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Dean Fortin is a proven community leader with a record of bringing people together to solve problems and create new opportunities.
As the Executive Director for the Burnside Gorge Community Centre for the past 17 years, Dean has worked with residents and businesses to build programs and services that have made a real difference in peoples’ lives. Dean manages over 50 employees and an annual budget of $2.2 million.
Previously, he helped establish and operated the Victoria Association for Street Kids for seven years (now the Youth Empowerment Society). He has practiced as a lawyer in both Whitehorse and in Victoria.
As a two term city councillor, Dean has participated on many committees addressing vital issues like finance and personnel, housing, social planning, and the environment. Dean has also served as the neighbourhood liaison for Fernwood, North Park and Quadra Hillside, putting issues of sustainability and livability front and centre.
As a Capital Regional District (CRD) director, Dean is chair of the Regional Housing Trust, vice-chair of the CRD Housing Corporation, and a member of the Water Board. He also sits on the CRD’s Liquid Waste, Environment, and Parks committees and has served on the CRD Roundtable on the Environment.
Dean has been a resident of Victoria for the last 30 years. Currently he lives in the Fernwood / Oaklands area with his wife Donna and their daughter Sophie.
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