Ian Thorpe
Experience meter
105 of 32 per-pass points · scores scale with terms & years served.
Figures collected from public online sources · not independently verified
- Elected public office+10 per 1 term
- Municipal committee+4 per 2 yrs
- Non-profit board+3 per 3 yrs
- Community organization+5 per 5 yrs
- Professional experience+5 per 15 yrs
- Recognized award+2 per 2 awards
- Volunteer service+3 per 1 met
Past public service
- Source2014–presentCouncillorNanaimo
Ian Thorpe is the longest-serving current Nanaimo City Councillor, first elected in 2014 and now seeking a fourth term. A third-generation Nanaimoite, he retired in 2010 after a 35-year career as a teacher and school administrator in Nanaimo, and has written the community sports column 'The Thorpe Report' in the Nanaimo News Bulletin for over 45 years. On council he has chaired the Public Safety Committee and the Parks, Recreation and Wellness Committee, served on the Regional District of Nanaimo Board — including two terms as RDN Board Chair (2018–2020) — and chaired the Nanaimo Regional Hospital District Board from 2018–2024, where he advocates for a cardiac cath lab and a new patient tower at the regional hospital. He holds a Level 2 – Advanced Certificate in Local Government Leadership from the Local Government Leadership Academy and received a Community Sports Hero Award from Sport BC.
Key positions
Collected from public online sources · not independently verified- —Advocating to the provincial government to build a cardiac cath lab and new patient tower on the grounds of Nanaimo Regional General Hospital.Source
- —Represents Nanaimo on the Regional District of Nanaimo Board, chairing the Liquid Waste Management Plan Committee.Source
- —Seeking a fourth term to continue applying twelve years of council experience and local government leadership training to the city's challenges and opportunities.Source
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Recognitions & Community Engagement
Level 2 – Advanced Certificate in Local Government Leadership
Local Government Leadership Academy
SourceFinancial Transparency
Campaign Finance
Elections BC
- Official source
- Filing ID: LEGE-2022-10-15-LECAN-NANA-COU-2022-10-15-005-DS-1
- Official source
- Filing ID: LEGE-2018-10-20-LECAN-NANA-COU-2018-10-20-006-DS-1
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- Filing ID: 100125014
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