Joachim Stroink

Joachim Stroink MLA
Member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly for Halifax Chebucto
Incumbent
Assumed office October 8, 2013
Preceded by	Howard Epstein
Personal details
Born	Halifax, Nova Scotia
Political party	Liberal
Spouse(s)	April Barkhouse-Stroink

Joachim Stroink is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Nova Scotia House of Assembly in the 2013 provincial election. A member of the Nova Scotia Liberal Party, he represents the electoral district of Halifax Chebucto.

Stroink is married to April Barkhouse-Stroink, they live in Halifax with their children Anneke and Zofia. He is a life long resident of Halifax.

Stroink attended LeMarchant-St. Thomas Elementary School and Halifax Central Junior High (then named Cornwallis Junior High School). He attended Queen Elizabeth High School (Halifax) and King's-Edgehill School. He graduated from Saint Mary's University with a degree in Geography.

He is an avid outdoorsman enjoying cross-country skiing, snowshoeing, hiking, camping, climbing and various other activities. Stroink is also a skateboarder and has advocated for active transportation and skateboarding related infrastructure.

As the former owner of four failed businesses in as many years he joined a number of successful local businesses in launching a petition to save the Emera Oval after the 2011 Canada Winter Games. He became an active member of the ad-hoc Save the Oval campaign.

Stroink also served as President of the Learning Disabilities Association of Nova Scotia as a person living with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and severe dyslexia. In 2015, he floundered about on stage for Bridgeway Academy's Dancing for our Stars fundraising event to highlight the struggles of those living with ADHD and Dyslexia.

He was a key figure in the development of the Blue Nose Marathon, named its Race Director in 2004, a position he held for four years, he remains a volunteer at the event. He ran the full marathon in its inaugural year.

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