A councillor who served on Ajax council for more than two decades is being mourned. A statement from Mayor Shaun Collier confirmed Patricia Brown died. Sh
She was first elected to council in 1991 and served in the position for 27 years until retiring from politics in 2018.
Collier says Brown balanced her role as a councillor with a full-time career as a comptroller at Ajax Magnethermic Canada.Before she was elected, she played a key role in stopping two controversial projects. One was a proposed liquid industrial waste disposal site in Ajax while the other was a Toronto garbage dump in Pickering, which later became part of the Greenwood Conservation Area.
She was also a passionate advocate for the Ajax waterfront and organized several HMS Ajax and River Plate Veterans Association reunions and championed memorials like Veterans’ Point Gardens, the Ajax Legacy Obelisk and the Ajax Bomb Girls Monument at Pat Bayly Square. Books of condolence will be set up at most of the town’s facilities starting Monday and all town flags have been lowered to half-mast.served our community with distinction for 27 consecutive years, retiring from politics in 2018. I had the privilege of serving withfor 15 of those years, and as a rookie Councillor, I greatly appreciated her guidance and wisdom. Throughout her tenure,‘s commitment to Ajax was unwavering.
organized several HMS Ajax and River Plate Veterans Association reunions and championed significant memorials such as Veterans’ Point Gardens, the Ajax Legacy Obelisk and the Ajax Bomb Girls Monument at’s legacy will be remembered for her dedication to Ajax, her love for its history, and her fierce protection of our community’s values. Our thoughts are with her family and loved ones during this difficult time.
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