Jenny Gerbasi
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Jenny Gerbasi born in 1962 is a City Councillor in the Fort Rouge - East Fort Garry in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
. She was first elected in 1998 and subsequently reelected in 2002, 2006 and 2010. She is a registered nurse and taught at the University of Manitoba
. Gerbasi chairs the Access Advisory Committee, which brought forward Canada’s first Universal Design Policy and is the first woman to chair the Historic Buildings Committee.
Gerbasi has been a critic of Mayor Sam Katz
for, among other things, revising Winnipeg's 2008 operating budget six days before a city council vote on the matter.
She has also won a council debate that asks the provincial government to create stronger conflict-of-interest guidelines in response to the Riverside Park Management debate.
Canada
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. She was first elected in 1998 and subsequently reelected in 2002, 2006 and 2010. She is a registered nurse and taught at the University of Manitoba
University of Manitoba
The University of Manitoba , in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, is the largest university in the province of Manitoba. It is Manitoba's most comprehensive and only research-intensive post-secondary educational institution. It was founded in 1877, making it Western Canada’s first university. It placed...
. Gerbasi chairs the Access Advisory Committee, which brought forward Canada’s first Universal Design Policy and is the first woman to chair the Historic Buildings Committee.
Gerbasi has been a critic of Mayor Sam Katz
Sam Katz
Samuel Michael Katz, OM is the 42nd mayor of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. He is also a businessperson and a member of the Order of Manitoba.- Life before mayorship :...
for, among other things, revising Winnipeg's 2008 operating budget six days before a city council vote on the matter.
She has also won a council debate that asks the provincial government to create stronger conflict-of-interest guidelines in response to the Riverside Park Management debate.