About Jane Mitchell
Former Waterloo Region Councillor
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representing the city of Waterloo: 2000 to 2018
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Chair, Employment and Income Support Community Advisory Committee,
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Chair, Licensing and Retail Committee,
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Former Vice-Chair, Community Safety and Crime Prevention Council.
Member since 2000
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Member of the following committees: Landfill Liaison Committee,
Active Transportation Advisory Committee, Residual Waste Master Plan
Working Group, Various Road Projects, Budget Committee, Community Services,
Administration and Finance, Planning and Works, Waterloo Region Housing
Master Plan
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Presented a paper on the rehabilitation of the urban Grand River and local aquifers
to the International Liveable Cities conference.
Chair
Grand River Conservation Authority, 2010 to 2015
Trustee
Waterloo Region District School Board, 1990-2000
Past Board and Work Experience
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Former Board Member, Waterloo-Wellington-Dufferin District Health Council
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Former Owner, Arachneweb Consulting and Design
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Writer of Short Stories and articles published, Internet content, blog
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Former Member, Renison College Board of Governors
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Librarian, Renison University College Library, affiliated with the University of Waterloo, 1982 to 2000
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Public Library Trustee, Waterloo Public Library,1988-1990
Awards
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Woman of Achievement, Zonta
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Silver Thanks Pin, Girl Guides of Canada
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City of Waterloo Volunteer Pin
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Honorary Member, Renison College
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Nomination, Oktoberfest Woman of the Year
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10 year volunteer, House of Friendship Award
Community Service
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Founder and First President, Waterloo Infant Toddler Daycare.
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Volunteer, House of Friendship, Cedarbrae Breakfast Club, 2010 to 2015, Medieval Faire Reading Tent, 2003 to 2013
Member Clay and Glass Gallery, Founder, Reading Tents for Literacy, Built and maintain a
Little Library for Sunnydale, Canadian Federation of University Women , All Saints Anglican
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Organized the Women's Municipal Campaign Schools in 2006, 2010, 2014 and 2018
Education
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Master Library and Information Sciences, Western, Bachelor of Education,Toronto, Bachelor of Arts,
Wilfrid Laurier University, Graduate, Waterloo Region Police Citizens' Police Academy, Business Courses at Conestoga College
Personal
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Maiden name, Grey
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Grew up on High St. in Waterloo and went to Northdale, MacGregor, W.C.I. and Wilfrid Laurier
University.
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Attends All Saints Anglican Church.
Jane grew up and lives in Waterloo. Her husband John is retired from the library at Wilfrid Laurier University. Jane
has two grown daughters, Gwyneth and Bronwyn, and two grandchildren, Robert and Mary