City of Thunder Bay
Matthew Pearson currently serves as a Senior Advisor - Growth and Manager of Central Support in the Infrastructure & Operations department at the City of Thunder Bay, a position held since July 2021. In addition, Matthew is a Board Member of the Ingenuity Advisory Board at Lakehead University and has maintained a role as a Senior Consultant at Shadow Consulting since January 2013. Previously, Matthew held various leadership positions, including Executive - Investment Chair at Thunder Bay Ventures (2017-2022), Executive Committee Member at the Thunder Bay Chamber of Commerce (2016-2022), Principal and General Manager at River Green (June to November 2020), and President of Engineered Wood of Canada (January to June 2020). As the Owner and President of Sleeping Giant Brewing Company from August 2013 to February 2020, Matthew also served as Vice President of the Thunder Bay Border Cats Baseball team from 2018 to 2020 and a Contract Lecturer in International Business Management at Confederation College from 2018 to 2020. Matthew holds degrees in Social Sciences with a focus on Business/Business History from Western University and a Bachelor of Education from Lakehead University.
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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.