A Younger Perspective At City Hall

With family, friends and supporters by her side, Tanya Vrebosch kicked off her candidacy for a seat on North Bay city council Tuesday.

Vrebosch says it was inevitable that she would eventually end up in the political ring, as her father has served as a municipal representative for almost three decades.

“As you know my father has been a politician for 28 years, it runs in our family,” states Vrebosch.

“If I actually get on I’ll be a third generation politician in my family. My Mother’s father was the mayor of Corbeil back in the day”

The 26-year-old launched her campaign and says that it is time to have a younger perspective at city hall and that is why she has joined the race.

“There hasn’t been a person under 30 for as long as I can remember that’s been on council.”

Vrebosch has gone from employment contract to employment contract for the past six years, all the while building a solid resume, and now feels her experiences offer a significant addition to council, especially when dealing with issues of youth migration and creating employment.

“I’ve been told I’m better off getting a job in Toronto and I’m not ready leave North Bay. I’m not going to leave that easily, I want to bring a youth perspective to council and see if I can help out.”

Serious in her quest to make a difference for youth struggling to remain in the Bay, and Vrebosch has approached both Nipissing and Canadore Student Union Presidents to tap into the youth vote on campus.

Vrebosch says both student unions have had good dealings with the city, but they would like to see a young person on council, so there is someone they can relate to.

“Victor Fedeli has met with them a few times and they like the interaction, but they do like the fact that there’s going to be a young person,” she explains.

“We have 6,000 students at Canadore and Nipissing every year and they’re not voting, so you know what, maybe I’ll get student to vote and that’s a good change.”

“So basically I wanted to do it for a while, this just gives me a good platform.”

Also filing candidate’s papers this week was David Allen Pigeau, owner of Dave's Diner.