Keith Hobbs | |
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Mayor of Thunder Bay, Ontario | |
Assumed office December 1, 2010 |
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Preceded by | Lynn Peterson |
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Born | July 9, 1952 London, England |
Keith Hobbs is a Canadian politician, who was elected mayor of Thunder Bay, Ontario in the 2010 municipal election.
Prior to his term in political office, Hobbs served as a member of the Thunder Bay Police for 34 years.
Hobbs was born in London, England and immigrated to Canada at a young age. His family settled in Thunder Bay in 1964.
On April 9, 2013, Hobbs, while attending a Thunder Bay City Council meeting, arrested a man who stood up and began shouting profanities and was interrupting the meeting. When police arrived, they verified that the man was intoxicated and charged him for being intoxicated in a public place under the Ontario Liquor Licence Act and was ticketed and fined $65 dollars. He was put in a drunk tank, until he sobered up.