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
(1982-04-20) April 20, 1982
Oshawa, Ontario
Children 2
Residence 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

Ontario general election, 2014
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
New DemocraticGilles Bisson 11,818 51.39 +1.92
LiberalSylvie Fontaine 5,592 24.32 +11.95
Progressive ConservativeSteve Black 5,226 22.72 -13.97
GreenBozena Hrycyna 301 1.31 +0.31
Confederation of RegionsFauzia Sadiq 61 0.27
Total valid votes 22,998100.00
New Democratic hold Swing -5.02
Source: Elections Ontario[5]

Timmins 2014 Municipal Election

Mayoral Candidate [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

  1. ↑ "Timmins voters back Black". Timmins Daily Press, October 27, 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 "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. ↑ Elections Ontario (2014). "General Election Results by District, 093 Timmins-James Bay". Retrieved 13 June 2014.
  6. ↑ Timmins. "Nomination for the 2014 Municipal Elections | City of Timmins". Timmins.ca. Retrieved 2014-08-27.
  7. ↑ "Source for Sports wins tournament". Timmins Daily Press. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  8. ↑ Timmins Daily Press (03/04/2014). "Timmins Daily Press - 2014 Ontario Mining Cup Notification". Retrieved 2015-01-11. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  9. ↑ Moose FM (2014-03-18). "Moose FM - 2014 Ontario Mining Cup Notification". Retrieved 2015-01-11.
  10. ↑ "Points North - Mining Hockey Tournament Coming to Timmins". CBC. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  11. ↑ "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.
  12. ↑ "CIM Porcupine Branch - Vision & Mission". Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  13. ↑ "Contact Us". Ontario Mining Cup. Retrieved 15 January 2015.
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