Steve Black (politician)

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Steve Black
24th Mayor of Timmins, Ontario
In office
December 1, 2014 – November 30, 2018
Preceded byTom Laughren
Succeeded byGeorge Pirie
Personal details
Born
Steven L. Black

(1982-04-20) April 20, 1982 (age 39)
Oshawa, Ontario
ResidenceTimmins, Ontario
Alma materQueen's University (B.Eng.)
OccupationMining engineer

Steven L. Black is a Canadian politician, who served as mayor of Timmins, Ontario from 2014 to 2018.[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]

Black was defeated by George Pirie in the 2018 municipal election.[5]

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[6]
Municipal
Timmins Mayoral Election, 2014[7] 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,[8] Black was also the founder of the Ontario Mining Cup hockey tournament.[9][10][11] 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.[12][13][14]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Timmins voters back Black". Timmins Daily Press, October 27, 2014.
  2. ^ a b c "Timmins city councilor Steve Black ready to carry the Progressive Conservative banner to unseat Gilles Bisson". Timmins Times, April 24, 2013.
  3. ^ "Steve Black seeks Timmins mayoralty". Timmins Daily Press, August 5, 2014.
  4. ^ "Bisson is still most successful MPP in Timmins". Timmins Times, June 16, 2014.
  5. ^ "Pirie wins mayor's seat in convincing victory". Timmins Daily Press, October 23, 2018.
  6. ^ Elections Ontario (2014). "General Election Results by District, 093 Timmins-James Bay". Archived from the original on 14 June 2014. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
  7. ^ Timmins. "Nomination for the 2014 Municipal Elections | City of Timmins". Timmins.ca. Archived from the original on 2014-08-18. Retrieved 2014-08-27.
  8. ^ "Source for Sports wins tournament". Timmins Daily Press. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  9. ^ 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)
  10. ^ Moose FM (2014-03-18). "Moose FM - 2014 Ontario Mining Cup Notification". Retrieved 2015-01-11.
  11. ^ "Points North - Mining Hockey Tournament Coming to Timmins". CBC. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  12. ^ "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.
  13. ^ "CIM Porcupine Branch - Vision & Mission". Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  14. ^ "Contact Us". Ontario Mining Cup. Retrieved 15 January 2015.

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