Thunder Bay municipal election, 2006
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The 2006 Thunder Bay municipal election was held on 13 November 2006 in Thunder Bay
Thunder Bay
-In Canada:Thunder Bay is the name of three places in the province of Ontario, Canada along Lake Superior:*Thunder Bay District, Ontario, a district in Northwestern Ontario*Thunder Bay, a city in Thunder Bay District*Thunder Bay, Unorganized, Ontario...

, Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....

 to elect a mayor
Mayor
In many countries, a Mayor is the highest ranking officer in the municipal government of a town or a large urban city....

, 12 city councillors, trustees for the Lakehead District School Board
Lakehead District School Board
The Lakehead District School Board oversees all secular English-language public schools in the Thunder Bay CMA and the townships of Gorham and Ware in Ontario, Canada. It administers education at 22 elementary schools, 4 secondary schools and an adult education centre.Elementary Schools*Agnew H....

, the Thunder Bay Catholic District School Board
Thunder Bay Catholic District School Board
The Thunder Bay Catholic District School Board oversees all Catholic schools in the Thunder Bay CMA and the townships of Gorham and Ware in Ontario, Canada. It administers education at 13 elementary schools, 2 senior elementary, and 2 secondary schools....

, the Conseil scolaire de district du Grand Nord de l'Ontario
Conseil scolaire de district du Grand Nord de l'Ontario
The Conseil scolaire de district du Grand Nord de l'Ontario manages the French-language schools in much of Northern Ontario. The area in which this school board operates covers 64,238 km² of Ontario....

, and the Conseil scolaire de district catholique des Aurores boréales
Conseil scolaire de district catholique des Aurores boréales
The Conseil scolaire de district catholique des Aurores boréales oversees 10 French language Catholic schools in Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada...

. This election coincided with the 2006 Ontario municipal elections
Ontario municipal elections, 2006
In the 2006 municipal elections in Ontario, voters in the province of Ontario, elected mayors, councillors, school board trustees and all other elected officials in all of Ontario's municipalities. These elections were regulated by the .- Date :...

 being held across Ontario.

Thunder Bay City Council
Thunder Bay City Council
The Thunder Bay City Council is the governing body of the city of Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada. It consists of a mayor and twelve councillors. The mayor and five of the councillors are elected at large, with one councillor being elected for each of the city's seven wards: Current River, McIntyre,...

 

Voters are asked to elect a mayor, five at-large
At-Large
At-large is a designation for representative members of a governing body who are elected or appointed to represent the whole membership of the body , rather than a subset of that membership...

 city councillors and seven ward councillors. Of 86,914 registered voters, 33,196 votes were cast and 33,192 votes were counted. Voter turnout was the lowest in the city's history at 38.2%.

Mayor 

Three candidates ran for the office of Mayor. The incumbent, Lynn Peterson
Lynn Peterson
Lynn Peterson was elected as the second woman to become mayor of the city of Thunder Bay, Ontario on November 10, 2003.Prior to becoming mayor, Peterson served three years as a member of Thunder Bay City Council, and had nearly 20 years of community service...

, was re-elected by a considerable margin
Landslide victory
In politics, a landslide victory is the victory of a candidate or political party by an overwhelming margin in an election...

.
Candidate Vote %
Lynn Peterson
Lynn Peterson
Lynn Peterson was elected as the second woman to become mayor of the city of Thunder Bay, Ontario on November 10, 2003.Prior to becoming mayor, Peterson served three years as a member of Thunder Bay City Council, and had nearly 20 years of community service...

(X)
26,561 84.9
Jim Gamble 2,733 8.7
Douglas David Mackay 1,988 6.4
Total 31,282

Councillors at-large

Five councillors are elected at-large
At-Large
At-large is a designation for representative members of a governing body who are elected or appointed to represent the whole membership of the body , rather than a subset of that membership...

 by to sit on City Council. Fifteen people ran for the position in 2006. Each registered voter can choose up to five candidates.
Candidate Vote %
Iain Angus
Iain Angus
Iain Francis Angus is a Canadian politician, who has served in the Legislative Assembly of Ontario and the Canadian House of Commons, as well as on Thunder Bay City Council....

 (X)
17,980 12.9
Larry Hebert 17,549 12.5
Rebecca Johnson (X) 16,030 11.5
Frank Pullia 15,392 11.0
Aldo V. Ruberto 14,731 10.5
Lawrence Timko (X) 13,330 9.5
Bill Scollie (X) 10,806 7.7
Doug Scott 8,538 6.1
Sargon Khubyar 6,891 4.9
Vince Riccio 5,142 3.7
Charles Campbell 3,857 2.7
Richard Moorey 3,445 2.5
Terrence A. Yahn 2,997 2.1
Christopher Mills 2,457 1.8
Marvin Robert McMenemy 780 0.6
Total 139,925

Ward councillors

The city of Thunder Bay is divided into seven electoral wards: Current River, McIntyre, McKellar, Neebing, Northwood, Red River, and Westfort. Residents of each ward elect one member to represent their ward on city council. Twenty people ran for these positions in five wards. The incumbent councillors in Northwood and Neebing wards were acclaimed.

Current River

Candidate Vote %
Andrew Foulds 2,701 61.2
Dick Waddington (X) 731 16.6
Tony Kolic 518 11.7
David Tranter 461 10.5
Total 4,411

McIntyre

Candidate Vote %
Trevor Giertuga (X) 2,428 51.4
Mark Wright 2,299 48.6
Total 4,727

McKellar

On 18 October 2007 Andy Savela announced his resignation
to take on further responsibilities with the Canadian Auto Workers
Canadian Auto Workers
The Canadian Auto Workers is one of Canada's largest and highest profile social unions. While rooted in Ontario's large auto plants of Windsor, Brampton, Oakville, St...

. City council voted 6–5 on 5 November 2007 to appoint Robert Tuchenhagen, to the position. Tuchenhagen was defeated by Savela by 377 votes. He was sworn in on 19 November 2007.
Candidate Vote %
Andy Savela (resigned) 1,875 45.3
Robert Tuchenhagen (X) (appointed) 1,500 36.2
Mirano Milhaljevic 325 7.8
Peter Panetta 319 7.7
Greg Chvets 125 3.0
Total 4,144

Red River

Candidate Vote %
Brian McKinnon 2,183 36.1
Allan Laakkonen (X) 1,623 26.8
Paul B. Wolfe 1,402 23.2
Bill Bartley 845 14.0
Total 6,053

Westfort

Candidate Vote %
Joe Virdiramo (X) 3311 66.4
Frank Armiento 973 19.5
Tommy Milestone Horricks 701 14.1
Total 4,985

District School Boards

Three boards of education to which voters elect trustees operate in the city of Thunder Bay. The Lakehead District School Board
Lakehead District School Board
The Lakehead District School Board oversees all secular English-language public schools in the Thunder Bay CMA and the townships of Gorham and Ware in Ontario, Canada. It administers education at 22 elementary schools, 4 secondary schools and an adult education centre.Elementary Schools*Agnew H....

 is an English language
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...

 public school board and elects 8 trustees at-large in the Thunder Bay Census Metropolitan Area, the Thunder Bay Catholic District School Board
Thunder Bay Catholic District School Board
The Thunder Bay Catholic District School Board oversees all Catholic schools in the Thunder Bay CMA and the townships of Gorham and Ware in Ontario, Canada. It administers education at 13 elementary schools, 2 senior elementary, and 2 secondary schools....

 is an English language separate school
Separate school
In Canada, separate school refers to a particular type of school that has constitutional status in three provinces and statutory status in three territories...

 board and elects 6 trustees at-large in the Thunder Bay Census Metropolitan Area, the Conseil scolaire de district du Grand Nord de l'Ontario
Conseil scolaire de district du Grand Nord de l'Ontario
The Conseil scolaire de district du Grand Nord de l'Ontario manages the French-language schools in much of Northern Ontario. The area in which this school board operates covers 64,238 km² of Ontario....

 is a French language
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...

 public school board and elects one trustee from Northwestern Ontario, and the Conseil scolaire de district catholique des Aurores boréales
Conseil scolaire de district catholique des Aurores boréales
The Conseil scolaire de district catholique des Aurores boréales oversees 10 French language Catholic schools in Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada...

 is a French language separate school board and elects 4 trustees at-large in Northwestern Ontario
Northwestern Ontario
Northwestern Ontario is the region within the Canadian province of Ontario which lies north and west of Lake Superior, and west of Hudson Bay and James Bay. It includes most of subarctic Ontario. Its western boundary is the Canadian province of Manitoba, which disputed Ontario's claim to the...

.

Lakehead District School Board

Eight trustees are elected to the Lakehead District School Board
Lakehead District School Board
The Lakehead District School Board oversees all secular English-language public schools in the Thunder Bay CMA and the townships of Gorham and Ware in Ontario, Canada. It administers education at 22 elementary schools, 4 secondary schools and an adult education centre.Elementary Schools*Agnew H....

 by registered voters in the city of Thunder Bay, the six municipalities in its CMA, and voters in the unorganized portion
Thunder Bay, Unorganized, Ontario
Unorganized Thunder Bay is an unorganized area in northwestern Ontario, Canada in Thunder Bay District. It comprises all parts of the district that are not part of an incorporated municipality or a First Nations reserve....

 of Thunder Bay District
Thunder Bay District, Ontario
Thunder Bay District is a district and census division in Northwestern Ontario in the Canadian province of Ontario. The district seat is Thunder Bay....

. Each registered voter can choose up to eight candidates. Thirteen people ran for this position.
Candidate Vote %
Karen Wilson 13,475 10.6
Ron Oikonen 10,947 8.6
Trudy Tuchenhagen 10,646 8.4
George Saarinen 10,368 8.1
Deborah Massaro 10,250 8.0
Don Kerr 10,004 7.9
Bill Mokomela 9,918 7.8
Lori A. Lukinuk 9,683 7.6
Margaret Reynolds 9,592 7.5
Charlotte Matson 9,044 7.1
Jack Playford 8,446 6.6
David Ogden 8,140 6.4
Avery Dorland 6,858 5.4
Total 127,371

Thunder Bay Catholic District School Board

Six trustees are elected to the Thunder Bay Catholic District School Board
Thunder Bay Catholic District School Board
The Thunder Bay Catholic District School Board oversees all Catholic schools in the Thunder Bay CMA and the townships of Gorham and Ware in Ontario, Canada. It administers education at 13 elementary schools, 2 senior elementary, and 2 secondary schools....

 by registered Roman Catholic voters in the city of Thunder Bay, the six municipalities in its CMA, and voters in the unorganized portion of Thunder Bay District. Each registered voter can choose up to six candidates. Fourteen people ran for this position.
Candidate Vote %
Kathy O'Brien 5,360 11.9
Philip Colosimo 4,991 11.1
Doug Demeo 4,930 10.9
Tony Romeo 4,018 9.0
Bob Hupka 3,703 8.2
Elanor Ashe 3,666 8.1
Genevieve (Knauff) Wiens 3,214 7.1
Mandi O'Connor 2,869 6.4
Sam Frederico 2,798 6.2
Marie Piccolo-Morin 2,536 5.6
Vince Fragale 2,209 4.9
J. Douglas Corbett 2,084 4.6
Saverio Prete 1,612 3.6
Lawrence Deswiage 1,146 2.5
Total 45,136

Conseil scolaire de district du Grand Nord de l'Ontario

One trustee is elected to the Conseil scolaire de district du Grand Nord de l'Ontario
Conseil scolaire de district du Grand Nord de l'Ontario
The Conseil scolaire de district du Grand Nord de l'Ontario manages the French-language schools in much of Northern Ontario. The area in which this school board operates covers 64,238 km² of Ontario....

 by registered voters with French language
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...

 education rights in Northwestern Ontario
Northwestern Ontario
Northwestern Ontario is the region within the Canadian province of Ontario which lies north and west of Lake Superior, and west of Hudson Bay and James Bay. It includes most of subarctic Ontario. Its western boundary is the Canadian province of Manitoba, which disputed Ontario's claim to the...

.
Candidate Vote %
Anne-Marie Gelineault 106 66.3
Joseph Richard Forget 54 33.8
Total 160

Conseil scolaire de district catholique des Aurores boréales

Four trustees are elected to the Conseil scolaire de district catholique des Aurores boréales
Conseil scolaire de district catholique des Aurores boréales
The Conseil scolaire de district catholique des Aurores boréales oversees 10 French language Catholic schools in Thunder Bay District, Ontario, Canada...

 by registered Roman Catholic voters with French language
French language
French is a Romance language spoken as a first language in France, the Romandy region in Switzerland, Wallonia and Brussels in Belgium, Monaco, the regions of Quebec and Acadia in Canada, and by various communities elsewhere. Second-language speakers of French are distributed throughout many parts...

 education rights in Northwestern Ontario
Northwestern Ontario
Northwestern Ontario is the region within the Canadian province of Ontario which lies north and west of Lake Superior, and west of Hudson Bay and James Bay. It includes most of subarctic Ontario. Its western boundary is the Canadian province of Manitoba, which disputed Ontario's claim to the...

. All four candidates, Anne Breton, Angele M. M. Brunelle, Bernard Caron and Claudette Gleeson, were acclaimed.
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