June (Pacey) Marks (1923 - 2008 ) was a Toronto community activist and politician.

She first ran for city council in 1962 in Ward 2 but was defeated. She was elected on her second attempt in 1964 and, in 1966, won city-wide election to the Toronto Board of Control

Toronto Board of Control

Toronto Board of Control was a part of the municipal government of Toronto, Canada from 1904 until its abolition in 1969 and served as the executive committee of Toronto City Council. It consisted of four councillors elected city wide and was presided over by the mayor. Each voter could vote for up...

 and also served on Metro Toronto Council. When the Board of Control was abolished for the 1969 election she ran and won in Ward 6. She was defeated in the 1972 municipal election

Toronto municipal election, 1972

The 1972 Toronto municipal election was held December 4, 1972 to elect the governments of Toronto, the five other boroughs, and the government of Metro Toronto as well....

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Marks was an advocate for improved housing in the downtown core and initiated a judicial probe into slum conditions in Toronto that resulted in more rigorous housing inspections.

Family

June had four children with ex-husband Nick Marks.

Her eldest child and only daughter, Linda, died in late August 1975 at the age of twenty-nine. She was one of the very first women to have been diagnosed with Lupus. Linda left behind her husband, Peter Burton, and three young daughters, Laura, Jennifer and Rebecca.