Lorena Staples QC was called to the Ontario Bar in 1964 and was in general practice there for two years. She started her municipal law career in 1966 at the Municipality of Metropolitan Toronto in Ontario and has practiced local government law in British Columbia since 1980. Her practice also includes public health law. Her local government law background includes partnership in private practice, chief solicitor of the law department of a medium-sized Ontario city and associate in a large metropolitan municipal law department. Her experience covers all aspects of solicitor’s services and she has appeared before all levels of the court system, including the Supreme Court of Canada, as well as a variety of administrative tribunals. Lori also sat as a member of the Ontario Municipal Board, the senior administrative tribunal in Ontario, which hears appeals on municipal matters. In addition, as the municipal manager of a rapidly growing Ontario municipality, she successfully facilitated, and obtained the cooperation of some 30 provincial ministries and agencies for, the fast track approval of the planning and development process for several major projects of provincial and municipal importance.