TimminsToday asked each of the candidates to submit a bio to introduce themselves to the voters. Here's Ward 5 candidate Mike Doody's:
Married – Charlene (Mira) Doody
Children – Michael – Perry – Kelly
Languages – English , French
Awards
Received the Confederation of Canada Medal for Work at all levels of the Ontario Division of the Canadian Cancer Society – 1993
Received the Ontario Heritage Award for District of Cochrane South – 1998
Received the Life Time Membership Award – Timmins Museum National Exhibition Centre – 1998
Recipient of the Queen’s Golden Jubilee Medal – 2002
Work Experience
1986-1998 – Host (Mid-Day – Live at Eleven) – Noon Edition -MCTV, Timmins
1982-1986 – Sportscaster – C.F.C.L. Television – Timmins
1981-1982 – Northern Telephone Limited
1973-1981 – Sportscaster – C.F.C.L. Television – Timmins
1971-1973 – Freelance – Radio & Television
1960-1971 – Broadcaster – C.K.G.B. Radio
Clubs, Memberships And Organizations
Timmins Cancer Society
Member 33 years – 1970-2003
President 5 years – Timmins Unit
Campaign Chairman 4 years
Ontario Board of Directors – 1989-90-91
Cochrane-Temiskaming District /Cancer Society
Campaign Chairman 3 Years
Terry Fox Run
Committee Member – (from inception to present)
Northeastern Ontario Municipal Advisory Committee
Executive Member – 1978-79
Association of Municipalities of Ontario
Executive Member – 1978-1979/2007-2018
Northeastern Ontario Municipal Association
President – 1978-1979 / 1995-2018
Timmins Police Services Board
1977-1980/ 1989-1995 / 2007-2018
Ontario Police Services Board of Directors
1992-93-94-95 / 2007-2014
Zone 1A – Chairman – 1991-1995
(Timmins – Sudbury – North Bay – Sault Ste. Marie)
Federation of Canadian Municipalities
Member and Special Committees – 1978-79-80
Timmins Porcupine Children’s Aid Society
Member and President – 1973-1974
Golden Manor Home for the Aged
Chairman of the Board of Management – 1977-1980 / 2007-2018
Member Board of Management – 1989-1996 / 2002-2014
Timmins Economic Development Advisory Committee
Founding Member
Chairman – 1977-78-79-80
Timmins Economic Development Corporation
Member – 1985-86-87-88-89-90-91
Chairman – 1992-93
Ontario North Now – Provincial Government
Founding Member – 1979-80
Chairman – 1989 -Timmins Days – ONN – Toronto
McIntyre Community Centre
Management Board – 1977-78-79-80
Timmins Museum National Exhibition Centre
Founding Member 1974-1975
Chairman – 1974-75-76-77-78-79/ 1994-95-96-97-98-99 / 2007-2018
Executive Member – 1986-87-88-89-90-91-92-93
St. Mary’s Hospital Board of Directors
Member -1975-76-77-78-79-80
Timmins & District Hospital Board of Directors
Member – 1995-96-97-98
Porcupine Health Unit
Chairman – 1978-79-80
District Health Council Steering Committee for the District Hospital
Member – 1982-83
Timmins Downtown Business Improvement Area
Member of the Board of Directors – 1986-87-88-89-90-91-92-93-94 / 2002-2018
Timmins Public Library Board
Executive Member – 1988-89-90-91-92
Chairman – 2007-2018
Timmins Arts & Culture
Executive – 1992-93-94-95
Timmins Non-Profit Housing Corporation
Member – 1989-90-91 / 2010-2018
Ministry of Natural Resources
Member – Public Advisory Committee – 1992-93-94-95
Schumacher Revitalization Committee
Member
Timmins Underground Gold Mine Tour
Founding Member
Executive Committee – 1985-1995
Councillor – Town of Timmins – 1971- 1972
Alderman – City of Timmins – 1973-1976 / 1985-1997 / 2006-2018
Mayor – City of Timmins – 1977. 1978, 1979, 1980
Board of Governors – Northern College – 2001-2006
Vice-Chair – 2002-2003
Chairman – 2003-2006
Association of Colleges of Applied Arts and Technology of Ontario
Executive Committee – 2004-2006
Wintergreen Fund 1998-2014
Chairman 2002-2018
Credit Counseling Services of Cochrane District
Advisory Board 1991-1998
Chairman 1998-2018
Porcupine Miners’ Memorial Committee
Board of Directors 2004-2014
Northern Ontario School Of Medicine Bursary Fund
Volunteer Fund Raising Co-ordinator 2005-2006
Spruce Hill Lodge – Board of Directors 2005-2018
Leisure Activities And Interests
Music – Sports – Reading – Walking
Auctioneer & M.C. for Charitable Events
The other candidates running in Ward 5 are:
Michelle Boileau, Karina Miki Douglas-Takayesu, Rick Dubeau, John Ivanovs, Andrew Marks, Kristin Murray, Noella Rinaldo, Cory Robin, Jean (John) Roy, Jason Sereda, Alex Szczebonski
Meet the mayoral candidates here.
