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Claudette Cain was the mayor in the city of Gloucester, Ontario from 1991 until 2001 when Gloucester became part of the city of Ottawa.
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She graduated from Algonquin College and went on to work as an administrator with insurance companies and Canada Post. [1] Before being elected to Gloucester council, Cain was an assistant to the council and a press secretary for the Carleton Separate School board. [2] In 1991, Cain defeated incumbent mayor Harry Allen, in part due to an unpopular tax increase during Allen's tenure as mayor. [3] She was able to reduce municipal taxes during her time as mayor. [4] Cain also was part of a delegation of Ontario mayors in 1997 who secured a guarantee from then-premier Mike Harris that he would not drive up municipal property taxes by offloading costs to municipal governments. [5]
Algonquin College of Applied Arts and Technology is a publicly funded English-language college located in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The college serves the National Capital Region and the outlying areas of Eastern Ontario, Western Quebec, and Upstate New York. The college has three campuses; a primary campus located in Ottawa, Ontario, and secondary campuses located in Perth, Ontario, and Pembroke, Ontario. The college offers bachelor's degrees, diplomas, and college certificates in a range of disciplines and specialties. It has been ranked among the Top 50 Research Colleges in Canada and has been recognized as one of Canada's top innovation leaders. The enabling legislation is the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities Act. It is a member of Polytechnics Canada.
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In 2001, she was appointed justice of the peace in the eastern region of Ontario. [11] [12]
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