Profile - Mayor Keith Hobbs
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Keith Hobbs, Mayor of the City of Thunder Bay, was born in London, England, and moved to Thunder Bay in 1964.
He graduated from Hillcrest High School and after college worked in the grain industry, Great Lakes Paper (now Bowater) and other industries. Mayor Hobbs joined the Thunder Bay Police in 1976 and was promoted through the ranks and attained the rank of Staff Sergeant. He was a recipient of the Queen's Diamond Jubilee Medal, the 20 & 30 year Good Conduct Medals and numerous commendations for service above and beyond the call of duty.
During his policing career, he was the Unit Commander of Criminal Investigation and Criminal Intelligence branches as well as the Liaison officer for Criminal Intelligence Services of Ontario, retiring as Watch Commander in the Uniform Patrol Branch. Mayor Hobbs has an extensive background in Labour Relations, having been on the Board of Directors of the Thunder Bay Police Association for 23 years, 11 as President.
He also sat on the Executive Committee of the Police Association of Ontario and was a strong lobbyist at both the Provincial and Federal levels on issues affecting the safety of Thunder Bay and Ontario citizens. He has been a part-time professor at Confederation College in the Police Foundations/Law and Security programs and instructed at the Ontario Police College in Aylmer, Ontario.
Mayor Hobbs says he looks forward to working with Administration and Council to address the concerns of citizens and continue to move Thunder Bay forward in a positive direction.
- Read the Mayor's Inaugural Address Dec. 6, 2010
Adobe PDF, 5 pages, 35.5 KB
Committees & Boards
- Northwestern Ontario Municipal Association
- Waterfront Development Committee
- Thunder Bay Community Economic Development Commission Inc.
- Sister Cities Advisory Committee
- Advisory Committee on Anti-Racism
- Thunder Bay Crime Prevention Council
- Clean, Green & Beautiful Committee
