Tom Laughren
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Tom Laughren is the 17th and current mayor of Timmins
, Ontario
. He took office on December 7, 2006, succeeding retiring longtime mayor Vic Power
.
Laughren was acclaimed
to the position after running unopposed in the November 2006 municipal election. Laughren first served as a public official for Timmins as a city councillor from 1994 to 2003.
Laughren is a lifelong resident of Timmins. He and his wife, Maureen, have been married for 28 years and they have three daughters together: Hillary, Elisha and Kylie.
Laughren's resume contains decades of community involvement and volunteer work. Some of that volunteer work includes:
Laughren also teaches at the Haileybury School of mines, located south of Timmins in the city of Temiskaming Shores as a part-time Health and Safety instructor.
Laughren is a resident of Porcupine within the City of Timmins.
Timmins
Timmins is a city in northeastern Ontario, Canada on the Mattagami River. At the time of the Canada 2006 Census, Timmins' population was 42,997...
, Ontario
Ontario
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. He took office on December 7, 2006, succeeding retiring longtime mayor Vic Power
Victor M. Power
Victor M. Power is a Canadian politician who served as Timmins, Ontario's longest-serving mayor.Power attended the University of Windsor and the University of Toronto. He later worked as a teacher and guidance counsellor at Timmins High and Vocational School before entering municipal politics. ...
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Laughren was acclaimed
Acclamation
An acclamation, in its most common sense, is a form of election that does not use a ballot. "Acclamation" or "acclamatio" can also signify a kind of ritual greeting and expression of approval in certain social contexts in ancient Rome.-Voting:...
to the position after running unopposed in the November 2006 municipal election. Laughren first served as a public official for Timmins as a city councillor from 1994 to 2003.
Laughren is a lifelong resident of Timmins. He and his wife, Maureen, have been married for 28 years and they have three daughters together: Hillary, Elisha and Kylie.
Laughren's resume contains decades of community involvement and volunteer work. Some of that volunteer work includes:
- Twenty-seven years as a volunteer firefighter.
- Two terms (2004 and 2006) as the campaign co-chair for the Porcupine United Way.
- One term (2005 to 2006) as the Timmins Chamber of Commerce president.
- Chair of the 2000 Strategic Plan under the community initiative: Building Our Future.
Laughren also teaches at the Haileybury School of mines, located south of Timmins in the city of Temiskaming Shores as a part-time Health and Safety instructor.
Laughren is a resident of Porcupine within the City of Timmins.