Anita Romaniuk is a Canadian politician

Politician

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. She was born in Port Alberni, British Columbia

British Columbia

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. She received a B.Sc., and a M.Sc. at the University of Victoria

University of Victoria

The University of Victoria, often referred to as UVic, is the second oldest public research university in British Columbia, Canada. It is a research intensive university located in Saanich and Oak Bay, about northeast of downtown Victoria. The University's annual enrollment is about 20,000 students...

 and an M.B.A. at University of British Columbia

University of British Columbia

The University of British Columbia is a public research university. UBC’s two main campuses are situated in Vancouver and in Kelowna in the Okanagan Valley...

, and served from December 2002 to December 2005 as one of seven elected commissioners on the Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation.

Before being elected she was on the Board of Directors

Board of directors

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of the Douglas Park Community Association for six years. In 1994 she founded the Douglas Park Arts Committee. Between 1998 and 2001 she was the Secretary of the Neighbour-to-Neighbour Association of Residents’ Associations. Also, she has been heavily involved in organizing fundraiser events for the Booth House Shelter for Battered Women.