Meet Shawn Lewis...

Shawn is a proud Argyle area resident who’s called London home for almost 30 years. He was elected as the London City Councillor for Ward 2 in October 2018 with 64% of the vote and was re-elected in 2022 with 89% of the vote and was appointed Deputy Mayor for the 2022-2026 term of Council. As Deputy Mayor he's responsible for chairing the Strategic Priorities and Policy Committee and the Governance Working Group, along with the Mayor participates in annual training exercises and has Emergency Operations responsibilities in the event of a natural or man made disaster occurs (tornadoes, floods, train derailments, plane crash at the airport, or other emergency level events), and Mayoral duties and responsibilities if the Mayor is away from the city. 

He has served at least one year on each of City Council’s standing committees; Community & Protective Services, Civic Works, Planning & Environment, and Corporate Services. Additionally he is Council's representative on the Argyle Business Improvement Association (BIA), Tourism London, and London Middlesex Community Housing Boards, and previously served on the Public Library Board.

Before entering municipal office Shawn served as aide to federal Member of Parliament Irene Mathyssen in her east London constituency office and prior to his election he was also local television and radio personality on Rogers TV London and AM980 radio.

Before entering politics, he worked in both the restaurant service sector and in automotive parts manufacturing. He’s also been involved as a community volunteer with Bandits and Mustangs local minor hockey, the Royal Canadian Legion, the 427 Airforce Association Wing, the East London Optimist Club and the Argyle Community Association and as a foster parent for CAS.

In his spare time Shawn enjoy swimming, gardening, walking and biking and in the winter he helps coach hockey. An avid reader since childhood, Shawn is also a self professed comic book and science fiction geek, and “the cool uncle” to his nephews.

The foundation of Shawn's work as the Ward 2 councillor has been ensuring his long neglected east end ward started getting attention and investment from city hall and has delivered more than $30 million in roads, sewers, and parks investment, plus the $21.5 million East Lion's Community Centre.

Getting Results for Ward 2 

Improving our Roads & Infrastructure:

  • Calgary St. and Churchill Ave (between Edmonton and Winnipeg St) rebuild,
  • Manitoba St. rebuild,
  • Haig St. rebuild,
  • Scott St. rebuild,
  • Frobisher & Champlain rebuild,
  • Seaforth Cres rebuild,
  • Dundas part 1 (Highbury to First 2020) full rebuild, Dundas part 2 (First to Burdick Pl 2022) full rebuild, and Dundas part 3 (Burdick to Beatrice 2025),
  • Avalon rebuild,
  • Marconi new paving Trafalgar to Noel,
  • Railton partial rebuild and full repaving,
  • Whitehall rebuild,
  • Wexford Ave rebuild,
  • Trafalgar repaving between roundabout and Clarke Rd,

Parks Improvements:

  • The long delayed redevelopment of East Lions Park and the opening of the East Lions Community Centre,
  • Creation of Vimy Ridge Park at the Hale & Trafalgar Roundabout,
  • New naturalized playground Kiwanis Park south of Trafalgar,
  • New pickleball courts and a half court basketball court in Kiwanis Park north, 
  • New playground equipment Nelson Park,
  • New playground equipment and swing set Kiwanis Park North,

Neighbourhood Connectivity & Safety:

  • New sidewalks on Joilet, Buchan, north side of Trafalgar (Ascot to Bonaventure) and Burnside,
  • Traffic calming speed bumps at St. Pius, Holy Family, and Bonaventure elementary schools,
  • New neighbourhood requested speed bumps on Admiral and Burnside,
  • New crosswalks with flashing light activations on Hale, Trafalgar, and Wavell,

Community Partnerships:

  • Working with Home & Schools, secured private sponsorships for new playgrounds at Lord Nelson and Bonaventure Public Schools, a new outdoor basketball court at Princess Anne French Immersion school, and new football equipment for the Clarke Road Trojans
  • In partnerships with the Argyle Community Association, the Argyle BIA, the East London Optimists and Lions Clubs, and many others, co-hosting neighbourhood events like the Free Family Day Skate, the Canada Day celebrations, Movies in the Park events, and many more.