Steve Black (politician)
| Steven L. Black | |
|---|---|
| 24th Mayor of Timmins, Ontario | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office December 1, 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Tom Laughren |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 20, 1982 Oshawa, Ontario |
| Residence | Timmins, Ontario |
Steven L. Black is a Canadian politician, currently mayor of Timmins, Ontario.[1] He was elected in the municipal election on October 27, 2014 with a strong majority taking 65% of the vote. Mayor Steve Black is the youngest Mayor in the City of Timmins history, elected at age 32. He succeeded retiring mayor Tom Laughren.
Originally from Oshawa, he studied mining engineering at Queen's University,[2] and moved to Timmins in 2004 to complete a co-operative education term with the city's Kidd Creek Mine.[2] Steve is very active in the community. He coached minor hockey for 6 seasons and has been involved with the Timmins and Schumacher minor hockey associations.
Prior to his election to the mayoralty, Black served as a city councillor on the Timmins City Council from 2010 to 2014.[3] He ran as a Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario candidate in Timmins—James Bay in the 2014 provincial election,[2] but lost to incumbent MPP Gilles Bisson.[4]
The two largest influences in Steve’s life are his 2 beautiful children, daughter Jenna and son Connor, both born at the Timmins and District Hospital. Both inspire Steve to stay focused on his long term vision for the City of Timmins.
Active Community Roles:
Mayor City of Timmins Dec 2014 – Present
Timmins Police Services Board Member 2015–present (Chair of Board 2015–present)
MRCA Board Member 2010 – present (Chair of Board 2014–present)
Porcupine Health Unit Board Member 2010 – present (Chair of Board 2015 – present)
Cochrane District Social Services Administration Board Member 2010 – present (vice-chair of board 2015–present)
Timmins Economic Development Committee Board Member 2015–present (Member of Executive Committee 2015–present)
Golden Manor – Committee of Management Board Member 2015–present
Timmins and District Hospital Foundation Board Member 2014–present
Past Community Roles:
Ward 5 City Councillor 2010 to 2014
Timmins Public Library Board Member 2010 – 2014
Electoral record
| Ontario general election, 2014 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||||
| New Democratic | Gilles Bisson | 11,818 | 51.39 | +1.92 | ||||
| Liberal | Sylvie Fontaine | 5,592 | 24.32 | +11.95 | ||||
| Progressive Conservative | Steve Black | 5,226 | 22.72 | -13.97 | ||||
| Green | Bozena Hrycyna | 301 | 1.31 | +0.31 | ||||
| Confederation of Regions | Fauzia Sadiq | 61 | 0.27 | |||||
| Total valid votes | 22,998 | 100.00 | ||||||
| New Democratic hold | Swing | -5.02 | ||||||
| Source: Elections Ontario[5] | ||||||||
Ontario Mining Cup
In addition to being a volunteer minor hockey coach for the Schumacher Day Minor Hockey Association,[6] Black was also the founder of the Ontario Mining Cup hockey tournament.[7][8][9] The tournament seeks to bring together mining sector hockey teams from around the province to compete for industry bragging rights while raising money for post-secondary scholarships in mining.[10][11] In addition to his duties as mayor, Black currently sits as co-chair of the event.[12]
See also
References
- ↑ "Timmins voters back Black". Timmins Daily Press, October 27, 2014.
- ↑ "Steve Black seeks Timmins mayoralty". Timmins Daily Press, August 5, 2014.
- ↑ "Bisson is still most successful MPP in Timmins". Timmins Times, June 16, 2014.
- ↑ Elections Ontario (2014). "General Election Results by District, 093 Timmins-James Bay". Retrieved 13 June 2014.
- ↑ "Source for Sports wins tournament". Timmins Daily Press. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
- ↑ Timmins Daily Press (03/04/2014). "Timmins Daily Press - 2014 Ontario Mining Cup Notification". Retrieved 2015-01-11. Check date values in:
|date=(help) - ↑ Moose FM (2014-03-18). "Moose FM - 2014 Ontario Mining Cup Notification". Retrieved 2015-01-11.
- ↑ "Points North - Mining Hockey Tournament Coming to Timmins". CBC. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
- ↑ "Scholarships, Bursaries and Awards for Students in Mining and Instrumentation at the Haileybury Campus of Northern College" (PDF). O.E. Walli Foundation Inc. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
- ↑ "CIM Porcupine Branch - Vision & Mission". Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
- ↑ "Contact Us". Ontario Mining Cup. Retrieved 15 January 2015.