Douglas Joyner

Background

About Douglas Joyner

His Worship Douglas Joyner served two terms as Mayor of West Lincoln and two terms on Niagara Regional Council. As a Regional Councilor, Mayor Joyner served on the Niagara Peninsula Conservation Authority, as well as on the following Niagara Region Committee's: Planning and Development Committee, Public Works Committee, Public Health and Social Services Committee, Niagara Investment in culture (NIC) Adjudication Panel, Niagara Region Culture Committee, Agricultural Policy and Action Committee, and the Niagara Region Accessibility Committee. For the four year term (2015 - 2018), Councilor Joyner was extremely honored to have been elected as Co-Chair for the Public Health and Social Services Committee, aligned to the Community Services portfolio. In Community Services, the Niagara Region manages and delivers a range of social programs, most of which are mandated, funded, and regulated by the Provincial Government. Many services are delivered in partnership with community organizations. We pursue our mandate through four divisions: Children's Services, Senior's Services, Social Assistance and Employment Opportunities (SAEO), and Homelessness Services and Community engagement. Many of those served are among Niagara's most vulnerable. Giving back to Niagara's 12 Municipalities is not new for Mayor Joyner and he is pleased to report that he has agreed to join the Kristen French Child Advocacy Centre Niagara as a member of their Board of Directors. KFCACN is a safe place to help, heal, and end child abuse for Niagara's children and youth! And lastly, in 2012, Mayor Joyner was pleased to be awarded with Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth ll Diamond Jubilee Medal, created to mark the 60th Anniversary of Her Majesty's accession to the Throne. Mayor Joyner enjoys attending the Local municipality’s cultural events all across the Niagara Region. He is married to Barbara (RN) and they have three Children; Rebecca, Alexander, and Dante.