Toronto voters casting ballots Monday to choose new Ward 15 councillor | CBC News

Voters will head to the polls in Don Valley West Monday, as the race to replace former Ward 15 Coun. Jaye Robinson comes to a close.

A crowded field of candidates includes conservative former journalist Anthony Furey and Toronto District School Board Chair Rachel Chernos Lin, who appear to be locked in a close fight for the job.

The byelection was called after Robinson, a former TTC chair, died of cancer last summer.

Furey, who once wrote a column for The Toronto Sun, jumped in the race a little over a year after he surprised pundits by finishing fourth in last year’s mayoral byelection with over 35,000 votes. 

He says keeping bike lanes off major streets, fighting congestion and ensuring city hall is spending responsibly are among his priorities. 

Other candidates, however, have said Furey doesn’t live in the ward and is using the race as a platform to mount another mayoral bid in 2026.

Chernos Lin, meanwhile, has said she is not a member of the Liberal Party, despite earning endorsements from a number of high profile members of the party, including former premier Kathleen Wynne.

She says those pledges of support are a recognition that the race will come down to the wire.

Byelection voting locations in the ward are open Monday from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., and voters can use the city’s MyVote system to find their assigned voting place.

For more information and a list of of candidates, visit the city’s website.