Jul 15, 2020


North Frontenac Mayor Ron Higgins is seeking the nomination for the Ontario Progressive Conservative Party for the 2022 provincial election in Lanark Frontenac Kingston, he announced last week on Twitter and through a media release.

Prior to being elected as Mayor of North Frontenac in October 2014, he served as Chair of the Frontenac Community Futures Development Corporation. In 2018, he was acclaimed as Mayor for a second term

“While it was definitely not easy to make the decision to leave municipal politics, I strongly believe that there is a great opportunity to take on bigger challenges at the provincial level that can greatly benefit the people and businesses here in Eastern Ontario,” he said

Currently he also serves as co-chair of the Eastern Ontario Leadership Council (EOLC) and this, along with being Warden of Frontenac County for two years, “has added greatly added to my knowledge of provincial politics and broadened my professional network” he said.

Higgins began his career at Northern Telecom (formerly Bell Norther Research) and became known as a specialist in quality and standards based on the International Organization for Standardization (ISO).

Following his retirement, he founded his own consulting practice and worked with a variety of organizations.

“Business guru Bob Filek has always said that ‘strategy without process is little more than a wish list,’ and I have always tried to bring that approach to everything I do,” stated Mr. Higgins. “The stakes will be very high as we move toward the next provincial election. Having strong representation locally and working to ensure the re-lection of Premier Ford and his government will be critical for boosting our economy, which will both create and ensure the availability of good jobs as we go forward”.

Since 2003, Ron and his family have enjoyed the shores of their cottage near Ardoch in North Frontenac, eventually making it their home in 2010. A family man, Ron credits his wife Wendy, for being not only a partner but a firm supporter of all his endeavors, always beside him, sometimes behind him to either pick him up or to push him forward. Ron and Wendy have 3 children and 2 grandchildren.

Randy Hillier is the incumbent in the riding. He was elected as the Progressive Conservative (PC) Candidate in 2018, but he was ejected from the PC caucus in 2019n and currently sits as an independent.

With the election still two years away, it is unclear when the PC nomination contest will take place.

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