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| Affiliation | New Democratic |
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| Name | Denise Savoie |
| Address |
Victoria, British Columbia , Canada |
| Email | None |
| Website | [Link] |
| Born |
November 21, 1943 |
| Died |
Still Living
(80 years) |
| Contributor | User 13 |
| Last Modifed | Monsieur
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| Info | Academic Background and Professional Experience:
-Masters Arts (UBC, 1974)
-Masters Education (Univ of Grenoble, France, 1987)
-Adult Educator with Federal Government and Community College
-BC Parks’ Legacy Panel
Denise’s record:
-Denise has been instrumental in making Victoria a more liveable city by working to establish a regional housing trust, developing the greenways and trails network and spearheading clean-up of Victoria Harbour.
-Denise ensured that millions of dollars invested in the City’s Dockside Lands were focused on a “triple bottom line” approach based on social, environmental and economic sustainability. Dockside Green will integrate affordable housing and state of the art environmental technology.
-Denise advocated for and supported a harm reduction approach to open drug use in the City.
-Denise worked with youth to develop Victoria’s newly-appointed youth council
-Denise spearheaded the development of Galloping Goose Trail and Selkirk Trestle Bridge
-Denise founder of the Greater Victoria Cycling Coalition.
Denise’s values:
-Social justice, restorative economy, national and global labour and environmental standards, improving democratic governance and institutional reform.
Political Experience, Committee Work and Appointments:
-Councillor, City of Victoria, 1999-2005
-Board member, Capital Regional District, 1999-2005
-CRD-Chair, Roundtable on the Environment
-CRD-Member of Standing Committee on the Environment and Vice-chair of the Core Area Liquid Waste Management Plan Committee
-Provincial Capital Commission Board, 1995-1998
Council Committee/Appointments:
-Portfolio-Environment and Shoreline
-Greenways Interdisciplinary Committee
-Chair-Rock Bay Contaminant Reduction Committee
-Appointed to Mayor’s Blue Ribbon Task Force on Victoria’s Learning Centre/Library
-Councillor liaison-Victoria West and Burnside-Gorge neighbourhoods
-Mentor to the Youth Council
Recently provided expertise to an international project in Nicaragua to help develop sustainable and effective political structures at the municipal level.
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