Sylvia Sutherland
Sylvia Sutherland is a retired Canadian politician who was mayor of Peterborough from 1986 to 1991 and from 1998 to 2006.
Sutherland has a diploma in journalism from the Ryerson Institute of Technology, a BA in history from Trent University, and a Post Graduate Certificate in Education from the University of Reading.
She ran as the Liberal candidate against Progressive [Conservative Party of Canada|Progressive Conservative] MP Bill Domm in the federal election of 1980, losing by 2,215 votes. Sutherland was also a Liberal Party|Liberal] candidate for Member of [Provincial Parliament |Member of Provincial Parliament] in the 1995 provincial election. She lost to Progressive [Conservative Party of Ontario|Progressive Conservative] candidate Gary Stewart.
In March 2007, she was appointed to the Ontario Municipal Board for a 5-year term.
On April 5, 2010, Sutherland hit a passenger van, killing the female passenger, Min-Hua Shao. Sutherland was convicted on August 10, 2010, of driving through a stop sign. Sutherland was fined $500, and donated $500 to a charity selected by the victim's family.