Nick Albano View candidate
Lifelong Welland resident, business owner and homeowner.
Owner and operator of Millennium Computers since 2000. More than 25 years in business.
Priorities include listening, being present and responding to neighbourhood needs. Advocates online plain-language budget summaries, regular spending reports and independent departmental audits; would challenge wasteful or unexplained spending. Supports zoning changes for more affordable housing types, non-profit housing partnerships and faster affordable-project approvals, with residents involved in development decisions. Supports police funding, community policing, better lighting and infrastructure in high-risk areas, and mental health and crisis response resources. Advocates permanent supportive housing, coordinated outreach and local mental health and addiction treatment resources, with residents and businesses involved in solutions. Would streamline business permits, reduce red tape, seek Ward 2 economic development investment and new employers, and promote tourism and local events. Promises an open-door policy, responses to constituent inquiries within 48 hours and regular updates on council decisions affecting Ward 2; would put community needs first in council votes. Has managed business budgets and payroll as a small business owner.
Campaign: nickforward2.ca · 905-736-1424 · millcomp@live.com. Vince DiMauro View candidate
Campaign: 416-524-4295 · votedimauro.vince.ward2@gmail.com. Carolyn Fast View candidate
More than 15 years living in Welland. Work with The Hope Centre, the Community Legal Clinic and neighbourhood associations.
Facilitation practice helping people and families develop housing plans. Work with housing models including tiny homes and community land trusts. Chair of the City’s Green Advisory Committee. Chairs the Green Advisory Committee. Earlier Library Board service is listed in her campaign biography. Contributions to provincial organizations including People First of Ontario. She emphasizes neighbourhood-level work, drawing on her involvement with the Welland Neighbourhood Project. She proposes planning growth against road, water and traffic capacity. She advocates a wider range of housing types, prices and ownership models. She proposes coordinated responses to mental health, addiction and homelessness across levels of government. She commits to fair, transparent and equitable hiring, appointments and contracting decisions.
Campaign email: votefast2026@gmail.com. Aldo Parrotta View candidate
Lifelong Welland resident and property taxpayer. Founder and director of the Art Gallery of Welland.
More than ten years of municipal advisory service. Service on six municipal advisory committees: Seniors, Heritage, Town and Gown, Arts and Culture, Accessibility, and the former Transit committee. Member of the City’s Arts and Culture Committee. Aims to bring advisory-committee experience to decisions as a councillor. His campaign emphasizes listening, action and collaboration. He proposes making growth contribute to local infrastructure costs. He commits to championing neighbourhood traffic safety. He proposes more accessible recreation spaces, parks and streets. He commits to regular face-to-face meetings with Ward 2 residents. On homelessness, he proposes coordinated work with regional health providers, police and outreach organizations.
Campaign: votealdoparrotta.ca · aldo@votealdoparrotta.ca. Leo Van Vliet View candidate Current Ward 2 councillor seeking re-election in 2026. Ward 2 councillor for the 2022–2026 term.
Moved the April 9, 2024 motion directing staff to provide options for reducing council size; the motion carried.
His April 2024 motion cited $560,796 in 2023 council remuneration and expenditures from report FIN-2024-05. His April 2024 council-size motion stated reducing costs to taxpayers as its objective. Initiated the 2024 review through a motion requesting council-size options aimed at reducing taxpayer costs. Jamie Lee seconded his April 9, 2024 motion. Council voted on January 14, 2025 to keep its existing composition. Van Vliet is not listed in that recorded vote.
Current Ward 2 incumbent certified to run again in 2026. Campaign: 289-821-5037 · leo.vanvliet47@gmail.com. City office: leo.vanvliet@welland.ca. Steve Yochim View candidate Contested Ward 2 in 2022. Director on The Hope Centre’s board.
Work in real estate and mortgages.
Serves as a director on The Hope Centre’s board.
Received 512 votes in Ward 2 in 2022; certified to run in Ward 2 again in 2026. Listed contact: steveyochim.com · 905-328-8872 · syochim33@gmail.com. 
