Michael Sather
Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly
for Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows
In office
May 17, 2005  May 14, 2013
Preceded byKen Stewart
Succeeded byDoug Bing
Personal details
Bornc. 1947 (age 7677)[1]
Grande Prairie, Alberta
Political partyNDP
Residence(s)Maple Ridge, British Columbia

Michael Sather (born c. 1947) is a former MLA for Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows in the Canadian province of British Columbia. As a member of the British Columbia New Democratic Party, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly in the 2005 election, and was re-elected in 2009.[2]

In November 2008, he ran for mayor of Maple Ridge, finishing second to Ernie Daykin.[3]

Sather has a bachelor of science degree in biology and a master's degree in psychology. He moved to B.C. in 1974 and worked on fishing boats and oil rigs, owned and operated a wilderness tourism business, and worked as a mental health therapist.[4]

In August 2011 Sather announced he would not run for re-election in 2013, but would finish out his term.[5]

References

  1. Bear attack left its scars; Local MLA Michael Sather shared the story of how he survived being mauled by a grizzly in 1975. (Landreville, Troy) Maple Ridge, Pitt Meadows Times [Maple Ridge, B.C] February 2, 2012: 1.
  2. "MLA: Michael Sather". Member Biography. Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. Retrieved May 11, 2010.
  3. "Maple Ridge councillor Ernie Daykin wins mayor's chair". Vancouver Sun. November 16, 2008. Archived from the original on November 8, 2012.
  4. "Friends honour retiring MLA". North Shore News. March 6, 2013.
  5. Sather announces retirement from politics. Maple Ridge News, August 2, 2011.
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