Jane Pitfield

Jane Pitfield
Toronto City Councillor for Ward 26 Don Valley West
In office 1 December 2000 – 30 November 2005
Preceded by	Riding established
Succeeded by	John Parker
Toronto City Councillor for Ward 1 East York
In office 24 September 1998 – 30 November 2000 Serving with Michael Prue and Case Ootes
Preceded by	Riding established
Succeeded by	Riding abolished
School trustee for Ward 4 East York
In office 1 December 1994 – 31 December 1997 Serving with Ruth Goldhar
Succeeded by	Riding abolished
Personal details
Born	1954 (age 62–63) Peterborough, Ontario
Spouse(s)	Robert Pitfield
Children	4
Residence	Toronto
Occupation	Sales person

Jane Pitfield c. 1954 was a Toronto city councillor, representing one of the two Don Valley West wards. She ran unsuccessfully for Mayor of Toronto in 2006.

A graduate of Queen's University, she worked for several years with Procter & Gamble. In 1989 she founded Concerned Citizens of Leaside to oppose a large development project. She is also the author of Leaside, a history of the neighbourhood.

She is married to Robert Pitfield, a senior executive with the Bank of Nova Scotia. They have four children, three daughters and a son. Her uncle-in-law is Ward C. Pitfield, Jr., who was chairman of brokerage firm Dominion Securities. Another uncle-in-law, Senator Michael Pitfield, was clerk of the Privy Council under former prime minister Pierre Trudeau.

In 1994, she was elected as a school board trustee in East York's Ward 4.

In the first post-amalgamation election in 1997, she ran for city councillor in Ward 1, East York but came third behind winners Michael Prue and Case Ootes. It was later decided, however, that the East York ward was too large for only two councillors. A by-election was held to elect a third councillor and she won this race. In May 1999 she became chair of the East York Community Council. In November 2000 she was elected in a reorganized council in the riding/ward of Don Valley West.

During the 2003 term of office she served as chair of the Works Committee. In 2004, she proposed a 9% water rate increase in early 2004, a higher figure than city staff had recommended. Following intervention from the office of mayor David Miller, the increase was reduced to 6%. Pitfield justified the proposed increase by saying, "This is not to be thought of as taxation. It's a user fee. If you want to pay less, you can use less."

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