Giving back, seven years running
Seven charity events supporting cystinosis research, Parkinson's, mental health, PTSD, anti-bullying, cardiac care, and Ronald McDonald House — over $175,000 raised.
Niagara Falls, Ontario
Twenty-six years calling this city home.
I'm Dan Giancola. I raised my family here, built a business here, and spent the last seven years raising money for the people and causes that make this region what it is.
Municipal Election · Monday, October 26, 2026
I'm running for Niagara Falls City Council.
I want to be your voice at City Hall — and I want to hear what's on your mind first.
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days until election day
Who Dan is
Family first. That's not a slogan — it's how I was raised.
Every Sunday of my childhood, my family drove across the border for dinner at my great-grandparents' house. No excuses. My great-grandfather made it very clear: family is everything.
I've been married to my wife Christina for twenty-six years, and we have a daughter, Skylar. I'm the oldest of three brothers, and you won't find three closer. I built that same feeling into my business — a place where everyone is welcome and nobody is judged.
Achievements
Twenty-six years of showing up
Not promises — things that are already done, in this community, with nothing asked in return.
$175K+
Raised for local causes in seven years
7
“Give The Boot To” charity events
14
Years running a Niagara small business
2
Grey Cup championships
Fourteen years in business
BTO Performance Group has operated in Niagara since 2012, through a recession and a pandemic. Nominated for Niagara Entrepreneur of the Year and winner of the 2022 Niagara Impact Award.
Ambassador for Niagara
Two years as an Ambassador for Start Me Up Niagara and one with GROW Niagara Falls — working alongside the organizations tackling poverty, housing, and mental health here.
What I'd bring to City Hall
Four things residents keep telling me about
These are the concerns I hear most often, in no particular order. They're where I'd start — and I want to hear yours too.
Homelessness
The situation in our city is getting out of hand. It needs a response that treats people as people and still answers to the residents and businesses living alongside it every day.
Drug paraphernalia in our streets
It's out of control. Families shouldn't have to check the sidewalk before letting their kids walk to school, and this is a problem council has to name plainly before it can fix it.
Property taxes that keep climbing
Residents are being asked to pay more, year after year. Every increase deserves a straight answer about what it buys and why it couldn't be found somewhere else in the budget.
Road conditions across the city
Poor roads cost residents in repairs, in safety, and in the plain daily frustration of driving here. It's basic service and it should be delivered like it.
My word on it
I'm not a man who makes promises he can't keep. You just have to ask my daughter, Skylar.
I've never broken a promise to her in my entire life. So here's the only one I'll make to you: I will do everything I can to represent you, the residents of Niagara Falls. I give you my word.