Lisa Kwiatkowski
for Mayor of Rossland
Lisa Kwiatkowski for
Mayor of Rossland
Hi Rossland,
I'm Lisa, and I'm running for Mayor in this October's municipal election.
I arrived here at the end of 2020 for a change of lifestyle, and I've been active in the community ever since. I spent more than twenty years in sport leadership — serving as CEO of a national sport organization until 2024, and working on three Olympic and Paralympic Games: Vancouver 2010, London 2012 and Sochi 2014. I've also served on national and provincial boards, including Motivate Canada and Sport BC.
That work taught me how to run complex organizations and projects, how to manage a budget, and how to sit in a room where people disagree and still get to a decision everyone can stand behind.
I ran for Rossland City Council in 2022 because I wanted to give back while growing roots here. Since elected, I've learned that almost none of municipal government is glamourous. It's utility master plans and bylaw revisions and long Monday-night conversations about service levels.
But it's also the difference between a town that drifts and a town that's ready for whatever comes next.
I've been part of a council doing genuinely forward-looking work — modernizing bylaws, rolling out the Recreation Master Plan, formalizing regional partnerships with Trail and Warfield, and the long-term infrastructure planning few people notice until it fails.
I want to keep that momentum going, and I want more Rosslanders in the conversation while we do it.
This is our home. I'd like to help run it well.
Why me
I get people working together. That's the job, and it's what I've done for twenty years — leading sport and non-profit organizations, including three Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Continuity matters. Four years on this council means I can hit the ground running: move big projects forward, build on what's working, and bring the insight and relationships needed to fix what isn't.
Committed to Rossland. Chair of the Rossland Winter Carnival Society since 2021, past President of the Mountain Ravens Riding Club. I've also worked in Rossland as an enumerator for the Canadian Census and at the local polling station during federal elections.
Healthy Governance
You should trust that City Hall is well run and that your Council works as one team. That means a Council that's engaged and visible between meetings, and an annual check on whether staff, Council and community are actually working well together.
Community Collaboration
Rossland is full of people already building the life of this town. Leadership is getting the best out of everyone doing that work — meeting with community organizations regularly, not only when they're applying for a grant.
Our Next 4 Years, Together
Proactive Communication
You shouldn't have to go looking for what your City is doing. A monthly note from the Mayor on what's coming up for Council, recent decisions, and what it means for you and your household. Plain-language explainers ahead of big decisions, so you can weigh in before the vote, not after.