Gordon "Gord" Krantz (born April 20, 1937) is a Canadian politician who serves as the currentmayor of Milton. He was first elected mayor in 1980, after serving as town councillor from 1965 to 1980.[2] He has been re-elected for a total of 21 terms (7 as councillor and 14 as mayor). With hisre-election in 2014, Krantz surpassed the retiredHazel McCallion as Ontario's longest-serving mayor on December 1, 2016, and the longest-serving mayor of a major municipality in Canada.[3][4][5] He was re-elected by a 1,000 vote margin in the2022 municipal election.[6]
Krantz owned and operated his own business Krantz Fuels (1961–1980), and served the Town of Milton as part-time firefighter (1960–1980). He was also on the Prosperity One Credit Union Board of Directors since 1971, and has held membership with theRoyal Canadian Legion since 1963.[7]
As a politician, he has served the Town of Milton since first being elected as a councillor in 1965.[8] Up until being elected mayor on November 10, 1980, he was the municipal councillor for Ward Two and had served five years as vice-chairman of theHalton Region Conservation Authority and seven years as the vice-president of the Halton Community Credit Union.[9] On December 1, 2020 Krantz celebrated 40 years as Mayor of the Town of Milton.
Major projects during his time as mayor include the restoration of the Town Hall facility, the Milton Leisure Centre, the 401 Industrial Park, the Mill Pond restoration, Rotary Park redevelopment,Hawthorne Village, Milton Centre for the Arts, the Milton Sports Centre, theMattamy National Cycling Centre, the Milton Education Village, smart traffic system implementation and the Sherwood Community Centre and Library.[11]
While Krantz believes that Halton Region will adopt a mandatory COVID mask by-law, he voted against Milton taking such action at the town level.[12]
Krantz grew up in Milton Heights alongside four sisters and two brothers. He met his wife, Olive, during his teenage years and they married in June 1958. The pair were married for 66 years before her death on December 31 2024, at the age of 88.[13]
The couple had two children, six grandchildren, and eight great grandchildren.[14]
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