I spent years of my childhood in West Vancouver and returned thirteen years ago to raise a family. My wife, my three young children and I now live in a house that we built in Ambleside. We are active members of the community and frequent the Community Centre, the Library, and various parks throughout the District. Two of my children attend Ridgeview Elementary and the eldest starts at West Van High this Fall.

Over the past seven years, while an active member of Council I have also been a member of the:

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• Community Engagement Committee (as chair for three years)

• Memorial Library Board

• Awards Committee

• Community Grants Committee

• North Shore Advisory Committee on Disability Issues

• Gleneagles Community Centre Advisory Committee 

• Design Review Committee

• Finance Committee

• North Shore Emergency Management Office

• Upper Lands Working Group

• Field Sports Working Group

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At a regional level, I have sat as a member of the Metro Vancouver Utilities Committee and then the Zero Waste Committee.  I have also been Mayor Smith’s alternate on the Translink Mayors’ Council and Integrated North Shore Transportation Planning Project.

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Before being elected, I was a Director of the West Vancouver Community Centres Society and was a member of West Vancouver’s Community Engagement Committee.

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I attended Ridgeview and Pauline Johnson Elementary Schools and started high school at West Vancouver High School. I learned to sail at the Hollyburn Sailing Club, learned to ski on the local mountains and my first job was delivering the North Shore News. West Vancouver was a wonderful place to grow up and I want to ensure that it continues to be, for all of our children.