The nomination period for the 2026 municipal election in Thunder Bay has officially ended, with a diverse group of candidates vying for various positions. Scheduled for October 26, the election will determine the mayor, five at-large councillors, seven ward councillors, and trustees for local school boards.
The upcoming council will see significant turnover, as Mayor Ken Boshcoff and councillors Shelby Ch’ng, Michael Zussino, Dominic Pasqualino, and Kristen Oliver have decided not to seek re-election.
Listed below are the candidates who have submitted their nomination papers:
**Mayor:**
– Trevor Giertuga (currently a councillor-at-large)
– Maureen (Moe) Comuzzi
– Volker Kromm
– Peter Mark John Diedrich
– Donald Baxter
– Shane Judge
– Aldo Ruberto
– Peter Panetta
– Wolfgang Schoor
– Doug Vincent
**Councillor at large:**
– Kasey Taylor Etreni*
– Robert Trevisan
– Peng You
– Dino Menei
– Mark Bentz*
– Gary Christian (currently a Lakehead District School Board trustee)
– Jamie Nichols
– Patrick George Cully
– Rajni Agarwal*
– Tyler Goode
– Heather K. Dahlstrom
– Stephanie Danylko
– Julie Colquhoun
– Gene Capar
**Ward Candidates:**
– Andrew Foulds* (Current River)
– Stephane Leonard Kuziora (Current River)
– Cory Bagdon (Red River)
– Michael Giardetti (Red River)
– Jamie Scrimger (Red River)
– John Murray (Red River)
– Dino Cicchitano (Red River)
– Albert Aiello* (McIntyre)
– Brian Phillips (McIntyre)
– Donna Lee Morettin (McKellar)
– Brian Hamilton* (McKellar)
– Marco Cupelli (McKellar)
– Tony DiPaolo (McKellar)
– Tracey MacKinnon (McKellar)
– André Gagné (Northwood)
– Syed Kabir (Northwood)
– John Ongaro (Northwood)
– Stephen Margarit (Westfort)
– Clinton Harris (Westfort)
– Angel Gamble (Westfort)
– Greg Johnsen* (Neebing)
– John Warren Beals (Neebing)
**School Board Trustees:**
– Lakehead Public Schools trustee candidates
– Thunder Bay Catholic District School Board trustee candidates
– Conseil scolaire du Grand Nord trustee candidates
– Conseil scolaire de district catholique des Aurores boréales trustee candidates
The city will verify all nominees before confirming their candidacy for the election, with the certification process set for Monday. For detailed candidate contact information, please visit the city’s municipal election web page. The new term of office is scheduled to commence on November 15, 2026.
