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Natashia Bergen

Candidate for Mayor of Welland

Two-time 2025 Green candidate entering municipal politics.

Professional backgroundHorticulture/agriculture, senior care and independent support work; exact roles and dates remain incomplete
Municipal experienceNo elected municipal experience verified
Current public roleCandidate; community and healthcare advocate
Partisan historyGreen provincial and federal candidate, 2025

Career and relevant experience

  • Her campaign biography reports work in horticulture/agriculture, senior care and support for vulnerable community members.
  • Public LinkedIn search results describe her as self-employed, with an agricultural background and University of Guelph education; the credential and dates are not exposed publicly.
  • A second public LinkedIn result associates her with Phoena and describes an expansion from horticulture into aquaculture and entrepreneurship.

Campaign priorities

  • Urban agriculture, local markets and fewer barriers for small vendors, with agricultural revenue supporting local and social programs.
  • Community fridges, food hubs and school nutrition programs.
  • Supports Housing First, fast-tracked affordable and supportive housing, and preventing people from losing their homes.
  • Supports mobile clinics and community health hubs, and advocates provincial investment to keep Welland Hospital open.
  • Survivor-centred housing, youth prevention programs and anti-trafficking training for the tourism industry.
  • Prioritizes accessibility in local businesses and essential services.
  • Would review the City budget line by line within her first 100 days, with performance indicators reviewed quarterly.
  • Would review road and underground maintenance priorities and identify infrastructure needs before approving major growth.
  • Would identify funding before approving infrastructure costs and replacement funding before reducing development charges.
  • Would review unused land and buildings for housing, with public involvement in remediation plans.

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Verified facts

  • Listed by the City as a 2026 mayoral candidate.
  • Ran for the Green Party of Ontario in Niagara Centre in 2025.
  • Ran federally for the Green Party in Niagara South in 2025.