The 2000 Kawartha Lakes municipal election was held on November 13, 2000, to elect a mayor, councillors, and school trustees in the city of Kawartha Lakes, Ontario, Canada.
Lloyd Ashmore (died September 30, 2004) was a beef farmer and veteran municipal politician in central Ontario. He was first elected as one of four councillors in Emily Township, Ontario in the early 1950s, receiving 331 votes and earning ninety-two dollars for his first year of public service. He served in municipal politics on and off until his death, and was at different times Emily's reeve and deputy reeve.[1] He supported the community's amalgamation into Kawartha Lakes in 2000. The 2000 election was his last campaign; he did not seek re-election in 2003. Ashmore was known for his gentle demeanour and his encyclopedic knowledge of local politics. He died at age eighty-four after collapsing in his barn, after either a heart attack or dizzy spell.[2] His memorial service was at the Cambridge Street United Church in Lindsay.[3] His daughter, Mary Smith, is also a municipal politician.[4]
^"Ashmore understands his area," Lindsay Daily Post, 2 November 2000, p. 10. He was elected as the community's last deputy reeve in 1997, receiving 11,094 votes.
^Michael Power, "43-year politician, 'gentle giant' remembered," Peterborough This Week, 6 October 2004, p. 07.
^Elizabeth Bower, "Longtime politician passes away," Lindsay Daily Post, 6 October 2004, p. 8.
^"Father, daughter both win seats," Peterborough Examiner, 14 November 2000, B1.