Kenneth 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, where he received degrees in Economics and Political Science in 1972. In 1975, he graduated from York University with a Master’s Degree in Environmental Studies.

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.

Boshcoff was first elected as a city councillor in 1979 and served until 1997, when he was elected mayor. 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.

In 2022, Boshcoff ran for mayor again and won with 13,538 votes.

Electoral record

Municipal

{|class="wikitable sortable"

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| colspan="3" style="text-align:center;"|2022 Thunder Bay Mayoral Election

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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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|Ken Boshcoff||13,538||38.22%

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|Gary Mack||12,145||34.29%

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|Peng You||6,377||18.00%

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|Clinton Harris||2,728||7.70%

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|Robert Szczepanski||633||1.79%

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|Total||35,421||100.00

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| colspan="3" style="text-align:center;"|2014 Thunder Bay Mayoral Election

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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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|Keith Hobbs||14,463||38.96%

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|Ken Boshcoff||12,051||32.46%

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|Shane Judge||9,531||25.67%

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|Colin Burridge||412||1.11%

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|Douglas David Mackay||362||0.98%

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|Henry Wojak||304||0.82%

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|Total||37,123||100.00

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| colspan="3" style="text-align:center;"|2010 Thunder Bay Councillor At Large Election

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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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|Ken Boshcoff - Elected||22,516||14.62%

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|Larry Hebert - Elected||18,477||11.99%

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|Iain Angus - Elected||15,744||10.24%

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|Rebecca Johnson - Elected||14,201||9.22%

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|Aldo Ruberto - Elected||13,396||8.70%

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|Lawrence Timko||12,650||8.21%

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|Norm Staal||11,088||7.20%

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|Gerald Graham||7,744||5.02%

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|Beatrice Metzler||7,603||4.93%

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|Dick Waddington||6,113||3.97%

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|Darren Roberts||4,660||3.02%

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|Cindy Crowe||3,706||2.40%

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|Sharon Ostberg||3,631||2.35%

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|House Richard Moorey||3,238||2.10%

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|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%

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|Iqbal Khan||1,225||0.79%

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|Marvin Robert McMenemy||650||0.42%

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|Total||153,977||100.00

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Federal

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References

  • How'd They Vote?: Ken Boshcoff's voting history and quotes