PENG YOU for MAYOR
VISION – EXPERIENCE – LEADERSHIP – ACTION
A VOTE FOR OUR FUTURE!
Peng You is an Internationally recognized Tai Chi Master, entrepreneur, travel tour leader and current Councillor-at-Large for the City of Thunder Bay who has consistently contributed to the community that he loves since he moved to Thunder Bay, Canada in 1990. He obtained his Bachelors and Masters in Education at Beijing Normal University, China. Within two years of arriving in Canada, through hard work and perseverance as well as facing language barriers, Peng and his late wife Jing Su opened up and ran two successful restaurants. Now, he owns and operates the Peng You International Tai Chi Academy in addition to his Council duties and serves on the Community Economic Development Commission Board and Sister Cities Committee. He is also President of the Thunder Bay Martial Arts Council and Honourary President of Wushu Canada. Peng is the proud recipient of the 2001 Chinese-Canadian Entrepreneurs Award and the 2002 Thunder Bay Chamber of Commerce Ambassadors Award.
Peng spearheaded the development of the International Tai Chi Park and facilitated the donation of three historic Tai Chi statues by Sister City Jiaozuo, China that picturesquely sit within the park. He also was involved with arranging several monumental Tai Chi events such as the World Tai Chi Conference, annual Canada Day Tai Chi demonstrations, Tai Chi in the Park every summer, as well as Tai Chi demonstrations at numerous other events. In addition, he has secured the 2022 National Wushu Championship and the 2024 Word Tai Chi Championships to be hosted in Thunder Bay.
Peng has a strong business acumen combined with empathy and compassion for others. He has helped many seniors in all of the Superior North area (Thunder Bay, Pass Lake, Red Rock, Nipigon, Schreiber, Terrace Bay, Rossport, Marathon, Pic River, Rocky Bay, Beardmore, Geraldton) through his Tai Chi classes which provide both physical activity and socialization. With his wonderful sense of humour, he practices his “Health, Friendship & Happiness” motto every single day. He is well connected with seniors, youth, business sectors and Aboriginal communities and organizations within the Superior-North riding. Peng wants to inspire Aboriginal youth to dream big so he took a group of Indigenous Youth to China in 2015 to perform their pow-wow on the Great Wall – the youth are our future.
Peng is passionate about giving back to the community and, being result driven, he wants to direct his skills towards building a strong and viable community for Thunder Bay. He believes that we need to bring new businesses and fresh money translating into prosperity and growth of infrastructure and population. Seniors need to enjoy a quality of life and youth need to see a future for themselves in Thunder Bay.
CHINESE-CANADIAN ENTREPRENEURS AWARD: The former Director of Development Thunder Bay, Nancy Creighton, wrote: “You have a natural leadership quality that brings people together to achieve shared visions of what can be – to be the best Thunder Bay! I was proud to be your “Nominator” for your Chinese Canadian Entrepreneur of the Year award when you declared your pride in Thunder Bay and invited all present to come and visit THUNDER BAY . . . and then you added “but don’t all come at the same time”.”
THUNDER BAY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AMBASSADOR’S AWARD, 2002
THUNDER BAY CHAMBER OF COMMERCE 10th ANNUAL BUSINESS EXCELLENCE AWARD, 2004
SPEARHEADED INTERNATIONAL TAI CHI PARK on the Waterfront and the DONATION OF THREE BRONZE STATUES FROM SISTER CITY JIAOZUO, CHINA –Click Here for the TBayNewswatch Article
CANADIAN CHINESE ENTREPRENEUR “BEST COMMUNITY SERVICE” FOR 2001 IN RECOGNITION OF DISTINGUISHED CONTRIBUTION TO THE COMMUNITY OF THUNDER BAY
TOOK PART IN ATTEMPT AT WORLD RECORD FOR MOST PEOPLE PRACTICING TAI CHI AT THE SAME TIME AROUND WORLD
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THE INTERNATIONAL TAI CHI ACADEMY, OWNER/OPERATOR
The Tai Chi Academy located at 270 Windsor Street, Thunder Bay offers a wide variety of Tai Chi classes, from beginner to advanced levels.
THE PENG YOU TAIJI QUAN ASSOCIATION, PRESIDENT
The Peng You Taiji Quan Association is a not-for-profit organization whose commitment is to create a “healthy, friendly and happy” life style through the practice of Taijiquan.
TWIN DRAGONS AND TAI CHI RESTAURANT, OWNER/OPERATOR
Owned and operated two successful restaurants, the Twin Dragons and the Tai Chi Restaurant, both which were located in the north end of Thunder Bay
TAI CHI CHEF
Authentic Chinese Meal Prepared at your Home or Business Combined with Tai Chi Instruction
Peng’s Tai Chi Chef BUSINESS PROPOSAL was presented on the DRAGON’S DEN, 2010: an authentic Chinese meal is prepared at your home or business with Tai Chi instruction before or after dinner.
