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Andrea Reimer is a Canadian politician, who serves on Vancouver, British Columbia's City Council. She was first elected in 2002 to the Vancouver School Board as a Green Party candidate.〔("2002 Election Results" ), ''Vancouver City Website'', Accessed September 1, 2009.〕 She was defeated as a Green Party candidate in her re-election campaign in 2005〔("2005 Election Results" ), ''Vancouver City Website'', Accessed September 1, 2009.〕 and then joined the Vision Vancouver party to support Gregor Robertson's mayoral campaign.〔Naiobh O'Connor. "Green Party staple opts for new Vision". Vancouver Courier, May 7, 2008.〕 She subsequently ran for and won a council seat in the 2008 municipal election.〔("2008 Election Results" ),''Vancouver City Website'', Accessed September 1, 2009.〕 ==Background== Reimer grew up with adversity,〔("Leaps Tall Buildings in a Single Bound" ), ''Today's Vancouver Woman'', Accessed October 6, 2009.〕〔("Andrea Reimer’s Rising Star" ), ''Today's Vancouver Woman'', August 23, 2008.〕 a background she shares openly to inspire others,〔 and prompt concern about homeless people.〔 Reimer was born in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan and put into foster care.〔〔〔Linda Solomon. "The Wild Side of Intellect", ''Today's Vancouver Woman'', August 22, 2008.〕 When she was 8 months old she was adopted by a couple from Vancouver〔 who subsequently relocated to Calgary〔Janet Steffenhagen. "Protest started early for school trustee", ''Vancouver Sun'', December 10, 2002.〕 prior to her starting school.〔〔 Reimer's adoptive parents divorced when she was a pre-teen.〔 Reimer smoked her first cigarette and took her first alcoholic drink at the age of 10, and started to experiment with illicit drugs at the age of 11,〔 and LSD〔 at the age of 12.〔 She drifted into a life on the streets〔〔Garr, Allen. "Vision wannabes pulling out the stops", ''Vancouver Courier'', September 19, 2008, Page 10.〕〔Tsakumis, Alex G. ("She's got vision" ), ''24 Hours'', September 12, 2008.〕 from the ages of 14-19〔O'Connor, Naoibh. "Street smarts", ''Vancouver Courier'', July 25, 2004, Page 1.〕 which included extensive worldwide travel to places throughout Canada, the United States, Asia, Central America, Europe and North Africa.〔〔 During this period she dumpster-dived,〔〔 got arrested several times,〔〔 got involved in hard drugs〔 and developed addictions.〔 When she was 18, Reimer worked in El Salvador at a low income housing project, which she later cited as the catalyst for her environmental awareness.〔"Crusaders for a green planet: Our emerging leaders", ''Vancouver Sun'', February 17, 2007, Page B-2.〕 Although an atheist, at 19 Reimer enrolled at Concordia University to major in religious studies.〔 She subsequently dropped out during her first year,〔〔 after six weeks of classes,〔 and moved to Vancouver with her boyfriend at the time, who was a cocaine addict.〔〔 He kicked the habit after arriving in Vancouver.〔 In Vancouver Reimer joined a government sponsored job training program and started working with Gordon Neighbourhood House Youth Works. She was then sent for a practicum to the Western Canada Wilderness Committee.〔〔 After Reimer started working her boyfriend fell back into the cocaine addiction and they broke up.〔 Reimer eventually worked her way up to become the executive director of the Western Canada Wilderness Committee,〔("Andrea Reimer: Wilderness, Family, City Hall" ), ''Vancouver Observer'', December 10, 2008.〕〔〔〔 where she was paid approximately $2000 a month.〔Glenn Bohn. "Green winner will tackle Liberals: SCHOOL BOARD: Andrea Reimer says she expects 'tough times' ahead Series: Civic Election 2002", ''Vancouver Sun'', November 18, 2002.〕 While executive director of the Wilderness Committee, Reimer supported the creation of a carbon tax by the BC Provincial Government.〔 It was subsequently passed.〔 In 2007, she was chosen by Al Gore to deliver the Inconvenient Truth presentation to local audiences,〔〔Doug Ward. "Vancity boss takes green lessons from Al Gore", ''Vancouver Sun'', January 13, 2007.〕〔("Councillor Andrea Reimer" ), ''Vancouver City Website'', Accessed September 1, 2009.〕〔("Raisin’ Issues" ), ''Today's Vancouver Woman'', Accessed October 6, 2009.〕 which she delivered to over 10,000 people.〔 Reimer has volunteered with many community organizations including serving as: * Past President of the CCEC Credit Union 〔("CCEC Credit Union 2007 Annual Report" )〕 * Past President Canadian Women Voters Congress 〔("Canadian Women Voters Congress - About Us" )〕 * former Vice-Chair of Your Local Farmer’s Market Society 〔(Local Farmer's Market Society, 2008 Annual Report )〕 * former Co-Chair of the City of Vancouver’s Food Policy Council 〔("Vancouver Food Policy Council Members - Previous" )〕〔()〕 * Director of Toxic Free Canada 〔("Toxic Free Canada, 2008 Annual Report" )〕 She serves as a Director of Environmental Education Action Project,〔(Education Action Project, 2008 Annual Report )〕 and sits on the Vancouver Foundation’s Health and Social Development Advisory Committee.〔("Vancouver Foundation - Our Leaders and Advisors" )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Andrea Reimer」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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