Steve Howes

I’ve lived in Paris my whole life, and raised my family here at the corner of Silver & Gold in the Junction area of Paris in the County of Brant. We are now at the empty nest stage of life.

When I was 12, my first summer job was with the Town of Paris as Lifeguard in Training at the Paris Pool, helping kids learn to swim and helping to clean and maintain the facility.

As a teenager, I spent 6 years working in the local grocery store, and during the later part of high school and college, I worked as a photographer for the local newspaper. The one thing these formative jobs had in common is that they all gave me the opportunity to get to know the people in our community.

After going to college for Business, I moved into an apartment in Downtown Paris and went to work in Marketing and International Sales for Paris Playground Equipment Inc. This role provided me with opportunities to work with businesses all around the world who distributed our products to their local municipalities. The company has undergone a number of changes over the years. Today, the company is called PlayPower Canada, and in my current position in Playground Design and Sales, I work with municipalities all over Ontario.

Local politics has long been an ambition of mine, so in 2018 I ran in the municipal election to represent Ward 2 for the County of Brant and was successful.

I have learned a lot in the in my role as Councillor and hope to continue with re-election this October.