Lo-Anne Chan
Sarnia–Lambton–Bkejwanong
Lo-Anne Chan
Lo-Anne Chan believes in the power of collaboration to make positive change, and that our diversity is our strength.
Lo-Anne has lived in Sarnia since 2012. After graduating from the University of Western Ontario with a Bachelor of Arts in Criminology, minoring in Psychology and a certificate in practical French, Lo-Anne decided to pursue a career in retail in order to gain practical experience working and getting to know the public directly.
After her maternity leave with her first child, Lo-Anne started working with small business owners to learn various "tools of the trade." In 2021, Lo-Anne launched her own business, Jiak, and currently works out of a kitchen in Mitton Village.
In 2014, Lo-Anne launched The LOEY Project to bring attention to and celebrate youth leaders from Aamjiwnaang First Nation. Lo-Anne is a co-founder of The Table (a networking group to empower equity-deserving entrepreneurs), a Breastfeeding Buddy with the North Lambton Community Health Centre, a community volunteer with the Pregnancy and Infant Loss (PAIL) Network and Rural Ambassador for the Pregnancy and Infant Loss Support Centre (PILSC).
As a trained Child Passenger Safety Technician, Lo-Anne is on-call to provide car seat safety education for caregivers through Lambton Public Health, the Pregnancy Options & Support Centre and Ska:na Family Learning Centre. She is the Past-President of the Sarnia Ultimate Club, and currently sits on the Board of Directors for the Sarnia-Lambton Children's Aid Society, Sarnia-Lambton Rebound, and Community Legal Assistance Sarnia.
Lo-Anne is putting her name forward for NDP candidate in Sarnia—Lambton—Bkejwanong for all the people who have experienced doubts in their own capabilities and accomplishments. She is standing here to show that we do have a voice. We have made differences in people’s lives. We can do big things. Lo-Anne would be honoured to represent the people of Sarnia—Lambton—Bkejwanong in Ottawa.
