Police Service Board

Mr. Thomson was appointed to serve as the community representative on the Owen Sound Police Service Board by City Council in 2018 and was reappointed in 2022. In 2020 he was elected chair of the Police Service Board and has served as chair since that time. He also serves as a director on the Ontario Association of Police Service Boards. Previous to the board appointments, Mr. Thomson was with Interac Corporation for 16 years as their Director of Regulations Compliance and Enforcement, and for a number of years was chair of their Regulations and Business Group as well as chair of their Security and Technology Group. During that time he also served on the International Payment Card Industry - Security Standard Council and their Security Working Group. Prior to Interac he spent over 20 years in the financial payments industry.

Brian is currently serving his third term on the Police Services Board, his first as a provincial appointee, following previous terms as a representative of City Council, including time as Deputy Mayor. A lifelong resident of Owen Sound, Brian has maintained a strong commitment to his community through both public service and sports leadership. Deeply rooted in local athletics, he has spent many years coaching and mentoring young athletes, including roles with the Owen Sound Attack, Platers, and Greys.

Ian Boddy was born and raised in Owen Sound, coming from a long line of independent businessmen. A graduate of the University of Alberta and Western University’s Faculty of Law, he was called to the bar in 1993 and immediately moved home to begin his legal practice. First elected to Owen Sound City Council in 2010, he was elected as Mayor in 2014 and has used his tenure to drive regional collaboration across municipal boundaries and innovative partnerships such as the Southwestern Ontario Isotope Coalition, founded in 2023. Mayor Boddy and his wife and son enjoy sailing the waters of Georgian Bay and cycling the back roads of beautiful Grey County.

Carol Merton is a second term Owen Sound City Councillor and  a health care professional in private practice. Carol has held a variety of leadership positions in hospital and home health care and been a Practice Coach and Quality Management Assessor for the College of Physiotherapists of Ontario.Carol is a Board member of the Owen Sound Municipal Non Profit Housing Corporation, the Owen Sound Housing Company and a member the Institute of Southern Georgian Bay housing working group. Carol is also a Rogers TV host and co-producer of Health Link, a program designed to connect home, community and health care and two special Rogers TV documentaries including We All Belong: Stories of Lived Experiences and We All Belong: Our Neighbours - Our Community.  

Carol continues to have a keen interest on initiatives related to housing, community safety, well being and accessibility.

Bev is a Registered Nurse consultant actively working as a grief group facilitator, life coach and End of Life consultant. She works as a Parish nurse at a downtown church for over 20 years and a community nurse in the county for over 17 years. She is a Board member at Grey Bruce Public Health and past executive on MS Canada, Family and Children’s Services and Bluewater Lifelong Learning. She lives on a local farm and still announces at large agricultural exhibitions informing the public of the importance of food autonomy and agriculture. Her motto is "Keep your wings on! "