One of the Sault’s new justices of the peace says he’s humbled and excited to start “this new chapter in public service.”
“It’s a privilege to be appointed alongside others who bring such diverse and meaningful experience to the role,” said Peter Bennetto, in a LinkedIn post.
“I’m incredibly grateful for everyone who has helped shape my journey and look forward to the path ahead,” the post said.
Bennetto was most recently the director of enterprise projects at Heline Inc., a solar manufacturing company based in the Sault, according to a news release issued by Ministry of the Attorney General.
“Prior to that, he was the general manager of planning and scheduling with Algoma Steel for two decades, where he oversaw the team responsible for coordinating the production of steel,” the release said.
In his spare time, Bennetto has volunteered with several sports leagues and clubs, having served as the vice president of operations and finance for the Soo Pee Wee Hockey League and vice president of the Sault Surge Aquatic Team.
He has also coached youth hockey, baseball and soccer, and mentored the Korah Collegiate robotics team. Justice of the Peace Bennetto has a Bachelor of Mathematics in Honours Computer Science from the University of Waterloo.
The other new justice of the peace for the Sault is Tara Brutzki, who has worked with the Ministry of the Solicitor General’s Centre of Forensic Sciences for over two decades, most recently as a manager in biology.
“She started as a forensic technologist in Toronto before moving to Sault Ste. Marie where she worked as a forensic scientist and the acting manager of toxicology," the release said.
Brutzki has a passion for mentoring and teaching, being a sessional professor at Algoma University since 2012.
“She has also worked with the Sault Area Hospital and Ontario Sexual Assault and Domestic Violence Treatment Centres to produce educational videos for nurses about sexual assault evidence kits,” the release said.
Brutzki is the vice chair of the Ontario Public Service Leadership Network for the North Region and has been both a professional development coach and a peer support coordinator within the organization.
She has a Master of Science from McMaster University.
The Ontario government announced the appointment of 42 new justices of the peace to the Ontario Court of Justice.
Both of the Sault’s new justices declined to be interviewed for this story.