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Gael has been a resident of Brampton since 1975, and was first elected to Brampton City Council in1988. Since 1991, Gael has also served as one of Brampton’s Regional Councillors. Throughout her career, Gael has identified safety, health, and prosperity as her priorities, and believes each of these to be essential to preserving Brampton’s quality of life. She dedicates her time as a Councillor, and a citizen, to these issues.
Gael believes that nothing is more important than the safety and security of one’s family, home, and community. She has demonstrated this belief in her 25 years of service to safety in Brampton. As Volunteer President of the Brampton Safe City Association, she played an instrumental role in Brampton being recognized as one of Canada’s safest communities in 2003 by the Safe Community Foundation of Canada.
In her role as Regional Councillor, Gael is currently Vice Chair of Human Services, and a member of Peel Housing Corporation, 3-1-1- Council Liaison Committee, Intergovernmental Relations Advisory Committee, and the Federation of Canadian Municipalities’ (FCM) Board of Directors. She is also Co-chair of the Peel Regional Police Connect2End Violence Campaign, and Chair of the Peel Youth Violence Prevention Committee. In the past, Gael has also served as Chair of Management Committee, Chair of Strategic Planning, Chair of the Audit Committee, and Director of Peel Living Housing.
On Brampton City Council, Gael is currently the Chair of Economic Development & Communications, Chair of the Council Budget Committee, Chair of the Corporate and Finance Section, Vice-Chair of the Flower City Strategy Committee, and a member of the Council Office Committee. She has also served as Chair of the Administration and Finance Committee, and Budget and Audit Committees, and has been a member of the Community Services, Building and By-law, and Works and Transportation Committees.
As part of her commitment to health, it was Gael’s vision and effort that brought Wellspring, a full-service support centre for individuals and families coping with cancer, to the City of Brampton in 2008. Wellspring Chinguacousy provides social, emotional, psychological and informational support on a daily basis to community members who are battling cancer. Trained health care professionals and caring volunteers work together to ensure people living with cancer do not have to face the devastating effects of this disease alone.
Finally, in all aspects of her work, Gael has worked hard to establish Brampton’s identity as a Flower City. Her leadership of the City of Brampton’s Flower City Strategy Committee and Communities in Bloom Committee has played a major part in Brampton being recognized locally, nationally and internationally as a great place to live.
Gael is married to Larry Zacher and has two children and one grandchild.
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