Former federal NDP candidate Joy Lachica has announced her intention to run as Peterborough city councillor in Town Ward in the October 24, 2022 municipal election.
She issued a media release announcing her candidacy on March 8 — International Women’s Day.
“On International Women’s Day, we celebrate the courage, compassion, optimism, resilience and wisdom of women everywhere,” Lachica says. “Many women, at this very moment, are carrying themselves, their loved ones and their families courageously to face a new unknown.”
“We, in Peterborough, stand in power with women around the world and in our own communities, as we know that troubling times disproportionately impact women who hold front lines as well as their own homes, their families and their children,” she adds.
Lachica ran as the NDP candidate for Peterborough-Kawartha in the 2021 federal election, when she came in third with 18.9 per cent of the vote.
In a media release, she says “the climate emergency ought to be our greatest driver, and needs to inform strategic decision-making at every level of government.”
@joylachicaptbo “Voice. Vision. Change.” Joy Lachica announces intent to stand as candidate for Peterborough’s Town Ward in the October 2022 Municpal Election
She also says her other priorities would be addressing the city’s ongoing operational needs while building critical infrastructure, “innovation and investment in non-profit social enterprise as a
key component to addressing disparities, enriching local commerce, and bringing hope to communities.”
Although Lachica has already announced her intention to run, the nomination period for the 2022 municipal election begins on May 2 — the earliest date she can file her candidacy papers.
From 6 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday (March 8), Lachica will be attending the “International Women’s Day: Advancing Gender Equality in Nogojiwanong/Peterborough”, a virtual event presented by Kawartha World Issues Centre and Kawartha Sexual Assault Centre,
