Christel Haeck fonds
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Adams, Anne
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31 cm. (1 box) of textual records pertaining to Haeck's time in office, 1 t-shirt, 1 slogan button
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Christel Haeck was born in Germany, and raised in the Niagara Peninsula. She graduated from Trent University with a B.A. in German and History. She received a Master of Library Science from S.U.N.Y. in Buffalo, New York. Her work as a librarian for 15 years was conducive to her interest in local history and community liaison. She has worked on numerous committees and councils. She served as an executive member of the Social Planning and Research Council (SPARC) of St. Catharines and Thorold as well as serving as a member on their child care committee. She was a board member on the non-profit resource group for co-operative homes (Niagara Peninsula Homes). From 1981 to 1985 Ms. Haeck was the president of Country Lane Cooperative. She was an executive member of Niagara North Community Legal Assistance and served as a member of the Board of Governors at Niagara College. Ms. Haeck was also an executive member of: CUPE 2220, St. Catharines and Thorold Library from 1978-1989 Library Workers Coordinating Committee and Niagara District CUPE Council. She moderated panels on pay equity and was a panel member of the Ontario Genealogical Society.
In 1987, she ran for the Ontario legislature in the provincial election. She finished third against Liberal Mike Dietsch in the riding of St. Catharines-Brock. In 1990, she ran in the provincial election and defeated Dietsch. The NDP formed a majority government in which Haeck was appointed as a parliamentary assistant to the Minister of Colleges and Universities. She held this position from October 1990 to August 1991. She also held a position as a member of the caucus executive. Haeck was the chair of the Standing Committee on Regulations and Private Bills for two years. Her private member’s bill which was called the Public Sector Food Services Act was introduced in 1991. The premise of this act called for provincial institutions to buy only Ontario grown produce. The bill made it to second reading.
In 1995, when the NDP were defeated in the provincial election, Haeck came in third to the Progressive Conservative candidate Tom Froese. Haeck campaigned to be a part of a six member St. Catharines delegation to the Niagara Regional Council in 2000. She finished in seventh place. In 2002, she was appointed to the council following the death of former mayor Roy Adams. She ran once again in the 2003 municipal election, but was not successful.