residence riding predecessor successor religion birth_place party profession birth_date term_start order article_title term_end name
thunder bay , ontario thunder bay -- rainy river stan dromisky david hamilton john rafferty lynn peterson roman catholic fort william , ontario liberal insurance executive , marketing manager 20 june 1949 2004 1997 6th mayor of thunder bay ken boshcoff
 2008 2003 ken boshcoff
ken boshcoff

ken was born in fort william -lrb- june 20 , 1949 -rrb- and was raised in westfort by parents of ukrainian/polish and bulgarian descent .
he attended crawford , st. ann , st patrick , and westgate schools .
mr boshcoff then studied at lakehead university as an undergraduate , then proceeded to graduate studies at york university .
as a teenager he began an office-cleaning company and then worked a myriad of part-time jobs until completing his degrees .
he was fortunate in obtaining 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 was really glad to return home and begin his career with the federal government as the district planner for indian and northern affairs .
after that he joined the family insurance business until moving to the thunder bay port authority as their director of marketing .
with his brother he formed a new company `` boshcoff & associates '' until becoming mayor .
after six years as mayor , ken became the member of parliament for thunder bay -- rainy river until 2008 .
he returned to the business world as a consultant in business development and government navigation .
he is widely employed these days as a mediator and for advice on governance as well as finding solutions for both not-for-profit organizations and businesses .
upon returning to council in 2010 he is known and respected as a `` voice of reason '' in his advocacy for the community .
boshcoff tried to run for mayor in thunder bay 's 2014 municipal election .
he was the runner up , but lost to the incumbent keith hobbs .
