L. Jim Arkilander, 50, lives and works in Belleville, and has visited the family cottage on Lake Mazinaw throughout his entire life. He attended Seneca and Humber Colleges and Ryerson University. He was the Green candidate for the Scarborough-Agincourt riding in the 2003 provincial election.

Jim’s green credentials include living in low-impact housing and shopping for local goods. He walks or rides a bicycle, uses VIA Rail and rarely a small car. “I like to think I walk the walk,” he says.