- Former School Trustee
- Advocate for Special Education and Aboriginal Education
- Advocate for Rural High Speed; Spearheaded Industry Canada Community Broadband Project
- Recipient, Township of Muskoka Lakes Volunteer Appreciation Award,
- Board Member, Muskoka Lakes Chamber of Commerce
- Board Member, Bala Cranberry Festival
- Volunteer, Trek to Bethlehem
- Chair, Bala Santa Claus Parade
- Volunteer, Industry Canada Community Access Program
- Volunteer, Township of Muskoka Lakes Clean Up Day
- Contributor, Waterfront Ratepayers After Fair Taxation
- Member, Royal Canadian Legion, Bala Branch
- Chair/co-chair, Gravenhurst High School Parent Council
- Lobbied for rural route mail delivery for Torrance
- Volunteer, The Corsage Project (helping Toronto students attend their high school proms)
- Executive member, Bowmore Road Public School Home and School Association
- Chair, Bowmore Road Daycare
- Board Member, Central YMCA Daycare.
- Member, Ontario Underwater Council
- Former member, Canadian Association of Journalists and Alliance for Canadian Radio and Television Artists (ACTRA).
Norah has lobbied for equal access to broadband in rural Canada since 1999. She gained a $30,000 grant to develop a broadband business plan for Wahta Mohawk Territory and Muskoka Lakes township, and was instrumental in gaining $10-million in additional funding for broadband development in Northern Ontario. Norah remains concerned about inequality in access to affordable high speed technology.
As part of a People for Education event, Norah lobbied the provincial government for better funding for additional special education resources in Muskoka. She has also contributed to the Integra Foundation (which operates Camp Towhee in Haliburton for children with learning disabilities) and Norah herself is a parent of a Learning Disabled student.
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