Coun. Janice Lukes (St. Norbert)Background: A rookie councillor who knows her way around city hall. For years, she appeared regularly to lobby councillors as the coordinator of the Winnipeg Trails Association and she most recently served as a the assistant to former St. Norbert councillor Justin Swandel. She says she has never been a member of any political party but she is widely seen as a centrist.Responsibility: Infrastructure renewal and public works chair, acting deputy mayor Role: Oversees so-called hard services, such as garbage and recycling collection, transit, traffic planning, road work, water distribution and sewage treatment.