Dean Fortin
Encyclopedia
Dean Fortin is the current mayor of Victoria, British Columbia
.
Fortin has a B.A.(Geography), LLB (law) and M Ed (Counselling). He was director of the Burnside Gorge Community Centre for 17 years before being elected mayor. Previously, he helped established and operated the Victoria Association for Street Kids for seven years. He has practiced as a lawyer in both Whitehorse and Victoria.
He was first elected to city council in 2002 and was elected mayor in 2008.
Victoria, British Columbia
Victoria is the capital city of British Columbia, Canada and is located on the southern tip of Vancouver Island off Canada's Pacific coast. The city has a population of about 78,000 within the metropolitan area of Greater Victoria, which has a population of 360,063, the 15th most populous Canadian...
.
Fortin has a B.A.(Geography), LLB (law) and M Ed (Counselling). He was director of the Burnside Gorge Community Centre for 17 years before being elected mayor. Previously, he helped established and operated the Victoria Association for Street Kids for seven years. He has practiced as a lawyer in both Whitehorse and Victoria.
He was first elected to city council in 2002 and was elected mayor in 2008.