Councillor
John-Paul Danko
Ward 8
West Central Mountain
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Email: ward8@hamilton.ca
Phone: 905-521-3954
Hamilton City Hall
2nd floor – 71 Main Street West
Hamilton, Ontario L8P 4Y5
Career Background
Councillor Danko is a graduate of McMaster University with a degree in Civil Engineering.
He is a licensed professional engineer (P. Eng.) with twenty years’ private sector experience designing, building and managing the construction of heavy civil public infrastructure projects.
He is also a commercial photographer and writer. His work is distributed by Stocksy United and he writes a monthly photography column at DIYphotography.net, one of the world’s most popular photography websites.
Councillor Danko was elected to Hamilton City Council in October 2018 and began his term on December 3rd, 2018.
He lives in Ward 8 with his wife of 16 years, two children and three cats. His wife Dawn Danko is currently Vice Chair of the Hamilton Wentworth District School Board.
City Council & Committee Work
Councillor Danko sits on four standing committees and is Vice Chair of Public Works.
He also a member of fifteen volunteer and seven mandatory Sub-Committees, Agencies, Boards & Tribunals and is Vice Chair of the Capital Projects Work In-Progress Sub-Committee, Development Charges Stakeholders Sub-Committee and the Waste Management Advisory Committee.
Standing Committees
Voluntary Sub-Committees, Agencies Boards & Tribunals
- Capital Projects Work In-Progress Review Sub-Committee (Vice Chair)
- Development Charges Stakeholders Sub-Committee (Vice Chair)
- Waste Management Advisory Committee (Vice Chair)
- Airport Sub-Committee
- Art Gallery of Hamilton Board of Directors
- Arts Advisory Commission
- Hamilton Renewable Power Inc. Board of Directors
- Hamilton Utilities Corporation Joint Advisory Committee
- Hamilton Water Sub-Committee
- Mayor’s Intelligent Community Sub-Committee
- Multi-Year Budget Planning Sub-Committee
- Open for Business Sub-Committee
- Procurement Sub-Committee
- Rental Housing Sub-Committee
- West Harbour Development Sub-Committee
Mandatory Sub-Committees, Agencies Boards & Tribunals
- City Housing Hamilton Corporation Shareholder
- Hamilton Enterprises Holding Corporation Shareholder
- Hamilton Farmers’ Market – Sole Voting Member
- Hamilton Renewable Power Inc. Shareholder
- Hamilton Street Railway Board of Directors
- Hamilton Street Railway Shareholder
- Hamilton Utilities Corporation Shareholder