Erin Shapero

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Erin Shapero(born June 1st, 1975) is a city councillor in the Town of Markham and represents the constituency of Ward 2 Thornhill. She was first elected to council in the 2000 municipal elections at age 25 and ran on a green anti-sprawl platform, focusing on the protection of the Town's natural features and sensitive environmental areas including the Don and Rouge Watersheds, the Oak Ridges Moraine as well as the protection of Markham's remaining farming communities.

Her stance on election campaign financing stood out in 2000 as she broke the mold in York Region by not accepting contributions from the development industry. Instead she was elected with the financial backing and grass roots support of her community.

In 2003 she was accalaimed and returned to sit on council again as the only female member out of the 13 elected seats. In November 2006, she was re-elected with 82% of the vote in her constituency.

Erin is Chair of the Town’s Environmental Issues Committee, Clean Air Committee and Pesticide Reduction Committee, and Co-Chairs Markham’s Kyoto Task force, and is active in numerous other initiatives. She currently sits as a member of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM)Standing Committee on Increasing Women's participation in municipal government, the Environment and Sustainable Development Committee and the International Relations Committee.

Prior to Erin’s role as municipal councilor, she was the Executive director of Public Spaces, an organization promoting sustainable urban planning across Toronto and GTA.

Erin's holds a degree in Environmental Studies from York University, and speaks English, French and Spanish.