Ron Moeser

Ronald Moeser (October 15, 1942 – April 18, 2017) was a Canadian politician in Ontario, Canada. He was a city councillor for Ward 44 in Scarborough from 1988 to 1997 and then a councillor for the amalgamated city of Toronto from 1998 to 2003 and then 2006 until his death in 2017.

Biography Moeser was born in Germany and moved to Canada after the end of World War II, becoming a citizen by the mid-1950s. He moved to West Rouge area of Scarborough in 1981.

Moeser was elected to what was then the Scarborough City Council in 1988 representing the West Rouge community. He sat on Scarborough City Council for nine years and chaired the Waterfront committee. Moeser and his wife Heather played an active role in the preservation of the Rouge Valley. By working with community associations, they helped create Community Associations in Scarborough that helped pave the way for development of Rouge National Urban Park. and died on April 18, 2017, aged 74. He is buried in Christ the King Cemetery in Markham, Ontario.

Toronto City Council paid tribute to Councillor Moeser in a meeting on April 26, 2017. In June 2017, Jim Hart, a former assistant to Councillor Moeser, was appointed as councillor for Ward 44 by City Council instead of calling a by-election. Hart stated that he hopes to carry on Moeser's record on the "environment and natural green spaces" and "when you look at the ward, the ward is a beautiful ward, there are great parks, great forestry and the Scarborough Waterfront Trial – Ron started that off".

Election results

2010 Toronto election, Ward 44 Candidate Votes %Ron Moeser 10,185 47.45%Diana Hall 9,901 46.13%Mohammed Mirza 749 3.49%Heath Thomas 627 2.921%Total 21,462 100%