predecessor successor office term_start article_title term_end
alan unwin brian mcmullan mayor of st. catharines , ontario 1997 tim rigby -lrb- politician -rrb-
 2006
tim rigby -lrb- politician -rrb-

timothy h. rigby is a politician in ontario , canada .
he served as mayor of st. catharines from 1997 to 2006 , and is currently a niagara regional councillor .
rigby is an insurance broker in private life , and was a partner with the rose , horne and stevenson group from 1979 to 1997 .
he has also been active in the sports community , serving as the president of rowing canada and leading a successful drive for st. catharines to host the 1999 world rowing championships .
in 1996 , he was inducted into the st. catharines sports hall of fame .
rigby was endorsed by outgoing mayor alan unwin in 1997 , and defeated city councillor rick dykstra by a significant margin .
as mayor of st. catharines , he received an automatic position on the niagara regional council .
he was re-elected without opposition in 2000 .
rigby has tried to reduce st. catharines 's traditional dependence on industry , and to permit diversification in the high-tech sector .
he nonetheless joined with other southern ontario mayors to seek federal and provincial assistance for canada 's automotive sector in 2002 .
he was narrowly re-elected in 2003 , defeating rival candidate wendy patriquin by 54 votes .
rigby was 63 years old during this campaign .
rigby supported the 2005 merger of hamilton hydro inc. and st. catharines hydro utility services inc. , which created the third-largest electricity distribution company in ontario .
he has also given support in principle to plans for a ferry service from st. catharines to toronto .
in june 2006 , he led council in approving a controversial seventeen-storey condominium in the port dalhousie waterfront area .
on april 25 , 2006 , rigby announced that he would not seek a fourth term as mayor .
he instead sought direct election to the niagara regional council , and was narrowly defeated for the sixth and final regional seat in st. catharines .
rigby was , however , appointed to regional council as st. catharines ' sixth representative , replacing peter partington who will serve as regional chair .
