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1955 - 2018 (63 years)
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Name |
Trudy Beaulne |
Born |
1955 |
Cochrane, Glackmeyer Twp., Cochrane District, Ontario |
Gender |
Female |
Name |
Trudy Stuebing |
Eby ID Number |
Waterloo-99195 |
Died |
5 Jan 2018 |
, Ontario, Canada |
Person ID |
I99195 |
Generations |
Last Modified |
7 Nov 2024 |
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- Anti-poverty activist stood up for others
KITCHENER Trudy Beaulne was a tireless advocate for those who couldn't speak for themselves.
The community activist died suddenly on Friday. She was 63.
Beaulne was the executive director of the Social Development Centre Waterloo Region, formerly known as K-W Social Planning Council. She was a well-known figure in Waterloo Region, whose priority was social justice for those who needed it the most.
Beaulne was known for her work on anti-poverty and disability issues, and community neighbourhoods.
"She gave marginalized folks a voice," said Lynn Macaulay, co-ordinator with the Homelessness and Housing Umbrella Group.
"This is a big loss," she said. "She has been such a community activist in the true sense of the word. She helped everyday people participate in policy decisions."
Beaulne was on her way home Friday with her brother after attending her mother Irene's funeral last Tuesday in Cochrane, 100 kilometres north of Timmins.
The pair had stopped at a truck stop north of Sudbury to have lunch. Beaulne went into cardiac arrest and died, said her husband Brian Stuebing.
Beaulne, part Métis, was born and raised in Cochrane. She moved to the Waterloo Region area to attend the University of Guelph. She later met Stuebing and the pair were married and lived in Kitchener.
This year, they would have been married for 35 years, said Stuebing, who attended the funeral but came home earlier for work....
Anti-poverty activist stood up for others. (2018). TheRecord.com. Retrieved 10 January 2018, from https://www.therecord.com/news-story/8044641-anti-poverty-activist-stood-up-for-others/
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