His parents, also part time Musicians, encouraged his musical endeavours as well. His mother, a trained vocalist, and father, second generation in the Brampton Concert Band, were great role models.

In grade twelve he began trumpet lessons with Bramwell Smith II, one of the finest Trumpet soloist that this country has produced. Bram was the Trumpet Soloist in the President's own U.S. Marine Band in Washington in the late fifties.

David joined the Brampton Concert Band in 1975, representing the third generation of his family to play in the band. Both his Father and Grandfather played in the band for over fifty years. In 1979, David  founded the Jazz Mechanics, a sister group of the Concert Band, has been a board member for over twenty five years and still plays with both groups and has held the position of Band President since 1995.

He also co-founded the Thursday Night Concert Series thirteen years ago, Classic Cars and Legendary Stars, both of which are organized and sponsored by the Brampton Downtown Development Corporation.

Along with his wife Cathy, David was the recipient of the 2001 Brampton Arts Council Arts Person of the Year.

Mr. Harmsworth is also the fifth generation in Downtown Brampton's oldest retail business where he has been employed since 1980, Vice Chair of the former Brampton Downtown Business Association, and on the Board of Directors of the new Brampton Downtown Development Corporation.

David just recently was the recipient of a City of Brampton Long Term Service

Award for over twenty five years of volunteer work in Brampton.

He received the Directors Club Award in 1993 and the President’s Council Award (1994 – 2001 inclusive).  Industry accreditations include Registered Representative (1985); Fellow of the Canadian Securities Institute (1989); Vice President of BMO Nesbitt Burns and Branch Manager of BMO Nesbitt Burns Inc. (1994).  In 1999 Sean became a Registered Representative BMO Nesbitt Burns Securities Limited as well as Branch Manager BMO Nesbitt Burns Securities Limited.

Volunteer work includes Sub-Committee Chair of St. James Anglican Church; Coach for the Caledon Soccer Club (1993 – 2001) and a member of the BMO Private Client Group Diversity Council (2002).

Mr. Naylor joined the BDDC in an advisory capacity on a committee in the summer of 2005.  He was first elected to the Board in 2007 and focused most of his attention on the development issues on the DIP (Development Initiatives Special Partnerships) Committee.

In 2009, Mr. Naylor accepted the nomination to become Chair of the BDDC.  During this period he was active on the Executive committee, Development committee and the Downtown Beautification sub-committee as well as working closely with staff on financial and event planning initiatives.  As Chair, he represented the Board on many occasions presenting its position to City Council on important downtown issues.

In the fall of 2010, Mr. Naylor chaired the 5 member search committee for a new president and in March 2011, negotiated the contract for the position.  In the spring of 2012, Mr. Naylor was re-elected to the Board of Directors.

In her role as Regional Councillor, Gael is currently Vice Chair of Human Services, and a member of Peel Housing Corporation, 3-1-1- Council Liaison Committee, Intergovernmental Relations Advisory Committee, and the Federation of Canadian Municipalities’ (FCM) Board of Directors. She is also Co-chair of the Peel Regional Police Connect2End Violence Campaign, and Chair of the Peel Youth Violence Prevention Committee. In the past, Gael has also served as Chair of Management Committee, Chair of Strategic Planning, Chair of the Audit Committee, and Director of Peel Living Housing.

On Brampton City Council, Gael is currently the Chair of Economic Development & Communications, Chair of the Council Budget Committee, Chair of the Corporate and Finance Section, Vice-Chair of the Flower City Strategy Committee, and a member of the Council Office Committee. She has also served as Chair of the Administration and Finance Committee, and Budget and Audit Committees, and has been a member of the Community Services, Building and By-law, and Works and Transportation Committees.

As Regional Councillor, Paul participates on a number of committees at the regional level. He is Chair of the Emergency and Protective Services Committee, which includes Paramedic and Ambulance Services in Peel, and is President of the Peel Housing Corporation, formerly Peel Living, which has over 8,000 units in its portfolio. Paul also sits on the Inter-Municipal Planning Subcommittee.  As a member of the Board of Directors for Credit Valley Conservation, his concern for the environment and its continued stability is evident.

With the massive residential growth occurring in Brampton, Paul holds the very busy position of Vice-Chair of Planning, Design and Development. He works with City Council to assure Brampton’s Smart Growth initiatives are in place. Paul also participates as a member of various City Council committees, including the Growth Management Steering Committee and the Transportation and Transit Master Plan Committee. Paul believes in an efficiently run government that gives taxpayers the best value for their dollar.

Paul and his family show their care for the community with participation in various fundraising efforts, such as the Heart Walk for the William Osler Health Centre Foundation.  In the last few years, they have raised over $800,000 for the Cardiac Ward.  Paul also holds a fundraising event each year with the proceeds going to different charities and organizations in our community.

The BBOT named Sanderson the 2003 Business Person of the year. His community spirit and volunteer work were both contributing factors in the reasons Sanderson was chosen for that award.

He continued as an active member of the BBOT when he started his own company, J.W.S. Waste Systems Inc., in 1998. In addition to serving on BBOT, Sanderson also served as President of the Ontario Waste Management Association.

Sanderson was nationally recognized in 2002 as the Canadian Chamber of Commerce Volunteer of the Year for Eastern Canada. In 2005, Sanderson received the Brampton Guardian’s Citizen of the Year Award. He was also the recipient of the prestigious Queen’s Jubilee Medal. As a long term Rotarian, he received the Club’s highest honour, a Paul Harris Fellowship award.

Sanderson was born and raised in Brampton. He says he has a passion for this City and he gets a lot of satisfaction out of helping others. “I do it because I want to do it, not because I want recognition for it. My dad was the same way,” Sanderson added.

Sanderson married his childhood sweetheart, Gloria, and they have two children and five grandchildren. He says without the support of his family, he would not be able to contribute as much as he does.