14 Facts About Mark Grimes

Mark Grimes is a former Canadian politician who served on Toronto City Council from 2003 to 2022.

Mark Grimes was born in Orillia and grew up in New Toronto, a neighbourhood of Toronto where he was a paperboy.

In 2003, Mark Grimes ran as a municipal councillor in Ward 6 Etobicoke-Lakeshore to replace Irene Jones who left the seat to run in the provincial election.

Mark Grimes was one of nine candidates to run for the seat.

In 2005, Mark Grimes was appointed to the Toronto Transit Commission board but he resigned in 2006 due to a conflict with board chair Howard Moscoe.

Mark Grimes seconded a motion of non-confidence in Moscoe over his handling of negotiations with the TTC union.

Mark Grimes said continuing to serve on the board would be a waste of time.

Mark Grimes proposed a compromise that would see rebates for first-time buyers.

The Star reported that "Mark Grimes revised an agreement with Davies Smith Developments that resulted in $100,000 less in cash benefits than originally agreed to for one of his ward communities".

Further, the story goes on to state that "The integrity commissioner found that Mark Grimes improperly used the influence of his office when he appeared in a promotional video for another developer, Empire Communities, in 2014".

Mark Grimes cooperated fully with the investigation and agreed to consult with Jepsen on future dealings with Empire Communities.

Mark Grimes paid a $10,000 retainer to Kinsella, according to the lawsuit.

On February 10,2020, Mark Grimes was cleared of the non-criminal charge under the Municipal Elections Act as the Crown cited that they could not prove the allegations that had been made.

Mark Grimes was narrowly defeated in the 2022 Toronto municipal election by Amber Morley, four years after she lost to Mark Grimes in the 2018 Toronto municipal election.