Marilyn Brick is a former politician in

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, Canada. She served in the

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from 2003 to 2011, representing St. Norbert. Brick was educated at the

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program and receiving a Continuing Education Division Certificate in

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. She has been involved in a number of community programs, serving as President of the Richmond Kings Community Centre and as a member of the Manitoba Parks and Recreation Association Board of Governors. Brick has also founded a day care advocacy group, received a Citation Award for volunteer service to the

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, and served on the

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Local 500. Prior to her election, Brick worked in the Community Services Department of the City of

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. She had previously held several other positions in the city, working in the field of Recreation Services and Marketing. In the

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, Brick ran as a New Democrat in the south-end

riding of St. Norbert. She lost to Progressive Conservative incumbent Marcel Laurendeau, 4152 votes to 3482. In the 2003 election, the NDP made a number of historic breakthroughs in south Winnipeg. Brick defeated Laurendeau, 3355 votes to 2610, and became the first

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ever to represent the riding. She was re-elected in the 2007 provincial election. In early 2011, Brick announced that she would not run for reelection in the election to be held later that year.

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