Candidate record
Offices held or sought
- Contested Ward 2 in 2022 and is a certified Ward 4 candidate in 2026.
Prior election results
- Received 421 votes as a Ward 2 candidate in 2022.
- Ran for Niagara Falls city council in 2014.
Background and community work
Connection to Welland and the ward
- Member of the City of Welland Green Advisory Committee since 2023.
- Member of the City of Welland Heritage Advisory Committee since 2021.
- Member of the Canadian Federation of University Women Advocacy Committee since 2021.
- Board member and social-media coordinator for the Central Station Education Initiative since 2021.
Education and credentials
- Bachelor of Education, York University (2006), and BA in English, York University (2002).
- Attended George Brown College and a French immersion program in Montreal in the early 1980s.
Source: Candidate submission · 18/09/2026
Work and leadership experience
- Retired Ontario-certified teacher.
- Past CUPE Local 2137 president, with experience in business administration, accounting, purchasing, staff management and budgets.
Committee and community service
- Member of the City of Welland Green Advisory Committee since 2023. Member of the City of Welland Heritage Advisory Committee since 2021.
Source: Candidate submission · 23/09/2026
- Board member and social-media coordinator for the Central Station Education Initiative since 2021. The initiative is restoring Welland’s historic Central Fire Hall.
Source: Candidate submission · 23/09/2026
- Member of the Canadian Federation of University Women Advocacy Committee since 2021.
Source: Candidate submission · 23/09/2026
- Founded and administers the Welland Citizens & Friends Watch Group and Sustainable Welland Facebook groups.
Campaign priorities
- Identifies property taxes, overdevelopment, homelessness, poverty, mental health and loss of green and agricultural land as concerns.
- Supported rejecting the Aqueduct/Niagara high-rise proposal; opposed declaring agricultural land surplus.
Other positions
Reasons for running and priorities
- In a February 10, 2026 Niagara Daily News interview, Tia DeAgazio said restoring the former Central Fire Station was about preserving local history and reconnecting the community with a building many residents remember from childhood.
Campaign contact details
- Campaign email: tia4welland@gmail.com.
2022 campaign finances
Ward 2 councillor · Aug 4, 2022 to Dec 31, 2022
- Total contributions: $2,302.00
- Total campaign income: $2,302.00
- Total campaign expenses: $1,850.40
Contributions are included in income. Totals include reported goods and services.