Toni Boot is the 1st Black women to be elected a councillor in BC

Toni Boot had been active in her community for many years, serving on various boards including Regional District Okanagan-Similkameen board, Okanagan Basin Water Board, Okanagan-Similkameen Regional Hospital Board and Grasslands Conservation Council of BC. Toni Boot served as a councillor in Summerland, BC for four years and was then elected Mayor in 2018.
Image courtesy of Toni Boot