City of Thunder Bay
Gabriela Alina Ciolca is an experienced professional currently serving as the Community Outreach Navigation Coordinator and Special Constable for the City of Thunder Bay since September 2020. Prior to this role, Gabriela held the position of Constituency Assistant to an MPP at the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 2018 to 2021, and worked in various capacities at Westin Hotels & Resorts from September 2008 to 2021, specializing in banquets. Gabriela also contributed as a Conference Services Assistant at Lakehead University from October 2017 to June 2018. Academically, Gabriela holds a Bachelor's degree in Social Work with a focus on Gerontology from Lakehead University, along with a diploma in Interpreting English Romanian and a Diploma of Education in French Language and Literature from Humber College.
City of Thunder Bay
Located on the north shore of Lake Superior, under the protective watch of the Sleeping Giant, Thunder Bay is rich in people and resources, and connects Northwestern Ontario to the world. Thunder Bay has five Sister Cities through which economic development, education, friendship, goodwill, education, and tourism are promoted. We value our high quality of life and promote a clean, green, beautiful and healthy community that provides economic opportunity, respects diversity and provides affordable and safe neighbourhoods that are accessible to all. The 4th Annual Demographia International Housing Affordability Survey ranked Thunder Bay number one out of 227 international cities in Major Urban Markets for affordable housing. Thunder Bay is the largest community on Lake Superior. With a population of 109,140, it is the most populous municipality in Northwestern Ontario. The City of Thunder Bay provides a balance of services that improves our quality of life and supports our economy in a responsible manner. From parks and recreation to transportation, clean drinking water or waste management, Thunder Bay is always working to live up to our motto, Superior By Nature. To meet the future needs of our community, Thunder Bay is taking a strategic approach that makes the most of our City's strengths. Together, our community is working to achieve our top priorities: a stronger and more diversified economy a cleaner, greener, more beautiful and proud Thunder Bay a high quality of life, and being one of the best-run cities in Canada.