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'''Ken "Toolbox" Boshcoff''' (born ], ] at ]) is a ] politician. He served as ] of ], ] from 1997 to 2003, during which he established Thunder Bay as the "Martial Arts Capital of Canada". He also had a role in establishing the Northern Ontario School of Medicine, the first Medical school established in North America in 35 years. Prior to that, he was a ]lor from 1978 to 1997.


Defeated twice as a ] candidate in the federal elections of ] and ], he was elected in ] as a ] ] for the ] ], and was re-elected for ] in 2006. '''Ken Boshcoff''' (born June 20, 1949) is a Canadian politician who has currently served as the ] since October 2022. He previously served as mayor from 1997 to 2003. Boshcoff also served as a ] for ] from 2004 to 2008.


==Early life==
As a child, he attended St. Ann’s Elementary School, followed by two years at St. Patrick’s High School and two years at Westgate High School. He continued his education in Thunder Bay at Lakehead University, where he completed Political Science and Economics Degrees.
In 1975, he received a Master’s Degree in Environmental Studies, Systems Planning from ].


Boshcoff was born in ] and was raised in ] 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.
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==Career==
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As a teenager, he began an office-cleaning company and then worked a series of part-time jobs until completing his degrees.
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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.
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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 ] as their Director of Marketing. Later, with his brother, he formed a new company "Boshcoff & Associates" until becoming Mayor.
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After six years as mayor, Boshcoff became the member of Parliament for ] and served from 2004 to 2008.
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He returned to the business world as a consultant in Business Development and Government Navigation.
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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.
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Boshcoff ran for mayor in Thunder Bay's 2014 municipal election.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://tbayvotes.com/about-the-election/candidate-profiles/ken-boschoff/ |title=Ken Boshcoff - Mayor - Thunder Bay Votes Thunder Bay Votes |website=tbayvotes.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141103060117/http://tbayvotes.com/about-the-election/candidate-profiles/ken-boschoff/ |archive-date=2014-11-03}}</ref> He was the runner up, losing to the incumbent ].
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===Municipal===
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! style="background:#ddf; width:200px;"| Candidate
! style="background:#ddf; width:50px;"| Vote
! style="background:#ddf; width:30px;"| %
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|]||14,463||38.96%
|-
|Ken Boshcoff||12,051||32.46%
|-
|Shane Judge||9,531||25.67%
|-
|Colin Burridge||412||1.11%
|-
|Douglas David Mackay||362||0.98%
|-
|Henry Wojak||304||0.82%
|-
|'''Total'''||'''37,123'''||'''100.00'''
|}

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! style="background:#ddf; width:200px;"| Candidate
! style="background:#ddf; width:50px;"| Vote
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|Ken Boshcoff - ''Elected''||22,516||14.62%
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|Larry Hebert - ''Elected''||18,477||11.99%
|-
|] - ''Elected''||15,744||10.24%
|-
|Rebecca Johnson - ''Elected''||14,201||9.22%
|-
|Aldo Ruberto - ''Elected''||13,396||8.70%
|-
|Lawrence Timko||12,650||8.21%
|-
|Norm Staal||11,088||7.20%
|-
|Gerald Graham||7,744||5.02%
|-
|Beatrice Metzler||7,603||4.93%
|-
|Dick Waddington||6,113||3.97%
|-
|Darren Roberts||4,660||3.02%
|-
|Cindy Crowe||3,706||2.40%
|-
|Sharon Ostberg||3,631||2.35%
|-
|House Richard Moorey||3,238||2.10%
|-
|Norman Sponchia||3,082||2.00%
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|Tyler Woods||2,967||1.92%
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|Sydney Pettit||1,256||0.81%
|-
|Iqbal Khan||1,225||0.79%
|-
|Marvin Robert McMenemy||650||0.42%
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|'''Total'''||'''153,977'''||'''100.00'''
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===Federal===
{{Canadian election result/top|CA|2011|Thunder Bay—Rainy River|percent=yes}}
{{CANelec|CA|NDP|]|18,085|48.7%}}
{{CANelec|CA|Conservative|Maureen Comuzzi-Stehmann|10,097|27.2%}}
{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|Ken Boshcoff|8,067|21.7%}}
{{CANelec|CA|Green|Ed Shields|909|2.4%}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes|37,158|100.0}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Total rejected ballots|130|0.3%}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Turnout|37,288|60.1%|}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Eligible voters|62,018}}
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{{Canadian election result/top|CA|2008|Thunder Bay—Rainy River|percent=yes}}
{{CANelec|CA|NDP|]|14,478|40.3%}}
{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|Ken Boshcoff|11,589|32.3%}}
{{CANelec|CA|Conservative|Richard Neumann|8,466|23.6%}}
{{CANelec|CA|Green|Russ Aegard|1,377|3.8%}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes|35,910|100.0}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Total rejected ballots|105|0.3%}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Turnout|36,015|57.05%}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Eligible voters|63,128}}
{{end}}

{{Canadian election result/top|CA|2006|Thunder Bay—Rainy River|percent=yes}}
{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|Ken Boshcoff|13,520|35.1%}}
{{CANelec|CA|NDP|]|12,862|33.4%}}
{{CANelec|CA|Conservative|David Leskowski|10,485|27.2%}}
{{CANelec|CA|Green|Russ Aegard|1,193|3.1%}}
{{CANelec|CA|Marijuana|Doug MacKay|424|1.1%}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes|38,484|100.0}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Total rejected ballots|134|0.4%}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Turnout|36,618|57.96%}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Eligible voters|63,180}}
{{end}}
{{Canadian election result/top|CA|2004|Thunder Bay—Rainy River|percent=yes}}
{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|Ken Boshcoff|14,290|39.4%}}
{{CANelec|CA|NDP|]|10,781|29.7%}}
{{CANelec|CA|Conservative|David Leskowski|9,559|26.3%}}
{{CANelec|CA|Green|Russ Aegard|856|2.4%}}
{{CANelec|CA|Marijuana|Doug Thompson|547|1.5%}}
{{CANelec|CA|Christian Heritage|Johannes Scheibler|267|0.7%}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes|36,300|100.0}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Total rejected ballots|162|0.4%}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Turnout|36,462|57.22%}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Eligible voters|63,718}}
{{end}}

{{Canadian election result/top|CA|1988|Thunder Bay—Atikokan|percent=yes|}}
{{CANelec|CA|NDP|]|13,132|35.9%}}
{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|]|11,968|32.7%}}
{{CANelec|CA|PC|Ken Boshcoff|11,454|31.3% }}
{{CANelec|CA|Communist|Paul Pugh|75|0.2%}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes|36,629|100.0}}
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{{Canadian election result/top|CA|1984|Thunder Bay—Atikokan|percent=yes|}}
{{CANelec|CA|NDP|]|14,715|41.5%}}
{{CANelec|CA|PC|Ken Boshcoff|12,040|34.0%}}
{{CANelec|CA|Liberal|Dale Willoughby|8,704|24.5%}}
{{Canadian election result/total|Total valid votes|35,459|100.0}}
|}

==References==
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His WorshipKen Boshcoff
6th Mayor of Thunder Bay
Incumbent
Assumed office
November 15, 2022
Preceded byBill Mauro
In office
1997–2003
Preceded byDavid Hamilton
Succeeded byLynn Peterson
Member of Parliament
for Thunder Bay—Rainy River
In office
June 28, 2004 – October 14, 2008
Preceded byStan Dromisky
Succeeded byJohn Rafferty
Personal details
Born (1949-06-20) June 20, 1949 (age 75)
Fort William, Ontario, Canada
Political partyIndependent
Other political
affiliations		Liberal
Residence(s)Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
Profession
  • Insurance executive
  • marketing manager

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. He was the runner up, losing to the incumbent Keith Hobbs.

Electoral Record

Municipal

2014 Thunder Bay Mayoral Election
Candidate Vote %
Keith Hobbs 14,463 38.96%
Ken Boshcoff 12,051 32.46%
Shane Judge 9,531 25.67%
Colin Burridge 412 1.11%
Douglas David Mackay 362 0.98%
Henry Wojak 304 0.82%
Total 37,123 100.00
2010 Thunder Bay Councillor At Large Election
Candidate Vote %
Ken Boshcoff - Elected 22,516 14.62%
Larry Hebert - Elected 18,477 11.99%
Iain Angus - Elected 15,744 10.24%
Rebecca Johnson - Elected 14,201 9.22%
Aldo Ruberto - Elected 13,396 8.70%
Lawrence Timko 12,650 8.21%
Norm Staal 11,088 7.20%
Gerald Graham 7,744 5.02%
Beatrice Metzler 7,603 4.93%
Dick Waddington 6,113 3.97%
Darren Roberts 4,660 3.02%
Cindy Crowe 3,706 2.40%
Sharon Ostberg 3,631 2.35%
House Richard Moorey 3,238 2.10%
Norman Sponchia 3,082 2.00%
Tyler Woods 2,967 1.92%
Sydney Pettit 1,256 0.81%
Iqbal Khan 1,225 0.79%
Marvin Robert McMenemy 650 0.42%
Total 153,977 100.00

Federal

2011 Canadian federal election: Thunder Bay—Rainy River
Party Candidate Votes %
New Democratic John Rafferty 18,085 48.7%
Conservative Maureen Comuzzi-Stehmann 10,097 27.2%
Liberal Ken Boshcoff 8,067 21.7%
Green Ed Shields 909 2.4%
Total valid votes 37,158 100.0
Total rejected ballots 130 0.3%
Turnout 37,288 60.1%
Eligible voters 62,018
2008 Canadian federal election: Thunder Bay—Rainy River
Party Candidate Votes %
New Democratic John Rafferty 14,478 40.3%
Liberal Ken Boshcoff 11,589 32.3%
Conservative Richard Neumann 8,466 23.6%
Green Russ Aegard 1,377 3.8%
Total valid votes 35,910 100.0
Total rejected ballots 105 0.3%
Turnout 36,015 57.05%
Eligible voters 63,128
2006 Canadian federal election: Thunder Bay—Rainy River
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Ken Boshcoff 13,520 35.1%
New Democratic John Rafferty 12,862 33.4%
Conservative David Leskowski 10,485 27.2%
Green Russ Aegard 1,193 3.1%
Marijuana Doug MacKay 424 1.1%
Total valid votes 38,484 100.0
Total rejected ballots 134 0.4%
Turnout 36,618 57.96%
Eligible voters 63,180
2004 Canadian federal election: Thunder Bay—Rainy River
Party Candidate Votes %
Liberal Ken Boshcoff 14,290 39.4%
New Democratic John Rafferty 10,781 29.7%
Conservative David Leskowski 9,559 26.3%
Green Russ Aegard 856 2.4%
Marijuana Doug Thompson 547 1.5%
Christian Heritage Johannes Scheibler 267 0.7%
Total valid votes 36,300 100.0
Total rejected ballots 162 0.4%
Turnout 36,462 57.22%
Eligible voters 63,718
1988 Canadian federal election: Thunder Bay—Atikokan
Party Candidate Votes %
New Democratic Iain Angus 13,132 35.9%
Liberal Stan Dromisky 11,968 32.7%
Progressive Conservative Ken Boshcoff 11,454 31.3%
Communist Paul Pugh 75 0.2%
Total valid votes 36,629 100.0
1984 Canadian federal election: Thunder Bay—Atikokan
Party Candidate Votes %
New Democratic Iain Angus 14,715 41.5%
Progressive Conservative Ken Boshcoff 12,040 34.0%
Liberal Dale Willoughby 8,704 24.5%
Total valid votes 35,459 100.0

References

  1. "Ken Boshcoff - Mayor - Thunder Bay Votes Thunder Bay Votes". tbayvotes.com. Archived from the original on November 3, 2014.

External links

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