THUNDER BAY – Township of Conmee Mayor Kevin Holland will carry the Ontario PC banner into the 2022 provincial election in Thunder Bay-Atikokan.
Holland, in a release issued on Monday night, said with 30 years of experience as an elected member of town council, he’s got plenty of insight into the issues and concerns that matter most to residents of the Northwestern Ontario riding.
He’s spent time on a number of province-wide boards and is currently the first vice chair of the Rural Ontario Municipal Association and director of the Ontario Association of Police Service Boards.
“Having lived in the riding my entire life, I recognize the immense opportunities that exist for our Region,” Holland said.
“We need a strong voice at Queen’s Park that will commit to working in collaboration with all local partners to find solutions that will benefit the people of Thunder Bay-Atikokan. Whether that be securing additional employment opportunities at the Alstom Plant, supporting the first standalone Northern School of Medicine which will help to provide much needed health care services to our region or expanding on the opportunities of our resourced based economy.”
The married father-of-two will be up against incumbent NDP MPP Judith Monteith-Farrell. Neither the Liberals nor the Green Party have yet to nominate a candidate in the riding, which was held by current Thunder Bay Mayor and former Liberal cabinet minister Bill Mauro from 2003 to 2015.
