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Biography of Councillor Carmen Corbasson

Carmen Corbasson was born in Toronto in 1949 and has lived and worked in Mississauga most of her life. She has two daughters, Lisa and Julie and two grandchildren, named Summer and Gabriel.

Councillor Corbasson's commitment and dedication to the community is very evident through her past volunteer work with the Red Cross, St. John Ambulance and Hospice of Peel.

Elected as a member of Council in 1994, Councillor Corbasson possesses first hand experience and extensive knowledge gained from working 32 years at the municipal level.

For 10 of those years, she served as the previous Councillor's Assistant and worked passionately as an advocate for the residents of Ward One and continues to do so. As the initial contact for residents in the area, Councillor Corbasson knows the issues and how to get results.

Councillor Corbasson is currently a member of the following Committees; Audit (2009), Council, General Committee, Planning and Development, Budget, Environmental Advisory Committee, Vice-Chair of Traffic Safety Council, Vice-Chair of Public Vehicle Advisory Committee, Tow Truck Committee, Canada Day Committee, Festival Funding Committee, Port Credit & Lakeview Advisory Panels and the Greater Toronto Area Canada Goose Management Committee. She is also, a director of the Port Credit Business Improvement Association (PCBIA) and sits on the Port Credit 175 Celebration Committee and the Port Credit Community Foundation. At the Region of Peel, she is a member of Regional Council, the Audit Committee, Housing Committee, South Peel Water & Wastewater Agreement Steering Committee, the Court of Revision and a Board Member of Peel Living. She is a past Director, of the Enersource Board in 2007 and from 2000 to 2006, Councillor Corbasson served on the Police Services Board, and for the last two years of her term, she was Vice-Chair.

Revised December 2009