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Prior to becoming Mayor, Lynn Peterson served three years as a Member of Council and had nearly 20 years of community service. Before entering municipal politics, she served four terms on the Lakehead Public 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. Prior to becoming Mayor, Lynn Peterson served three years as a Member of Council and had nearly 20 years of community service. Before entering municipal politics, she served four terms on the Lakehead Public 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, Lynn Peterson traveled to ], and was reported to have cried and pleaded to Toronto city council in order for the council to agree to buy rail cars from Thunder Bay's ] plant, which has suffered from the waning economy. In 2006, due to Thunder Bay's struggling economy, Lynn Peterson traveled to ], in order to secure Thunder Bay's Bomabarier plant's bid to "Build Canadian and Buy Canadian".==Awards==

==Awards==
* Citizen of Exceptional Achievement (City of Thunder Bay 2001) * Citizen of Exceptional Achievement (City of Thunder Bay 2001)
* Bernadine Yackman Award (For outstanding service in education for the children of the North-2001) * Bernadine Yackman Award (For outstanding service in education for the children of the North-2001)

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Thunder Bay Mayor Lynn Peterson with artist Greg Zelinski

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, Lynn Peterson served three years as a Member of Council and had nearly 20 years of community service. Before entering municipal politics, she served four terms on the Lakehead Public 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, Lynn Peterson traveled to Toronto, in order to secure Thunder Bay's Bomabarier plant's bid to "Build Canadian and Buy Canadian".==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)


Preceded byKen Boshcoff Mayor of Thunder Bay, Ontario
2003 - present 		Succeeded by-

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