Aspden was a police officer for over 20 years and a municipal councillor for nine years, representing Ward 2 before he was elected as mayor. He has been a member of the Royal Canadian Legion for over 28 years, received the President's Award from the Navy League of Canada and is the secretary and treasurer for the Ontario Association of Police Services Boards.
On September 8, 2010, Aspden announced his intention to seek a second term in the city of Barrie, just two days before the close of nominations.
On October 25, 2010, Jeff Lehman was elected the new Mayor of Barrie, succeeding Aspden who only won 3.6% of the vote.
In January 2007, while serving as Chairman of the Barrie Police Services Board, Aspden "wrote a character reference for Const. Brian Byblow in January in connection with an Ontario Police Services Act disciplinary hearing, which found Byblow guilty of discreditable conduct relating to a May 2005 incident".[1] Aspden's fellow councillors passed a motion on April 30, 2007 referring the matter to the Ontario Civilian Commission on Police Services.
Trip to China
Aspden's trip to China in April 2007 attracted further controversy due to the alleged involvement of Chinese and Canadian land developers, as well as the Mayor's apparently secretive approach to the trip. After "in camera" meetings on April 23 and April 30, councillors passed a unanimous motion to request an OPP probe into the situation.[1]
Lawsuit against the City of Barrie
In 2012 Aspden sued his former city for damages which occurred during a torch ceremony for the 2010 Winter Olympics in 2009. Aspden alleged to have stepped on a wet surface at Barrie's city hall, which "caused his foot to suddenly, unexpectedly and without warning to slip thereby causing him to lurch, lose balance and fall forward to the concrete staircase". The former mayor is looking for damages in upwards of CA$2.5 million, as his "'injuries are so grievous that he cannot get relief from the severe, continuous and debilitating pain and he is usually so incapacitated that he lacks the strength in his shoulders, biceps, arms and hands to perform tasks as simple as twisting the cap off a bottle of water".[2] Aspden dropped the injury claim in late 2014.[3]
^Watt, Laurie (December 2, 2014). "Former Barrie mayor Dave Aspden drops lawsuit against city". Barrie Advance. Metroland Media Group. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
January 13, 2023
dave, aspden, david, aspden, served, term, 45th, mayor, barrie, ontario, from, 2006, 2010, 45th, mayor, barriein, office, december, 2006, december, 2010preceded, byrob, hamiltonsucceeded, byjeff, lehmanbarrie, city, councillor, ward, office, 2003, 2006succeede. David Aspden served one term as the 45th mayor of Barrie Ontario from 2006 2010 Dave Aspden45th Mayor of BarrieIn office December 4 2006 December 6 2010Preceded byRob HamiltonSucceeded byJeff LehmanBarrie City Councillor for Ward 2In office 2003 2006Succeeded byJeff LehmanAspden defeated incumbent Mayor Robert J Hamilton in the 2006 municipal election by a margin of 14 616 to 12 175 votes Aspden was a police officer for over 20 years and a municipal councillor for nine years representing Ward 2 before he was elected as mayor He has been a member of the Royal Canadian Legion for over 28 years received the President s Award from the Navy League of Canada and is the secretary and treasurer for the Ontario Association of Police Services Boards On September 8 2010 Aspden announced his intention to seek a second term in the city of Barrie just two days before the close of nominations On October 25 2010 Jeff Lehman was elected the new Mayor of Barrie succeeding Aspden who only won 3 6 of the vote Contents 1 Barrie Police Services Board 2 Trip to China 3 Lawsuit against the City of Barrie 4 ReferencesBarrie Police Services Board EditIn January 2007 while serving as Chairman of the Barrie Police Services Board Aspden wrote a character reference for Const Brian Byblow in January in connection with an Ontario Police Services Act disciplinary hearing which found Byblow guilty of discreditable conduct relating to a May 2005 incident 1 Aspden s fellow councillors passed a motion on April 30 2007 referring the matter to the Ontario Civilian Commission on Police Services Trip to China EditAspden s trip to China in April 2007 attracted further controversy due to the alleged involvement of Chinese and Canadian land developers as well as the Mayor s apparently secretive approach to the trip After in camera meetings on April 23 and April 30 councillors passed a unanimous motion to request an OPP probe into the situation 1 Lawsuit against the City of Barrie EditIn 2012 Aspden sued his former city for damages which occurred during a torch ceremony for the 2010 Winter Olympics in 2009 Aspden alleged to have stepped on a wet surface at Barrie s city hall which caused his foot to suddenly unexpectedly and without warning to slip thereby causing him to lurch lose balance and fall forward to the concrete staircase The former mayor is looking for damages in upwards of CA 2 5 million as his injuries are so grievous that he cannot get relief from the severe continuous and debilitating pain and he is usually so incapacitated that he lacks the strength in his shoulders biceps arms and hands to perform tasks as simple as twisting the cap off a bottle of water 2 Aspden dropped the injury claim in late 2014 3 References Edit a b Simcoe County News Latest Daily Breaking News Stories Simcoe com Simcoe com Aspden Lawsuit Totals 2 5 million Simcoe com Watt Laurie December 2 2014 Former Barrie mayor Dave Aspden drops lawsuit against city Barrie Advance Metroland Media Group Retrieved December 17 2020 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Dave Aspden amp oldid 994782454, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
