One of the things in my career I’m most proud of is the community that has grown around my small business.
One of the things in my career I’m most proud of is the community that has grown around my small business.
Together, the company’s team have created a place where people from many different backgrounds, identities, and lived experiences feel safe, welcome, respected, and free to be themselves. That has never been a marketing strategy, it is at the heart of how I run my business and how I live my life.
True inclusion takes more than saying everyone belongs. It means listening when someone says they are being left out, speaking up against discrimination, acknowledging when we fail to recognize a barrier, and being willing to learn and change.
I have also seen how diversity makes a team stronger. Different experiences help us recognize problems we might otherwise miss, bring better ideas to the table, and make decisions that serve more people. That matters in a small business, and it matters even more in local government.
As an At-Large Councillor, I will bring that same warmth, openness, and care to the work of representing Thunder Bay. I will stand up for equitable opportunities, work to remove barriers and stigma, and keep my door open to anyone who needs to be heard.
I may not always recognize every barrier and the conversations may get uncomfortable but I will listen, keep learning, and use my place at the table to help open doors for others.
Better Decisions. Stronger City.
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One of the things in my career I’m most proud of is the community that has grown around my small business.
Together, the company’s team have created a place where people from many different backgrounds, identities, and lived experiences feel safe, welcome, respected, and free to be themselves. That has never been a marketing strategy, it is at the heart of how I run my business and how I live my life.
True inclusion takes more than saying everyone belongs. It means listening when someone says they are being left out, speaking up against discrimination, acknowledging when we fail to recognize a barrier, and being willing to learn and change.
I have also seen how diversity makes a team stronger. Different experiences help us recognize problems we might otherwise miss, bring better ideas to the table, and make decisions that serve more people. That matters in a small business, and it matters even more in local government.
As an At-Large Councillor, I will bring that same warmth, openness, and care to the work of representing Thunder Bay. I will stand up for equitable opportunities, work to remove barriers and stigma, and keep my door open to anyone who needs to be heard.
I may not always recognize every barrier and the conversations may get uncomfortable but I will listen, keep learning, and use my place at the table to help open doors for others.
Better Decisions. Stronger City.
Representation starts with showing up.
Attendance doesn’t tell us everything about an elected representative. It can’t explain every absence or show whether someone arrived prepared. Illness, family responsibilities and emergencies happen—but attendance is still one visible part of the public record.
In 2025, Thunder Bay City Council attended approximately 90.2% of full-Council meetings. Collectively, that amounts to about one meeting missed in ten.
Across five other Ontario cities with readily available official records, average attendance was approximately 95.9%—about one meeting missed in twenty-five.
Showing up is the starting point. Reading the material, listening, asking useful questions and following through are what make that presence count.
If elected, I will make Council duties a priority. I will show up, arrive prepared, participate thoughtfully and do my best to represent all of Thunder Bay.
I expect to be held to the same standard—and for my own attendance record to be available for voters to judge.
Better Decisions. Stronger City.
Method: Attendance was calculated from official municipal records for full-Council meetings held in 2025. Mayors were included as voting members of council. Vacant or relinquished seats were excluded where they would distort the comparison.
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Representation starts with showing up.
Attendance doesn’t tell us everything about an elected representative. It can’t explain every absence or show whether someone arrived prepared. Illness, family responsibilities and emergencies happen—but attendance is still one visible part of the public record.
In 2025, Thunder Bay City Council attended approximately 90.2% of full-Council meetings. Collectively, that amounts to about one meeting missed in ten.
Across five other Ontario cities with readily available official records, average attendance was approximately 95.9%—about one meeting missed in twenty-five.
Showing up is the starting point. Reading the material, listening, asking useful questions and following through are what make that presence count.
If elected, I will make Council duties a priority. I will show up, arrive prepared, participate thoughtfully and do my best to represent all of Thunder Bay.
I expect to be held to the same standard—and for my own attendance record to be available for voters to judge.
Better Decisions. Stronger City.
Method: Attendance was calculated from official municipal records for full-Council meetings held in 2025. Mayors were included as voting members of council. Vacant or relinquished seats were excluded where they would distort the comparison.
The purchase price is only part of what we commit to when we approve a municipal project.
The purchase price is only part of what we commit to when we approve a municipal project.
A bus or building also needs people, energy, maintenance and repairs. Eventually, there may be costs to replace it, dismantle it or dispose of it. Those commitments can continue for decades.
We need to understand what future residents will be paying for—and whether they can afford it.
Right now, the City is asking residents to help shape its 2027 budget: https://getinvolvedthunderbay.ca/city-budget-consultations
While looking through the current budgets, I kept coming back to a simple question:
What should the people of Thunder Bay receive for their investment?
The documents describe intended benefits. I’d like clearer explanations of the alternatives, full lifetime costs and how we’ll know an investment was worthwhile. I’d also like to understand what we’re giving up or taking on to fund a project: another priority delayed, higher taxes, reserves drawn down or more borrowing.
Public libraries are close to my heart. Canadian research estimates approximately $6 in community economic benefit for every dollar invested in urban libraries, alongside social benefits that are harder to measure. For me, that makes a strong case for fully funding the Thunder Bay Public Library.
Thunder Bay Transit raises another question. In 2025, approximately 4% of scheduled conventional trips weren’t delivered. Those missed trips affect people getting to work, appointments and school. The ramifications of an unreliable transit system are real.
Meanwhile, the capital budget includes $428,000 for transit rebranding. There may be a sound reason for it. What changes for riders? Could a less expensive approach work? Within the funding rules, could another investment do more to improve reliability?
That’s the scrutiny public spending deserves—and the approach I’ll bring to Council. I’m asking for your vote because I’m prepared to do that work: understand the full commitment, weigh the alternatives, explain my decisions and follow up on what residents actually receive.
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The purchase price is only part of what we commit to when we approve a municipal project.
A bus or building also needs people, energy, maintenance and repairs. Eventually, there may be costs to replace it, dismantle it or dispose of it. Those commitments can continue for decades.
We need to understand what future residents will be paying for—and whether they can afford it.
Right now, the City is asking residents to help shape its 2027 budget: https://getinvolvedthunderbay.ca/city-budget-consultations
While looking through the current budgets, I kept coming back to a simple question:
What should the people of Thunder Bay receive for their investment?
The documents describe intended benefits. I’d like clearer explanations of the alternatives, full lifetime costs and how we’ll know an investment was worthwhile. I’d also like to understand what we’re giving up or taking on to fund a project: another priority delayed, higher taxes, reserves drawn down or more borrowing.
Public libraries are close to my heart. Canadian research estimates approximately $6 in community economic benefit for every dollar invested in urban libraries, alongside social benefits that are harder to measure. For me, that makes a strong case for fully funding the Thunder Bay Public Library.
Thunder Bay Transit raises another question. In 2025, approximately 4% of scheduled conventional trips weren’t delivered. Those missed trips affect people getting to work, appointments and school. The ramifications of an unreliable transit system are real.
Meanwhile, the capital budget includes $428,000 for transit rebranding. There may be a sound reason for it. What changes for riders? Could a less expensive approach work? Within the funding rules, could another investment do more to improve reliability?
That’s the scrutiny public spending deserves—and the approach I’ll bring to Council. I’m asking for your vote because I’m prepared to do that work: understand the full commitment, weigh the alternatives, explain my decisions and follow up on what residents actually receive.