Mayor Andrew Poirier is a lifelong resident of Kenora. He has been active in municipal politics on and off for nearly two decades.
During his tenure, Mr. Poirier served as the Chair of the City of Kenora Operations Committee and a board member of the Police Services Board, the Northwestern Health Unit, Kenora Hydro (now Synergy North), and the former Kenora Municipal Telephone System.
Contact Mayor Poirier
You can contact Mayor Poirier by email or give him a call at 807-467-2018 or 807-466-2495. Learn more about Mayor Poirier on our Mayors Office page.
About Mayor Andrew Poirier
When Mr. Poirier was elected Mayor, he held the vice-chair position for the Kenora Police Services Board and was a member of the Kenora District Services Board and the District of Kenora Home for the Aged Board.
Before retiring from the education sector in 2019, Mayor Poirier worked in public administration with four different school boards, the majority working for the Kenora Catholic District School Board. He was also a past director of the Ontario School Boards Insurance Exchange Board.
Mayor Poirier is happily married to his wife, Marj. Together they had an incredible daughter, Chloe, who sadly succumbed to childhood cancer at the age of 16 in June of 2021.
Outside of City Hall, Mayor Poirier is the treasurer of the Kenora Kinsmen Club and helps out with the annual Terry Fox Run, an event close to his heart. He also enjoys golfing, watching hockey, and of course spending time in his pontoon boat on beautiful Lake of the Woods.
