Steady Leadership. Strong Future.
My Record
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Explore downtown Police Services
Divison 2 opened June 2024 on Brock Street
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Investments into Sault Ste. Marie
Advocated for and received $293 million in federal and provincial grants, supporting growth in local indrustry recreation and culture
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Saved YMCA and Harvest Algoma
Spearheaded efforts to save Harvest Algoma and the YMCA from closure.
Key Priorities
Ensure the Port of Sault Ste. Marie gets funded
Double Physician Recruitment funding and Add Nurse Practitioner recruitment
Advocate for movement of more OLG jobs to Sault Ste Marie
Meet Matthew
Born and raised in Sault Ste. Marie, Matthew shares a story in common with many Saultites.
The son of an immigrant, Matthew’s mother, Franca Coccimiglio, moved to Canada from Calabria, Italy, in the late 1960s. His dad, Greg, grew up in southern Ontario and came to Sault Ste. Marie to study at Sault College.
Matthew attended Notre-Dame-des-Écoles elementary school, St. Mary’s College high school, then completed his undergraduate degree at Algoma University.
At Algoma U, Matthew was elected to the Student Union and proudly participated in Algoma’s pursuit of independence from Laurentian University. After his undergraduate studies, Matthew attended the University of Ottawa where he obtained his law degree. Upon graduating in 2012, Matthew began working at the Wishart Law Firm, where he has continued to work since that time. In 2019, Matthew completed his Master of Laws from Osgoode Hall Law School through distance education.
He and his wife, Jenna, were married in 2015. In 2018, they welcomed their first son, Hudson, and in 2021, their second son, Maxwell. They all live in Sault Ste. Marie with their dog, Maple.
Always passionate about his hometown, Matthew was elected to City Council in 2014, and 2018, and was elected Mayor of Sault Ste. Marie in 2022. His time on City Council was focused on aggressively pursuing new ideas at City Hall.
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