- Lynn Peterson
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footnotes =Lynn Peterson was elected as the second woman to become
mayor of the city of Thunder Bay,Ontario onNovember 10 ,2003 .Prior to becoming Mayor, Peterson served three years as a Member of Council and had nearly 20 years of community service. Before entering municipal politics, she served four terms on the Lakehead Public School Board. For three consecutive years she was elected Chair of the Board, and concluded her career in education governance by being elected President of the Ontario Public School Boards Association. [ [http://www.thunderbay.ca/index.cfm?fuse=html&pg=2446 Profile of Mayor Lynn Peterson] ]
In 2006, due to Thunder Bay's struggling economy, Peterson traveled to
Toronto , in order to secure Thunder Bay's Bombardier plant's bid to "Build Canadian and Buy Canadian".Awards
* Citizen of Exceptional Achievement (City of Thunder Bay 2001)
* Bernadine Yackman Award (For outstanding service in education for the children of the North-2001)
* Giant Heart Award (City of Thunder Bay 1991)References
ee also
*
List of mayors of Thunder Bay, Ontario
*Ontario municipal elections, 2003
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