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	'''Ken 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.

			'''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.
	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. He has been plagued by a controversy regarding his unparliamentary behaviour in the House of Commons which was captured on YouTube.

			==Early life==

			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.
	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 ].

	==~~External links~~==		==Career==
			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.

			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.<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 ].

			==Electoral Record==

			===Municipal===
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			\|-
			\|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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			\|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%
			\|-
			\|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'''
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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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			==External links==
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			{{Mayors of Thunder Bay}}
			{{Mayors in Ontario}}

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His WorshipKen Boshcoff

6th Mayor of Thunder Bay
Incumbent
Assumed office November 15, 2022
Preceded by	Bill Mauro
In office 1997–2003
Preceded by	David Hamilton
Succeeded by	Lynn Peterson
Member of Parliament for Thunder Bay—Rainy River
In office June 28, 2004 – October 14, 2008
Preceded by	Stan Dromisky
Succeeded by	John Rafferty

Personal details
Born	(1949-06-20) June 20, 1949 (age 75) Fort William, Ontario, Canada
Political party	Independent
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

Candidate	Vote	%
2014 Thunder Bay Mayoral Election
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

Candidate	Vote	%
2010 Thunder Bay Councillor At Large Election
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

"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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