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Lynn Peterson

7th Mayor of Thunder Bay
In office December 1, 2003 – November 30, 2010
Preceded by	Ken Boshcoff
Succeeded by	Keith Hobbs

Lynn Peterson was elected as the second woman to become mayor of the city of Thunder Bay, Ontario on November 10, 2003.

Prior to becoming mayor, Peterson served three years as a member of Thunder Bay City Council, and had nearly 20 years of community service. Before entering municipal politics, she served four terms on the Lakehead District 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.

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".

Peterson was defeated by current Mayor, Keith Hobbs in the Ontario municipal elections, 2010.

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

Profile of Mayor Lynn Peterson

v t e Mayors of Thunder Bay, Ontario
Port Arthur (1884-1969)	T. Marks Conmee Macdonell Gorham Squier Ruttan G. Marks Matthews Clavet Vigars Carrick Ray Oliver Mooney Cowan Blaquier Crooks Francis Hourigan Gibbon Ibbetson Blanchard Cox Robinson Hinton Wishart Wilson Laskin
Fort William (1892-1969)	McKellar Jarvis Hogarth Dyke Jackson Rutledge J. Murphy Peltier Young Graham H. Murphy Dennis Edmeston Crawford Darrell Murphy Pow Hardiman Ross Anderson Badanai Carson Seppala Booth Reid
Thunder Bay (1970-present)	Laskin Assef Miller Assef Masters Hamilton Boshcoff Peterson Hobbs Mauro Boshcoff (elect)

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