Margaret Williams

Who is Margaret Williams?

Margaret Williams is a former municipal politician in Windsor, Ontario, Canada. She served as a councillor from 1991 to 2000, representing the city's first ward.

Williams was a prominent community figure prior to her election. She was president of the Windsor-Detroit International Freedom Festival in 1989, and won strong reviews in the local media for her organizational skills. She was also the cultural organizer in Windsor's bid to host the 1994 Commonwealth Games, the head fundraiser for Team Windsor, and a member of the Riverfront Task Force.

She was elected to the Windsor City Council in the 1991 municipal election, winning the second seat in the city's first ward. She remained active on the waterfront issue, and promoted an aquarium project for the area in 1992. Later in the same year, she was a prominent advocate of a comprehensive $139-million riverfront park strategy. Williams was also an early supporter of private-sector management for the Windsor casino in 1993.

Both Williams and Dwight Duncan, the other Ward One councillor, served on Windsor's Planning Advisory Committee. Williams also chaired the Convention and Visitor's Bureau of Windsor, Essex County and Pelee Island, and oversaw a major advertising campaign of the region in 1993. She reported that the city's group-tour market increased by a factor of 1,000% in 1996, after the casino was opened.