shows by Drayton Entertainment. In 2006, they decided that this area was where they wanted to grow roots and brought their children here to their new home in Drayton. Although not a farmer, Gregg is no stranger to the farming community. His first experiences were as a young boy at a dairy operation, milking and bringing in the hay. His brother and family have a farm which Gregg spent many days helping with the fencing for their sheep operation. He is not afraid of hard work or getting dirty.
Gregg’s passion, however, is not farming but in helping people. That passion led him into policing in 1988, where he served eighteen years as a Police Constable with the Halton Regional Police Service. During his career, he served in General Patrol, Crime Scene Investigation, Community Engagement, and Education. He has been credited with implementing, revising or creating numerous programs and educational materials. Gregg has experience in child and adult education, which includes the development of complete training plans and seminars for others to use as teaching tools. He was the creator of the Police Day Family Festival, which is still an annual event in the Halton Region. He has vast experience on Councils, Boards and Committees working closely with community members, colleagues and other partners.
Gregg left policing in 2006 after the couple purchased the Listowel M&M Food Market, which Gregg ran from 2006 until 2018. After purchasing the store, Gregg began the work to rebrand the store’s image in the eyes of the surrounding communities. This resulted in new and returning customers, leading to a sales increase of over 70%. The couple were awarded the company’s Chairman’s Club Award in 2012. Gregg’s business peers elected him to serve on their national Marketing Council, which oversaw the budget and marketing programs of M&M Food Market. He also served on their national Franchise Advisory Council, which worked closely with the senior executive of M&M Food Market during the transition period of new corporate ownership. Gregg understands business.
In 2014, Gregg was encouraged to run for the position of Mapleton’s County Council representative. Gregg felt that his knowledge and experiences would be put to good use at the County level. Although the odds were stacked against him, Mapleton residents elected him to Wellington County Council. During that council term, he served on the Solid Waste and Social Services committees. He was also the County representative on the Safe Communities Leadership Group. After his first year, Gregg was elected as Co-Chair by the membership and later would serve as chair of their Executive Committee. All the while, Gregg was still operating the family business.
When the 2018 nominations for municipal council came along, Gregg put forth his name to once again represent Mapleton on County Council. However, residents called and approached Gregg on multiple occasions to run for the Mayor’s position. They wanted Gregg to lead this community and its council. “This was not a decision that I took lightly. I want to do what is right for this community and pondered if that was to be as County Councillor again or as Mayor. After talking it over with my family and lots of prayer, I knew this was right.”
Gregg was honoured to be given a strong mandate by Mapleton’s residents to serve as their Mayor. Through collaborative work with council members over two terms, Township staff and with residents’ input, the community has benefitted from Gregg’s leadership.
Awards
1995 Halton Regional Police Police Lifesaving Award
1998 Halton Regional Police Award of Excellence
2001 Service Excellence Award from Oakville Neighbourhood Watch
2012 Chairman’s Club Award from M&M Food Market
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