Born in St Boniface, Manitoba, 1943
3 children and 3 grandchildren

Councillor, City of Victoria 1999-2005
Board member, Capital Regional District 1999-2005

Academic Background and Professional Experience

Masters Arts (UBC, 1974)
Masters Education (Univ of Grenoble, France, 1987)
Adult Educator with Federal Government and Community College
BC Parks’ Legacy Panel

Denise’s record

Denise has been instrumental in making Victoria a more liveable city by working to establish a regional housing trust, developing the greenways and trails network and spearheading clean-up of Victoria Harbour.

Denise ensured that millions of dollars invested in the City’s Dockside Lands were focused on a “triple bottom line” approach based on social, environmental and economic sustainability. Dockside Green will integrate affordable housing and state of the art environmental technology.

Denise advocated for and supported a harm reduction approach to open drug use in the City.

Denise worked with youth to develop Victoria’s newly-appointed youth council

Denise spearheaded the development of Galloping Goose Trail and Selkirk Trestle Bridge

Denise founder of the Greater Victoria Cycling Coalition.

Denise’s values

Social justice, restorative economy, national and global labour and environmental standards, improving democratic governance and institutional reform.

Political Experience, Committee Work and Appointments

Councillor, City of Victoria, 1999-2005
Board member, Capital Regional District, 1999-2005
CRD-Chair, Roundtable on the Environment
CRD-Member of Standing Committee on the Environment and Vice-chair of the Core Area Liquid Waste Management Plan Committee
Provincial Capital Commission Board, 1995-1998

Council Committee/Appointments
Portfolio-Environment and Shoreline
Greenways Interdisciplinary Committee
Chair-Rock Bay Contaminant Reduction Committee
Appointed to Mayor’s Blue Ribbon Task Force on Victoria’s Learning Centre/Library
Councillor liaison-Victoria West and Burnside-Gorge neighbourhoods
Mentor to the Youth Council

Recently provided expertise to an international project in Nicaragua to help develop sustainable and effective political structures at the municipal level.