
I have thoroughly enjoyed representing Ward 4 residents these past 4 years and look forward to another 4 years!
Being a Councillor requires a variety of skill sets to tackle different aspects of the job:
Answering your call or email. I cannot fix all problems, but when I do it is very rewarding to have these "wins" for our residents. What I take very seriously is that I do not bias my vote at council with my personal objectives. More than once I have voted against my personal views and instead voted in favour of what I knew the majority of Ward 4 constituents wanted. It also helps that I grew up rural, so I understand the challenges of rural life with well water & septic, lousy TV and internet reception, long trips to the grocery store, your child missing the school bus again, and more frequent power outages than what urban life presents.
Policy decision making for the region as a whole is a vital part of the job, and my deep business experience brings value to the table to help guide Kawartha Lakes in the right direction that benefits all residents and businesses across the region.
Boards and Committees help ensure CKL stays on track and prospers. I currently sit on the following where my business and finance expertise come to the fore, plus I have 15 years working with family physicians,(continuing medical education), that contributes to the great work of KLHCI who recruit family doctors to CKL.

From Lindsay; Radiology Technician, Ross Memorial Hospital (mother)
From Lindsay; Pharmacist, Harrigan’s Drug Store (grandmother)
From Woodville; Tool & Die Maker, Andersons Furniture; Undertaker, Mackey Funeral Home; Champion - Sturgeon Lake Regatta (grandfather)
From Woodville; Driver, Livery Stable; Beekeeper (great-grandfather)
From Lindsay; Railway Engineer; Mayor of Lindsay 1926-27 (great-grandfather)
Proud father of daughter April Joyce and step-dad of Greg Wood and Virginia Wood. Happily married to the exceptional Ms. Lori Moore, recently retired teacher from Mariposa Elementary School.
Growing up rural, dirt biking with friends was my summertime passion. Hockey has been my winter sport many years but due to bad knees it is now skiing the snowy slopes. Other interests are travel, camping, and live theatre.


Managing a region such as Kawartha Lakes with a $400M budget is big business, and I have a solid corporate business background developing and launching new businesses, strategic planning, budgeting expertise and more.
As a Senior VP Business Development, I launched many new partnerships with several stakeholder institutions including the Ministry of the Solicitor General, Ministry of Emergency Preparedness and Response, Treasury Board Secretariat (Ontario), the Department of Family and Community Medicine, and the Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Toronto; the Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan; Princess Margaret Hospital; and Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre.
I also developed strategic partnerships with B2B associations and NGO’s including the Business Continuity Institute, Canadian Red Cross, Disaster Recovery Institute Canada, Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society-Ontario, International Association of Emergency Managers-Canada, Médecins francophones du Canada, Ontario Association of Emergency Managers, Ontario Municipal Social Services Association, and the Resilience Information Exchange-Toronto.
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