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Dr. Allan T.R. Powell was born on May 15, 1938 in the United Kingdom but had
lived, studied and worked in Canada since 1961. He began as a
professor at the University of Toronto in 1966 where he taught
urban sociology and mass communications. He was one of the first
faculty members at Erindale College, University of Toronto, when
teaching began in 1967 but was also active in non-academic
activities including being the chairman of the college's Arts
Community from 1967-1969. Powell was active in urban reform in
Toronto from 1969. He was the founding chair of the Stop
Spadina, Save Our City, Co-ordinating Committee which played a
key role in mobilizing the citizens of Toronto in stopping the
Spadina Expressway from being constructed. Powell ran for
municipal office in 1975 and was an active member of the New
Democratic Party during the 1970s. He was active in securing the
rights of those who contracted Hepatitis C through blood
transfusions, and was the founding president of the Hepatitis C
Survivor's Society (HEPSS), a national charitable organization
dedicated to supporting the needs of those with Hepatitis C. The
HePSS was granted Intervener Standing at the Kreever Inquiry
into the security of the Canadian blood supply. Powell was also
active with the Hepatitis C Society of Canada (HeCSC), a
non-profit organization which represents all persons who have
acquired Hepatitis C. Powell himself was infected with Hepatitis
C through a blood transfusion. Dr. Powell died July 17, 2002 in
Toronto.