Fred Dominelli

Who is Fred Dominelli?

Fred Dominelli is a municipal politician in Toronto, Ontario.

On May 22, 2003, City Council appointed Dominelli as an interim councillor to fill the vacancy in Ward 17 that was created when Betty Disero resigned her seat. Dominelli served as councillor until the 2003 municipal election in November, 2003. A condition of the appointment was that he not run as a candidate in the 2003 election.

Dominelli, a wealthy businessman, owns several properties in the city, including a small property directly in the path of the proposed Front Street extension. He stands to make a profit of several million dollars from the sale of that land if the extension is built. Dominelli provided to the City of Toronto a valuable access point across his property at the foot of Jefferson Avenue to permit the underground tunnel for access to the GO train and Exhibition Place for residents and employees of the King Liberty Area. Fred Dominelli has gone on record stating that he has no intention of selling his property, and has actually been frustrated by the City in his efforts to redevelop the property.

On May 9, 2006, Dominelli announced his intention to run in the 2006 municipal election in the same ward He had the support of Laborers' International Union of North America locals 506 and 183 due to his strong support while still a City Councillor for members of Local 79 when his Council motion stopped the contracting out of 340 jobs from the City. He finished third behind incumbent Cesar Palacio.