19 Facts About Paula Fletcher

Paula Fletcher was born on 1951 and is a Canadian politician who has served on Toronto City Council since 2003.

Paula Fletcher's husband is a former president of the Toronto and York Region Labour Council.

Paula Fletcher has served on the Boards of the Waterfront Regeneration Trust, the United Way Toronto, the Toronto 2008 Olympic Bid, and the Labour Education Centre.

In Winnipeg, Paula Fletcher worked as an educator in third world development, and became a community activist.

Paula Fletcher was a union organizer in a Toronto garment mill in the early 1970s.

Paula Fletcher ran in the 1981 and 1986 provincial elections in the Winnipeg riding of Burrows.

Paula Fletcher garnered 144 and 131 votes respectively, less than 2 per cent of the popular vote.

In 1986, Paula Fletcher left the Communist Party and moved back to Toronto.

In 2000, Paula Fletcher was elected as a trustee for Ward 15 in the Toronto District School Board.

One of them was Bruce Junior Public School, which Paula Fletcher helped save by housing a new centre there for childhood learning and development for families.

When Jack Layton resigned from council to run for the leadership of the New Democratic Party, Paula Fletcher ran to replace him and received the endorsement of Layton and the NDP, and Marilyn Churley, who was the NDP member of Provincial Parliament.

Significant developments in Ward 30 that Paula Fletcher supported include Filmport, which is Canada's largest purpose-built sound stage and film production space, and the Zhong Hua Men Archway, the only traditional Chinese archway to be built in Toronto.

Paula Fletcher served on the boards of Toronto Public Health and the Toronto Community Housing Corporation, and she chaired the Aboriginal Committee and the Animal Services sub-committee.

On 2 March 2010, Paula Fletcher "interrogated" a man who was identified as John Smith during deputations on the City of Toronto's budget.

Paula Fletcher has been a strong advocate for better bike lane infrastructure in Toronto and supports bicycle lanes on Danforth Avenue.

In May 2010 Paula Fletcher accidentally voted against a proposal to install bike lanes on University Avenue in downtown Toronto.

Paula Fletcher said she had intended to vote in favour of the proposal and cited fatigue and city hall technology for her mis-vote.

Paula Fletcher was re-elected in the 2014 municipal election, beating West and four other candidates.

Paula Fletcher was re-elected in the 2018 municipal election, running in the newly created Ward 14, which includes much of her old ward.