7 , ▁she ▁opposed ▁business man ▁Sam ▁K atz ' s ▁proposal ▁to ▁construct ▁a ▁new ▁baseball ▁park ▁in ▁W inn ip eg . ▁ ▁Thomas ▁sought ▁to ▁become ▁deput y ▁speaker ▁of ▁the ▁W inn ip eg ▁City ▁Council ▁in ▁late ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁but ▁lost ▁to ▁John ▁P ry st ans ki . ▁ ▁The ▁W IN ▁organization ▁dissol ved ▁after ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁campaign . ▁ ▁Thomas ▁received ▁an ▁end ors ement ▁from ▁the ▁New ▁Democratic ▁Party ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁election , ▁and ▁was ▁re - elect ed ▁under ▁its ▁b anner ▁over ▁another ▁challenge ▁from ▁Ray ▁Brun ka . ▁ ▁While ▁seeking ▁re - e lection , ▁she ▁highlight ed ▁her ▁success ▁in ▁adding ▁a ▁social ▁equ ity ▁component ▁to ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁W inn ip eg ▁Act , ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁add ▁a ▁social ▁dimension ▁to ▁urban ▁planning . ▁ ▁Murray ▁administration ▁ ▁Thomas ' s ▁al ly ▁Glen ▁Murray ▁was ▁elected ▁as ▁Mayor ▁of ▁W inn ip eg ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁and ▁subsequently ▁appointed ▁Thomas ▁to ▁his ▁Executive ▁Policy ▁Committee ▁as ▁Deput y ▁Mayor . ▁ ▁Over ▁the ▁next ▁five ▁years , ▁she ▁often ▁represented ▁the ▁mayor ▁at ▁official ▁events ▁such ▁as ▁rib bon - cut ting ▁cer emon ies ▁and ▁lun che ons . ▁ ▁She ▁also ▁served ▁on ▁the ▁F is cal ▁Iss ues ▁Committee . ▁ ▁Thomas ▁called ▁for ▁the ▁number ▁of ▁city ▁coun c ill ors ▁to ▁be ▁increased