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'''Lorna Jackson''' (October 25, 1935 &ndash; April 5, 2002) was mayor of the city of ], ], for 20 years. '''Lorna Jackson''' (October 25, 1935 &ndash; April 5, 2002) was a local politician in ], ], Canada (adjacent to ]), for 28 years. During her career, she served as both a local and a regional councillor, as well as serving as the ] for 20 years. She died while in office in 2002.


==Political career== ==Political career==
Jackson was first elected as a councillor in 1974. She served six years until she was elected as a regional councillor in 1980. In 1982, Jackson was elected as the Town of Vaughan's second mayor.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.vaughan.ca/council/Pages/Past-Council-Members.aspx|title=Past Members of Council|website=www.vaughan.ca|language=en-us|access-date=2018-02-06}}</ref> Jackson led the city council and staff through much rapid growth, as well as the transition from a town into a city in 1991.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.torontopubliclibrary.ca/detail.jsp?Entt=RDMDC-TSPA_0057102F&R=DC-TSPA_0057102F&searchPageType=vrl|title=Proud Mayor: Vaughan Mayor Lorna Jackson displays the sign declaring her once-rural municipality: now with 104:000 people: the first city in York Region. : Virtual Reference Library|website=Toronto Public Library|language=en|access-date=2018-02-06}}</ref> She continued to be re-elected as mayor for a total of seven terms until her death in 2002.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/vaughan-to-mark-mayors-death/article25294507/|title=Vaughan to mark mayor's death|access-date=2018-02-06}}</ref>
Jackson was first elected to Vaughan Council in 1974, serving six years as a local councillor and two years as regional councillor before being elected mayor in 1982. She was re-elected to a seventh term of office as Mayor in November 2000.


In addition to her responsibilities as a member on the city council for Vaughan, Jackson also served on ] for 22 years.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://archives.york.ca/mediareleases/2002/web/april%2008,%202002,%20city%20of%20vaughan%20mayor%20lorna%20jackson%20remembered%20for%20significant%20contribution%20to%20york290e.htm?ODA=1|title=April 08, 2002, City of Vaughan Mayor Lorna Jackson remembered for significant contribution to York|website=archives.york.ca|access-date=2018-02-07}}</ref> She was a member of its health, finance, planning and economic development committees. Additionally, Jackson was a member of the ], a former chair of the ] Services Board, served on the ], and a member of the board of directors of Hydro Vaughan Distribution Inc.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://city.vaughan.on.ca/newscentre/2002/mayor1.cfm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20030611064509/http://city.vaughan.on.ca/newscentre/2002/mayor1.cfm|url-status=dead|archive-date=2003-06-11|title=News Archives|date=2003-06-11|access-date=2018-02-06}}</ref>
During her terms as Mayor, Jackson led Vaughan Council and staff through the years of rapid growth and development and the transition from a town into a city.
In addition to her responsibilities as a member of various committees and boards at the City of Vaughan, Jackson served on York Regional Council and was a member of its finance and administration and economic development committees, as well as chair of the ] Services Board. She also served on the Greater Toronto Services Board, the board of directors of Hydro Vaughan Distribution Inc., was a member of the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority for more than 14 years.


==Her issues== ==Campaigns and causes==
Jackson was an advocate for the City of Vaughan and its business and residential communities. Amongst her long list of accomplishments, she successfully led the lobby to have the Ontario Minor Hockey Association make face protection for children mandatory in recreational hockey. She supported the construction of a pedestrian bridge over the Humber River. She also was instrumental in promoting the design of the Woodbridge Pool to make it easier for physically challenged residents to learn how to swim. Jackson successfully led the lobby to have the ] make face protection for children mandatory in recreational hockey. She supported the construction of a pedestrian bridge over the Humber River. She also was instrumental in promoting the design of the Woodbridge Pool to make it easier for physically challenged residents to learn how to swim.


In 1988, she campaigned for an extension of the ]'s ] north from ] into Vaughan to the then-future ] corridor.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/thestar/doc/435818410.html |title=Vaughan |newspaper=] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170404033616/https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/thestar/doc/435818410.html |archive-date=April 4, 2017 |date=November 8, 1988}}</ref>
As recently as February, 2002, Jackson led the effort to obtain commitments from the City of Toronto and the Province of Ontario to close the ] site by December 31, 2002.


In her final years as mayor, Jackson sought to adjust the boundaries of the southern municipalities of York Region so that Markham's half of the community of Thornhill would be annexed into the City of Vaughan.
==Other activities==

As well as her work in public service, Lorna had another great passion and talent, painting. She won her first art award at the age of 11 at the TTC Hobby Shows competition with drawings of popular cartoon characters. It was a start of a lifelong commitment to art. Her recent work in watercolours was sparked by a desire to preserve Vaughan's heritage by depicting local scenes from life in the 1800s. Several of these watercolours were reproduced in a special edition calendar published in 1999.
As a result of a lawsuit filed against the ] for the ], Jackson lead ] to close the site by the end of 2002.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://mattbeam.com/ws/content/articles/jour_landfill.htm|title=Keele Valley Landfill, 1983-2002- Toronto Life, December 2002|website=mattbeam.com|access-date=2018-02-06}}</ref> Stating in 2000 that Vaughan was "no longer willing to host", the landfill was closed on January 1, 2003 and filled with four feet of clay and topsoil.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/438144273|title=archives|website=thestar.com|language=en|access-date=2018-02-06}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/438574970|title=archives|website=thestar.com|language=en|access-date=2018-02-06}}</ref>


==Family== ==Family==
Her career and volunteer work notwithstanding, Lorna's true devotion was to her family. She and her husband Al were married for 45 years. They had three children: ], Jim and Jeff, and five grandchildren: Carolyn, Lindsay, Lauren, John-Paul and Lucas. Her daughter Linda was formerly a regional councillor on ] and former mayor. Jackson and her husband Al were married for 45 years. They had three children: ], Jim and Jeff, and five grandchildren: Carolyn, Lindsay, Lauren, John-Paul and Lucas.<ref name=":0" /> Her daughter, Linda Jackson, was formerly Ward 2 Councillor, Regional Councillor, and Mayor of Vaughan.<ref name=":1" />

==Death==
In November 2000, as she was being re-elected for her seventh term, Jackson was diagnosed with cancer. On April 5, 2002, she succumbed to her battle with cancer, twenty years after first being elected mayor of Vaughan. Then MPP ] described her death as a "power vacuum".<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/power-vacuum-seen-for-vaughan/article4141956/|title=Power vacuum seen for Vaughan|access-date=2018-02-04}}</ref>

==Legacy==

Lorna Jackson Public School and Lorna Jackson Transformer Station are named for the late mayor. Additionally, the new Vaughan City Hall, which opened in 2011, was dedicated in honour of Jackson's commitment to the city.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vaughan.ca/news/Pages/Vaughan-Celebrates-Official-Opening-of-New-City-Hall-.aspx|title=Vaughan Celebrates Official Opening of New City Hall|website=www.vaughan.ca|language=en-us|access-date=2018-02-06}}</ref>

Jackson's 1988 campaign to extend the TTC subway into Vaughan was realized in December 2017 when a ] extension was opened to ] (1 km and an extra station farther north than the future 407 corridor terminus she actually lobbied for) at ], which was not yet conceived in 1988.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://transittoronto.ca/archives/data/200010231415.shtml|title=Growth tops Vaughan agenda - Transit Toronto - Newspaper Archive|website=transittoronto.ca}}</ref>


==References== ==References==
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Lorna Jackson
1st Mayor of Vaughan
In office
1983–2002
Succeeded byMichael Di Biase
Vaughan Regional Councillor
Acting Mayor
In office
1981–1982
Preceded byGarnet Williams
Succeeded byMichael DiBiase
Personal details
BornOctober 27, 1935
DiedApril 5, 2002 (aged 66)
OccupationLocal Politician

Lorna Jackson (October 25, 1935 – April 5, 2002) was a local politician in Vaughan, Ontario, Canada (adjacent to Toronto), for 28 years. During her career, she served as both a local and a regional councillor, as well as serving as the Mayor of Vaughan for 20 years. She died while in office in 2002.

Political career

Jackson was first elected as a councillor in 1974. She served six years until she was elected as a regional councillor in 1980. In 1982, Jackson was elected as the Town of Vaughan's second mayor. Jackson led the city council and staff through much rapid growth, as well as the transition from a town into a city in 1991. She continued to be re-elected as mayor for a total of seven terms until her death in 2002.

In addition to her responsibilities as a member on the city council for Vaughan, Jackson also served on York Regional Council for 22 years. She was a member of its health, finance, planning and economic development committees. Additionally, Jackson was a member of the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority, a former chair of the York Regional Police Services Board, served on the Greater Toronto Services Board, and a member of the board of directors of Hydro Vaughan Distribution Inc.

Campaigns and causes

Jackson successfully led the lobby to have the Ontario Minor Hockey Association make face protection for children mandatory in recreational hockey. She supported the construction of a pedestrian bridge over the Humber River. She also was instrumental in promoting the design of the Woodbridge Pool to make it easier for physically challenged residents to learn how to swim.

In 1988, she campaigned for an extension of the Toronto Transit Commission's Spadina Subway line north from Metropolitan Toronto into Vaughan to the then-future Highway 407 corridor.

In her final years as mayor, Jackson sought to adjust the boundaries of the southern municipalities of York Region so that Markham's half of the community of Thornhill would be annexed into the City of Vaughan.

As a result of a lawsuit filed against the City of Toronto government for the Keele Valley Landfill, Jackson lead city council to close the site by the end of 2002. Stating in 2000 that Vaughan was "no longer willing to host", the landfill was closed on January 1, 2003 and filled with four feet of clay and topsoil.

Family

Jackson and her husband Al were married for 45 years. They had three children: Linda, Jim and Jeff, and five grandchildren: Carolyn, Lindsay, Lauren, John-Paul and Lucas. Her daughter, Linda Jackson, was formerly Ward 2 Councillor, Regional Councillor, and Mayor of Vaughan.

Death

In November 2000, as she was being re-elected for her seventh term, Jackson was diagnosed with cancer. On April 5, 2002, she succumbed to her battle with cancer, twenty years after first being elected mayor of Vaughan. Then MPP Greg Sorbara described her death as a "power vacuum".

Legacy

Lorna Jackson Public School and Lorna Jackson Transformer Station are named for the late mayor. Additionally, the new Vaughan City Hall, which opened in 2011, was dedicated in honour of Jackson's commitment to the city.

Jackson's 1988 campaign to extend the TTC subway into Vaughan was realized in December 2017 when a Line 1 extension was opened to Highway 7 (1 km and an extra station farther north than the future 407 corridor terminus she actually lobbied for) at Vaughan Metropolitan Centre, which was not yet conceived in 1988.

References

  1. ^ "Past Members of Council". www.vaughan.ca. Retrieved 2018-02-06.
  2. "Proud Mayor: Vaughan Mayor Lorna Jackson displays the sign declaring her once-rural municipality: now with 104:000 people: the first city in York Region. : Virtual Reference Library". Toronto Public Library. Retrieved 2018-02-06.
  3. "Vaughan to mark mayor's death". Retrieved 2018-02-06.
  4. "April 08, 2002, City of Vaughan Mayor Lorna Jackson remembered for significant contribution to York". archives.york.ca. Retrieved 2018-02-07.
  5. ^ "News Archives". 2003-06-11. Archived from the original on 2003-06-11. Retrieved 2018-02-06.
  6. "Vaughan". Toronto Star. November 8, 1988. Archived from the original on April 4, 2017.
  7. "Keele Valley Landfill, 1983-2002- Toronto Life, December 2002". mattbeam.com. Retrieved 2018-02-06.
  8. "archives". thestar.com. Retrieved 2018-02-06.
  9. "archives". thestar.com. Retrieved 2018-02-06.
  10. "Power vacuum seen for Vaughan". Retrieved 2018-02-04.
  11. "Vaughan Celebrates Official Opening of New City Hall". www.vaughan.ca. Retrieved 2018-02-06.
  12. "Growth tops Vaughan agenda - Transit Toronto - Newspaper Archive". transittoronto.ca.
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