Ken Boshcoff Explained

Honorific Prefix:His Worship
Ken Boshcoff
Order:6th
Office:Mayor of Thunder Bay
Term Start:November 15, 2022
Predecessor:Bill Mauro
Term Start1:1997
Term End1:2003
Predecessor1:David Hamilton
Successor1:Lynn Peterson
Riding2:Thunder Bay—Rainy River
Parliament2:Canadian
Term Start2:June 28, 2004
Term End2:October 14, 2008
Predecessor2:Stan Dromisky
Successor2:John Rafferty
Birth Date:20 June 1949
Birth Place:Fort William, Ontario, Canada
Party:Independent
Otherparty:Liberal
Residence:Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada

Ken Boshcoff (born June 20, 1949) is a Canadian politician who has currently served as the mayor of Thunder Bay since October 2022. He previously served as mayor from 1997 to 2003. Boshcoff also served as a member of Parliament for Thunder Bay—Rainy River from 2004 to 2008.

Early life

Boshcoff was born in Fort William and was raised in Westfort by parents of Ukrainian/Polish and Bulgarian descent. He attended Crawford, St. Ann, St Patrick, and Westgate schools. Boshcoff then studied at Lakehead University as an undergraduate, then proceeded to graduate studies at York University.

Career

As a teenager, he began an office-cleaning company and then worked a series of part-time jobs until completing his degrees.Mr. Boshcoff obtained work in the Provincial and National Parks systems to pay for his tuition and developed his environmental skills in Quetico, Pukaskwa, Gros Morne, Terra Nova, and the St Lawrence Islands.

He later worked for the Federal Government as the District Planner for Indian and Northern Affairs. After that he joined the family insurance business, moving to the Thunder Bay Port Authority as their Director of Marketing. Later, with his brother, he formed a new company "Boshcoff & Associates" until becoming Mayor.

After six years as mayor, Boshcoff became the member of Parliament for Thunder Bay—Rainy River and served from 2004 to 2008.

He returned to the business world as a consultant in Business Development and Government Navigation.

He has worked as a mediator and provided advice on governance as well as finding solutions for both not-for-profit organizations and businesses. He returned to Council in 2010, and became known for his advocacy for the community.

Boshcoff ran for mayor in Thunder Bay's 2014 municipal election.[1] He was the runner up, losing to the incumbent Keith Hobbs.

Electoral Record

Municipal

2014 Thunder Bay Mayoral Election
CandidateVote%
Keith Hobbs14,46338.96%
Ken Boshcoff12,05132.46%
Shane Judge9,53125.67%
Colin Burridge4121.11%
Douglas David Mackay3620.98%
Henry Wojak3040.82%
Total37,123100.00
2010 Thunder Bay Councillor At Large Election
CandidateVote%
Ken Boshcoff - Elected22,51614.62%
Larry Hebert - Elected18,47711.99%
Iain Angus - Elected15,74410.24%
Rebecca Johnson - Elected14,2019.22%
Aldo Ruberto - Elected13,3968.70%
Lawrence Timko12,6508.21%
Norm Staal11,0887.20%
Gerald Graham7,7445.02%
Beatrice Metzler7,6034.93%
Dick Waddington6,1133.97%
Darren Roberts4,6603.02%
Cindy Crowe3,7062.40%
Sharon Ostberg3,6312.35%
House Richard Moorey3,2382.10%
Norman Sponchia3,0822.00%
Tyler Woods2,9671.92%
Sydney Pettit1,2560.81%
Iqbal Khan1,2250.79%
Marvin Robert McMenemy6500.42%
Total153,977100.00

Federal

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External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ken Boshcoff - Mayor - Thunder Bay Votes Thunder Bay Votes . tbayvotes.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141103060117/http://tbayvotes.com/about-the-election/candidate-profiles/ken-boschoff/ . 2014-11-03.