Steve Black (politician)
Steve Black | |
|---|---|
| 24th Mayor of Timmins, Ontario | |
| Assumed office December 1, 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Tom Laughren |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Steven L. Black April 20, 1982 Oshawa, Ontario |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence(s) | Timmins, Ontario |
| Alma mater | Queen's University (B.Eng.) |
| Occupation | Mining engineer |
Steven L. Black is a Canadian politician, currently mayor of Timmins, Ontario.[1] He was elected in the municipal election on October 27, 2014 defeating former Councillor Todd Lever by taking 65% of the vote, and becoming Timmins' youngest Mayor ever elected. He succeeded retiring mayor Tom Laughren.
Originally from Oshawa, Ontario, 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] He coached minor hockey for six 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]
Electoral record
- Provincial
| 2014 Ontario general election | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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] | ||||||||
- Municipal
| Timmins Mayoral Election, 2014 [6] | Vote | % |
|---|---|---|
| Steve Black | 8,802 | 64.58 |
| Todd Lever | 4,510 | 33.09 |
| Allan R. Manchester | 318 | 2.33 |
Ontario Mining Cup
In addition to being a volunteer minor hockey coach for the Schumacher Day Minor Hockey Association,[7] Black was also the founder of the Ontario Mining Cup hockey tournament.[8][9][10] 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.[11][12] [13]
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". Archived from the original on 14 June 2014. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
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{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "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.
{{cite web}}: 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.