▁Coun c ill or ▁ ▁Nor rie ▁and ▁Thompson ▁administr ations ▁( 1 9 8 9 – 1 9 9 8 ) ▁ ▁Thomas ▁was ▁first ▁elected ▁to ▁W inn ip eg ▁City ▁Council ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁municipal ▁election , ▁defe ating ▁veter an ▁coun c ill or ▁Alf ▁Sk ow ron ▁in ▁the ▁El m wood ▁w ard . ▁ ▁She ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁centre - left ▁W inn ip eg ▁into ▁the ▁' 9 0 s ▁( WIN ) ▁coal ition ▁that ▁also ▁included ▁future ▁mayor ▁Glen ▁Murray . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁she ▁served ▁on ▁a ▁committee ▁that ▁recommended ▁against ▁the ▁sp ray ing ▁mal ath ion ▁to ▁combat ▁the ▁city ' s ▁mos qu ito ▁population . ▁ ▁Re - elect ed ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁Thomas ▁soon ▁emer ged ▁as ▁an ▁oppon ent ▁of ▁new ▁mayor ▁Susan ▁Thompson , ▁who ▁succeeded ▁five - term ▁inc umb ent ▁Bill ▁Nor rie . ▁ ▁Thomas ▁was ▁appointed ▁to ▁both ▁the ▁Pl anning ▁and ▁Community ▁Services ▁Committee ▁and ▁the ▁Prote ction , ▁Park s ▁and ▁Culture ▁Committee ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 3 , ▁when ▁the ▁left ▁and ▁right ▁wings ▁of ▁council ▁formed ▁a ▁temporary ▁al liance ▁to ▁over turn ▁Thompson ' s ▁planned ▁appoint ments . ▁ ▁Thomas ▁opposed ▁plans ▁to ▁build ▁a ▁new ▁ar ena ▁for ▁the ▁W inn ip eg ▁J ets ▁hockey ▁team ▁in ▁the ▁mid - 1 9 9 0 s . ▁