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Mrs. Barbara Bartlett, Vice-Chair York Regional Police Services Board – Regional Council Appointee
Effective July 1, 2008, Regional Council appointed Mrs. Barbara Bartlett of the Town of Newmarket as a citizen member to the York Regional Police Services Board. Regional Council re-appointed Mrs. Bartlett to the Board for the term of Council which ends November 30, 2014. On November 24, 2010 Mrs. Barbara Bartlett was elected as Vice-Chair of the Board. Mrs. Bartlett was re-elected as Vice-Chair on January 26, 2011. Since April 1995, Mrs. Bartlett has been the General Manager of the Best Western Voyageur Place Hotel in Newmarket. A prominent business leader in the community, with a background in marketing and journalism, Mrs. Bartlett was Chair of the Best Western Ontario-Quebec Hotels CO-OP for five years, Chair of the Newmarket Chamber of Commerce for four years and Chair of York Region Tourism for three years. Currently, she is an active Member of both the Newmarket Chamber of Commerce and the Advisory Board of Smart Commute: Central York. For 10 years Mrs. Bartlett served as President of the Community Living Newmarket/Aurora and District Board and as a Member of the agency’s Provincial Board for eight years. Mrs. Bartlett’s other favourite charitable causes included the Girl Guides, the United Way, Pallcare Network of York Region and "Make a Child Smile" Toy Drive. In 2004, the United Way of York Region awarded Mrs. Bartlett the 2004 Volunteer Award and Community Living Newmarket/Aurora awarded her the 2008 Excellence in Community Service Award. In 2010 the Rotary Club of Newmarket awarded Mrs. Bartlett the 2010 Vocational Service Award. |