Steve Black (politician)

Steve Black
24th Mayor of Timmins, Ontario
Incumbent
Assumed office December 1, 2014
Preceded by	Tom Laughren
Personal details
Born	Steven L. Black April 20, 1982 Oshawa, Ontario
Spouse(s)	Melanie Black
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 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] 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] In addition to his duties as mayor, Black currently sits as co-chair of the event.^[13]

See also

• List of the youngest mayors in Canada

References

1. "Timmins voters back Black". Timmins Daily Press, October 27, 2014.
2. "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.

External links

• City of Timmins: Mayor's Office