Don Granger was appointed to the Ontario Municipal Board on November 3, 1997 and served as a Member and Vice-Chair until his retirement in 2012.  He was a college professor and coordinator of the Municipal Planning and Development Program (now Urban and Regional Planning/GIS) at Mohawk College from 1978 to 1997.  He served terms as Deputy Mayor and Mayor in the Town of Flamborough and Regional Councillor in Hamilton-Wentworth from 1988 to 1994.  He co-chaired the Constituent Assembly on the Municipal Government System in Hamilton-Wentworth in 1995/96.  He is a former member and past president of the Board of the Royal Botanical Gardens.  He is a registered Professional Planner in Ontario (retired), member of the Canadian Institute of Planners (retired) and Life Member and Past Founding President of the Canadian Association of Certified Planning Technicians.  He presently serves on the Ontario Professional Planners Institute’s Discipline Committee and continues to be available to assist in the resolution of conflicts related to land use planning in Ontario.