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Nadine LEVIN’64
Nadine’s varied and fulfilling career in the federal public service included policy analysis and development, including for laws such as the Canadian Environmental Protection Act and the pollution prevention provisions of the federal Fisheries Act. As a federal civil servant, her work was in the background, but she was willing to tackle anything she was asked to do and became knowledgeable about the breadth and scope of federal laws and how to use them creatively.
Awarded Queen Elizabeth II’s Golden Jubilee Medal in 2002, Nadine worked as a translator and increased her volunteer activity following her retirement in 2007. These efforts have included painting sets for community theatre groups, volunteering for the Pauline-Charron Centre for francophone seniors over 50 and Matthew House (which provides housing for refugees coming to Canada), and helping to organize the 100th anniversary celebration of the founding of Overbrook, an older section of Ottawa.
Nadine came to Branksome Hall as a kindergartener in 1950. After Grade 7, she and her family moved to Mexico for two years. She returned to Branksome when they moved back to Canada, completing her studies and moving on to university where she studied French, Spanish and Portuguese.
LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENT
We wish to acknowledge this land on which Branksome operates. For thousands of years, it has been the traditional land of the Wendat, the Seneca, and most recently, the Mississaugas of the Credit River. Today, this meeting place is still the home to many Indigenous peoples from across Turtle Island and we are grateful to have the opportunity to work and go to school on this land.*
*The Land Acknowledgement may evolve as we honour our commitment to Truth and Reconciliation in partnership with Indigenous communities.
*The Land Acknowledgement may evolve as we honour our commitment to Truth and Reconciliation in partnership with Indigenous communities.
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