Christopher Mitchelmore

The Straits - White Bay North

New Democrat

Opposition Critic for Fisheries & Aquaculture; Forestry & Agrifoods Agency; Innovation, Business & Rural Development; Rural Secretariat; Research Development Corporation; Service NL; Government Purchasing Agency and Office of the Chief Information Officer

Email: cmitchelmore@gov.nl.ca

Phone: (709) 454-2633
Fax: (709) 454-2652
Toll Free: 1-888-729-6091

Main Office

Government of NL
Public Building
270 West Street
P.O. Box 620
St. Anthony, NL
A0K 4S0

Constituency Assistant:
Lavinia Crisby – (709) 454-2646

Other Office

Confederation Building
3rd Floor, East Block
P.O. Box 8700
St. Johns, NL
A1B 4J6

PROFILE:

Christopher Mitchelmore is the New Democratic Party MHA for the District of The Straits- White Bay North. He was elected to the House of Assembly on October 11, 2011.

Christopher is a native of Green Island Cove, a tiny fishing village on the Great Northern Peninsula. At 16 years of age he founded "Flower's Island Museum". He added a Newfoundland-themed miniature golf course, gift shop and summer festival. The business operated until 2005, when Christopher focused on completing his post-secondary education.

After graduating from Canon Richards High School, Flower's Cove in 2003, Christopher went on to complete a Bachelor of Commerce Honours (Co-op) from Memorial University of Newfoundland & Labrador. His university experience enabled him to work for the Department of Innovation, Trade & Rural Development, Newfoundland & Labrador Board of Commissioners of Public Utilities (PUB) and London Offshore Consultants (LOC) Group. He studied, both in the UK and at the University of Economics, Prague, Czech Republic. In 2008, he received the James Barnes Award for Academic Excellence.

Christopher was employed with the Association of Professional Engineers, Geologists, Geophysicists of Alberta (APEGGA) and Community Business Development Corporation (CBDC) Nortip as a Youth Ventures Coordinator and most recently as a Client Services Officer, a role focused on creating and maintaining employment through business services, financing, skill enhancements, technical assistance, counselling and community economic development.

He has been engaged at the local, regional, provincial and national level, serving as the vice-President of the Straits-St. Barbe Chronic Care Corporation; Junior Achievement, Regional Chair; Director and Member of the Canadian Community Economic Development Network; co-Chair of Emerging Leaders; and Director with Nordic Economic Development Corporation.

Christopher writes about his rural experiences on the Live Rural Newfoundland & Labrador blog.