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P ro f e s s i o n a l P ro f i l e
MARY ELLEN BENCH SAYS she can
count on one hand the number of days she
hasn't wanted to come into work over the
course of her 30-year career. It's not a senti-
ment one regularly hears, but fi ve minutes
of speaking with the City of Mississauga's
solicitor is enough to know her enthusiasm
is genuine.
"The municipality deals with people
everyday," she says. "We deal with barking
dogs, we deal with garbage and potholes,
with what buildings are going in your
people and politics
city of mississauga solicitor mary ellen bench
has a passion for municipal law.
by charlotte santry
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if i wasn't a
lawyer i would've
been a planner.
mary ellen bench,
city of mississauga
