Regional Councillor Elizabeth Roy is one of four Regional Councillors who serve the Town of Whitby.

Contact Councillor Roy

You can contact Councillor Roy by email roye@whitby.ca or give her a call at 905.706.2001.

About Councillor Roy

Regional Councillor Elizabeth Roy is currently the Deputy Mayor of the Town of Whitby and has served on Council for sixteen years. Elected as Regional Councillor in 2014, Elizabeth was re-elected in 2018. Elizabeth was first elected as West Ward Councillor from 2006 to 2014.

Prior to her election to Town Council, Councillor Roy served as a Durham District School Board Trustee from 1997 to 2006 and as Board Chair from 1999 to 2004. Elizabeth is the mother of three grown children. 

Local involvement

At a local level, Councillor Roy has roles as:

• Mayor’s designate on the Whitby Diversity and Inclusion Advisory Committee and the Station Gallery Board

In the past, Councillor Roy has been locally involved as:

• Chair of the General Government portion of Committee of the Whole
• Chair of the Planning & Development portion of Committee of the Whole
• Chair of Public Planning meetings
• Chair of Operations
• Chair of Budget
• Mayor’s designate on LACAC Heritage Whitby, Whitby Sustainability Advisory Committee, Downtown Whitby Development Steering Committee,  County Town Carnival Committee,  the Ethno Cultural and Diversity Advisory Committee and Whitby Public Library Board 

Regional involvement

Regionally, Councillor Roy is on the following Committees and Boards:

• Health & Social Services Committee
• Local Housing Corporation
• Durham Strategic Plan Development Task Force
• Central Lake Ontario Conservation Authority (CLOCA)

In the past, Councillor Roy has been involved on:

• Finance & Administration Committee
• Durham Affordable Seniors Housing Task Force
• Durham Trails Coordinating Committee. 

Community involvement

Councillor Roy has worked as a professionally trained Medical Radiation Therapist for 32 years. She currently practices at the Durham Regional Cancer Center.

An active community volunteer, she also works with the Durham Humane Society, WindReach Farm, Block Parents, Whitby's Community Art Projects and is a Rotarian.

Her past community involvements include the Boys and Girls Club, Lakeridge Health Whitby Foundation and Kinark.