I was born and raised on my parents’ dairy farm. I am the youngest of five children, having three sisters and a brother. I attended Pelham High Secondary School and when finished, purchased my parents’ farm in 1974.
I have been married to my wife, Candice, for over 30 years and we have four children; three sons and a daughter. The boys all played hockey in the Pelham Minor Hockey Association. As they played I coached for some 8+ years. My wife was team trainer for some of these years.
In 2012 I sold the dairy cows, as milking cows is a young man’s game. I now grow cash crops consisting of corn, wheat, soybeans and hay. I have always been interested in watching the town’s business from a distance, but with the cows gone I had enough time to get more involved. I was voted on Council as a representative of Ward One in 2014. I served three years of my term, before resigning in November of 2017, because of
serious ethical concerns I had concerning the current council’s actions.
Many Pelham residents shared those concerns, and in 2018 I was
honoured to be elected Mayor of Pelham. Since then I’ve been working with Pelham town council and the regional council of Niagara to serve the people of Pelham to the best of my ability.
-Marvin
Marvin Junkin 