William Komer
William Komer (born 1988 or 1989) is a Canadian businessman and is a director and the chair of The United People of Canada organization.
Early life and education
[edit]Komer studied computer science at the University of Western Ontario, where he earned the honour of three-time Academic All-Canadian while competing as a varsity athlete on the Western Mustangs Men’s Cross Country Team.[1] Academic All-Canadian distinction is considered to be one of the highest recognitions for a university varsity athlete.[2]
Career
[edit]Komer owns five businesses located around London, Ontario including Campus Creative website company and Under the Umbrella wedding photography company.[3][4] In 2016, at the age of 27, he proposed that Campus Creative purchase the empty Lorne Avenue public school in London, to convert it into a "Intergenerational Community Centre", a project endorsed by Creative Age London and backed by an accredited investor.[5][6][7]
He is also a director and the chair of The United People of Canada (TUPOC) not for profit organization,[8] that occupied Saint Brigid’s church and which has links to the Canada convoy protest.[3][4] Komer signed an agreement on behalf of TUPOC to buy the church for $5.95 million but the group failed to pay the deposit prior to being evicted.[9]
Komer attended the Canada convoy protest, and told the Ottawa Citizen newspaper that he did so "as a documentary filmmaker".[10]
Personal life
[edit]Komer was aged 27 in 2016.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "William Komer - Cross Country". Western Mustangs Sports. Archived from the original on November 22, 2022. Retrieved November 22, 2022.
- ^ "U SPORTS Academic All-Canadians". Dalhousie Tigers. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ a b McInnes, Angela (September 23, 2022). "Businessman at centre of group in Ottawa church sit-in is accused of cheating several people". CBC. Archived from the original on November 22, 2022. Retrieved November 22, 2022.
- ^ a b Paparella, Nick (September 26, 2022). "Ingersoll bride ghosted by wedding photographer". London. Archived from the original on November 22, 2022. Retrieved November 22, 2022.
- ^ "TUPOC and supporters vow to stay put as enforcement of eviction order looms at St. Brigid's". ottawacitizen. Archived from the original on August 25, 2022. Retrieved November 22, 2022.
- ^ a b Ghonaim, Hala (July 11, 2016). "London's Campus Creative wants to turn Lorne Avenue public school into tech hub". lfpress. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Lorne Ave Proposal Update". eSCRIBE Published Meetings. Retrieved September 5, 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Judge orders eviction of Freedom Convoy-affiliated group from Ottawa church". Ottawa. September 23, 2022. Archived from the original on September 23, 2022. Retrieved November 22, 2022.
- ^ "TUPOC is out, but the future of St. Brigid's remains uncertain". ottawacitizen. Archived from the original on September 25, 2022. Retrieved November 22, 2022.
- ^ "Ottawa police 'proactively engaged' with group building private security force at former St. Brigid's property in Lowertown". ottawacitizen. Retrieved November 22, 2022.