I’ve known Shawn Lewis for years. He’s always involved in something for the community. He has attended countless city committee and council meetings over the years and he’s been one of the most vocal champions for east London residents. Shawn understands how things work at city hall and has his ear tuned to the people of the Argyle area. I’ve already worked with Shawn to get things done for Londoners. As a city councillor, he’ll be able to get MO’ results for Ward 2.
Mo Salih
London City Councillor, Ward 3
Shawn has been my full time constituency assistant in London since the day I was first elected in 2006. He’s been responsible for every duty possible over the past 12 years, returning phone calls and emails, attending meetings, doing the research, and working with community partners. I’ve trusted and depended on Shawn to look after things on the ‘home front’ in London while I’ve been in Ottawa being your voice in parliament. I know that Shawn will be a champion for his Ward and for London as a member of City Council.
Irene Mathyssen, MP London-Fanshawe
I’ve been coaching hockey in the east end a long time. I met Shawn when I started coaching a PeeWee team that he’d already been helping with. He wanted to stay involved so I brought him on as part of my coaching team. He’s been my team parent rep and team manager and filled in on the bench when I needed an extra person. He helped with fundraising and getting sponsors, brought the water bottles, tied skates, taped sticks, updated scores on the website, booked hotels, whatever the team needed, no complaints. He just got the job done. And this is a guy without a kid on the team, who just loves hockey and wanted to help out. Shawn’s always got a spot on any team I coach and we’d be lucky to have him playing for east London on the City Council team. I know he’ll put some goals on the board for us.
Jamie “Boomer” Boyce, London Bandits Hockey Coach & Ward 2 resident
My family pharmacy has been serving east London since 1973, but it wasn’t until Shawn Lewis came and talked to me that I learned we could use Canada Summer Jobs funding to hire a student. It has been a win-win, we’ve given students pursuing an education in healthcare a chance to get some on the job experience, while we’ve gotten the help to hire summer students that we otherwise wouldn’t have been able to do. Since then I’ve had the chance to work with Shawn on other community initiatives. Whether it’s at the hockey rink or working with the government, Shawn’s a great community voice who would be a great City Councillor.
Scott Coulter, Owner of Coulter’s Pharmacy
Shawn has been a wonderful supporter of seniors in our area. He supported efforts to establish “Seniors Satellite” programs in the neighbourhood, made sure our Argyle Seniors are included in the Argyle Community Association, and makes time to come and listen to us. When it comes to the east end, things are stale at City Hall, Shawn is the breath of fresh air we need to represent us there.
Joyce Larsh, Coordinator Argyle Seniors Association
As a result of an assessment, our property taxes skyrocketed to an obscene amount. Shawn helped us dispute our reassessment and got them brought back down to a more manageable level. Really appreciated it!
Vivianne, Sutherland’s Furniture
I’ve known and worked with Shawn for the past 12 years. We held the same jobs for our Members of Parliament, and although I was a Conservative staffer and Shawn was an NDP staffer, partisan party politics never got in the way of the two of us working cooperatively to help our MPs promote local issues and needs. My election as a Conservative MP in 2015 did not change that, because Shawn and I both want the best for London and the surrounding area. I look forward to continuing that positive work together with Shawn serving on London City Council, I know our doors will always be open to each other.
Karen Vecchio, Conservative MP, Elgin-Middlesex-London
The best radio Roundtables I’ve done over the past 5 years have been with Shawn. He comes with his views, I come with mine, and we almost always find common ground. He’s smart, he’s got a great sense of humour, he works hard, and he’s so involved in the community because he genuinely cares. Shawn doesn’t just listen, he hears what people say. He’s a fair player, he helps find compromises, and he gets results. I’ve been on city council with the current councillor, and if the east end wants to see things happen, we need to make a change. Shawn is exactly the kind of person we need in local government.
Cheryl Miller, retired London City Councillor, 980 CFPL Radio personality
Not everyone can be an effective city councillor. One needs to be community organizer, a problem solver, and a ward champion — not just a politician. This is a role that needs someone who cares more about those who live in the community than merely progressing their career. I have been fortunate to know and work with Shawn Lewis for almost two decades, first as a strong advocate working in Irene Mathyssen’s constituency office, later as the host of Roger’s #LDNONTV and now as the chair of the Committee of Adjustment at City Hall. Lots of people get into politics for lots of different reasons, but in all my time working with Shawn, all I’ve seen is someone who cares deeply about the people of east London and has the skills, background and ability to deliver on what he promises. Lewis is the best choice to be Ward 2’s new city councillor.
Dr. Jeff Preston, King’s College University of Western