Sylvia Sutherland

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Sylvia Sutherland (* 1940 or 1941 ) is a former Canadian politician ( Ontario Liberal Party ) and journalist .

life and career

Sutherland graduated from the Ryerson Institute of Technology with a degree in journalism . At Trent University , she received a 1968 Bachelor of Arts (Honors) in History and the University of Reading later a Postgraduate Certificate in Education . She worked as a journalist for the Toronto Telegram . She was also later active as a television presenter for political magazines , cooking programs and literary television programs with book presentations, among other things . In 1985 she ended her television career. She also wrote a weekly column for the Peterborough Examiner newspaper in the 1980s .

She was Alderman in Norwood . She stood in the 1980 election as a candidate for the Ontario Liberal Party against the MP of the Progressive Conservative Party of Ontario , Bill Domm , and was defeated by 2,215 votes. Sutherland was also the Liberal candidate for the provincial parliament in the 1995 election. She was defeated by Progressive Conservative candidate Gary Stewart .

She served as Mayor of Peterborough , Ontario for five terms from 1986 to 1991 and from 1998 to 2006 . This makes her the mayor with the longest term in office in the city's history. In 2004 she planned to take part in nude photos for a calendar to benefit victims of the Peterborough flood disaster in 2004.

In March 2007, she was appointed to the Ontario Municipal Board for a five-year term . In June 2012, in this capacity, she chaired a hearing on the decision in favor of operating a hostel for backpackers on the outskirts of the city center. This was her third case in Peterborough. Previously, Sutherland chaired the meeting on two cases, including an appeal regarding the zoning of a property on Rogers Street in East City. Prior to these cases, she was not used on cases involving her community, although she said there was no regulation on this.

Sutherland is married. In 1967 she moved in with her husband Dr. David Sutherland from Toronto to Peterborough. Her husband was the first president of Sir Sandford Fleming College . In August 2010, she was sentenced to a fine and a cash donation to a charity. Sutherland had previously ignored a traffic sign and caused the death of a woman driver.

In April 2006 she received the Alumni Association's Distinguished Alumni Award from Trent University. In June 2012 she was awarded the Queen's Jubliee Medal .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ SUTHERLAND, SYLVIA registered on the website of the Public Appointment Secretariat Ontario ; Retrieved June 11, 2013
  2. ↑ a b Distinguished Alumni Honored at Inaugural Dinner Official website of Trent University; Retrieved June 29, 2013
  3. ↑ HISTORY OF FEDERAL RIDINGS SINCE 1867 Entry on the website of the Parliament of Canada ; Retrieved June 11, 2013
  4. ↑ General Election of June 8 1995 ( Memento of the original from March 19, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Entry on the website of the Parliament of Canada ; Retrieved June 11, 2013 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / results.elections.on.ca
  5. ^ Service Record of Councilors entry on the City of Peterborough website ; Retrieved June 11, 2013
  6. ↑ Mayor to pose nude for flood relief ( Memento of the original from October 20, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Article at kruzfm.ca from June 27, 2012 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / cnews.canoe.ca
  7. ↑ AGENCY DETAILS Entry on the website of the Public Appointment Secretariat Ontario ; Retrieved June 11, 2013
  8. ↑ Former Peterborough mayor Sylvia Sutherland presiding over OMB hearing on backpackers' hostel ( Memento of the original from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Article from The Peterborough Examiner dated June 5, 2012 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.thepeterboroughexaminer.com
  9. ^ Former mayor found guilty article at mykawartha.com from August 10, 2010
  10. ↑ Queen's Jubilee Medal Recipients - Peterborough area Celebration Held Wednesday Evening  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as broken. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Article at kruzfm.ca from June 27, 2012@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.kruzfm.ca  
personal data
SURNAME Sutherland, Sylvia
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian politician
DATE OF BIRTH 1940 or 1941