Sentence examples for while on council from inspiring English sources

While on council he advocated in favour of casino expansion, locating the Olympic speed-skating oval in Richmond, and developing a convention centre.

While sitting on council, he also voted against a proposed bylaw that would have permitted suffrage for women in civic elections; he had initially voted in favour of the law, but had later reconsidered and reversed his vote, effectively killing the bill.

During Cockrel's tenure on council, while they were considering casino proposals, the body passed a special ordinance doing the exact same thing that Proposal G suggests.

On the other hand, Mr Reed managed two of the current mayor's campaigns, while Ms Norwood claims the city continually denied her information she needed while on the council.

DeMaio accused Peters of pushing the city toward bankruptcy while on the council.

While on the council, she was a supporter of regional fish habitat protection.

Garry Bodsworth, 32, grew up on council estates in London and Essex and received poor advice while at school about higher education.

Chillingly, it was written on council stationery.

Audit Commission figures on council tax and charges.

He would remain on council until September 1951.

No stranger to controversy, Myron's counterpart Janis has been arrested on alcohol-related charges four times in the past five years (all the while serving on the council), and told me she was once shot at by a police officer while marching with MLK (the bullet left a hole through her wig).