Renee Stephen for MP - Kingston & the Islands

Welcome to our Renee Stephen Campaign information section. This section will continue to evolve over the coming months, so be sure to check back for updates.

Renee's biography has now been added to this page (below), and will soon be joined by a list of local and federal policy issues. You can also find information on how you can help Renee's campaign.

If you would like to learn more about Renee and her stance on federal policies and issues, visit www.reneestephen.ca, the official site for Renee's Campaign.

Renee Stephen - 'On Your Side'

CAMPAIGN UPDATES

Renee is currently assembling an energetic and focused campaign team for a possible spring election. If you are able to help out in any capacity, please contact volunteers@reneestephen.ca.

Get Involved!

In order to run the kind of campaign that will positively impact the future of Kingston & the Islands, the NDP and Renee Stephen need your support.

Whether your interest is displaying a sign or button, volunteering, making a contribution, or simply wishing Renee 'Good Luck', we want to hear from you!

MAKE A STATEMENT: If you are interested in showing your support through wearing a button or displaying a lawn sign, please contact signs@reneestephen.ca for details.

VOLUNTEER: Our campaign team is still looking for a host of volunteers for canvassing, phone contacts, database management and office staff. Contact volunteers@reneestephen.ca for more information.

MAKE A DONATION: Donating to the Ontario NDP costs less than you think, thanks to generous political tax credits. Contact contributions@reneestephen.ca to learn more about the donation process.

Renee Stephen - On Your Side.

Renee brings a fresh face and boundless energy to the Kingston & the Islands NDP. Renee has a passion for social justice. She's seen first-hand how Stephen Harper's cuts to social services, education, and health-care affect middle-class and working Kingstonians. She believes that Kingston & the Islands has a need for real representation in Parliament, and is working to get local issues back on the national stage.

Since arriving in Kingston almost five years ago, Renee has worked as a lab technologist for the Faculty of Applied Science at Queen's University, helping to educate students about industrial and environmental sustainability. In between her lab duties, she developed a campus-wide energy-use monitoring system and initiated a green-roof retrofit project. Renee is a proud member of CUPE at Queen's, and served as a trustee for Local 254. She is now in her third year of a combined Environmental Studies / Philosophy degree at Queen's.

Her community activism has focused on the local independent media, as a volunteer for Kingston's non-profit magazine PiC Press / Independent Voice. She has written about issues that affect Kingstonians, from the shameful laws restricting the unionization of part-time workers at St. Lawrence College to the federal government's ill-advised approval of American water diversion from Lake Ontario. She now sits on the Board of Directors of the group.

Renee originally hails from Victoria, British Columbia. She earned a diploma in Electronics Engineering Technology from Camosun College, where she spent two years as a staff writer for the college newspaper. She worked for a year as an administrative assistant for the BC Ministry of Environment's Water Quality Branch. Before that, she was the media liaison for the UVic Women's Centre and the UVic Lesbian, Gay, & Bisexual Association.

In her free time, Renee works as a design and technology consultant for several local non-profit and charitable organizations, such as the Kingston Boys & Girls Club and the Brockville Community Foundation. She lives in Kingston's west end with her partner, a fish, two birds, and a cat.

Learn More

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Download our Riding Executive DIRECTORY. [Post-AGM Update]

Get Involved!

The Renee Stephen Campaign is working hard to prepare for a spring federal election and we need YOUR HELP!

If you are able to contribute time or money, please contact information@reneestephen.ca.

Local Events

Hunger March
Join the Kingston Coalition Against Poverty (KCAP) to meet and eat at the park, before taking to the street at 5:00pm to have your voice heard.
Thurs. May 1, 2008
4:00pm - McBurney Park

FRILL Community Garden May Day Festival
Join the FRILL Community Garden for their May Day Festival and Plot Lottery. Enter the plot lottery, learn about snakes from conservationist Matt Ellerbeck and share a finger food potluck!
Sunday, May 4
1-4pm - 38 Charles Street

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12 December 2007