William "Bill" Steinberg

Bill Steinberg Led the Hampstead Demerger Battle

In the Fall of 2001, Bill Steinberg took on the task of fighting to get Hampstead back — following the failure of court challenges, and in the absence of any other leadership initiatives. He cared enough about Hampstead and had the determination to lead and win the demerger battle.

“The demerger happened because of two dedicated and passionate people… Doris and Bill Steinberg. It happened because Doris and Bill stood up to be counted, this when everyone else had their lips moving but forgot to roll up their sleeves to make things happen”

Abe Gonshor, Hampstead Councillor
E-mail to the Hampstead Demerger Team, June 21, 2004

Hampstead’s First Mayor Following the Demerger

With the same dedication and passion that characterized his leadership of the demerger battle, he knocked on all 2,500 doors in Hampstead. The result was a historic underdog election victory. At the time, the post-merger Town was in a horrible state. The roads were like that of a third world country, to quote many residents. The sewers were bursting and causing thousands of dollars in damage to homes that were flooded. For the past four years, Bill has led an activist administration that has delivered unprecedented improvements in all areas. Now he is seeking re-election for another four years.

William Steinberg Biographical Information

Dr. Steinberg has a PhD in Psychology from Northwestern University, and was a professor at Concordia University. He runs a business which specializes in software that measures customer satisfaction and employee morale.

Bill Steinberg is the son of the late Morris Steinberg and Clara Steinberg. He grew up in Hampstead and his mother still lives on Dufferin Rd. His siblings are Jonathan, a top Canadian bridge player and Ivy, an extremely accomplished athlete and business woman. Despite being born with a severe hearing loss, Bill has overcome it with the help of a cochlear implant he received in 2004. He is currently the President of CIRA (Cochlear Implant Recipients Association).
After graduating from McGill University, Bill married Doris Staniszewski (his wife of 38 years) and the two of them went to Northwestern University, in Chicago, where they obtained Ph.Ds in Psychology.
When it was time to start a family, they returned to Hampstead and built their home on Albion. Their children are Tara, a McGill Law graduate and Craig, who graduated McGill Psychology and has a website development company.
Bill has been a resident of Hampstead for over 50 years and knows it as a kid growing up and as a parent raising his kids in our town.