A Fort McMurray resident since 2006, I am passionate about our region. I am a family man – married for 40 years, and have three grown children and eight beautiful grandchildren. A former lawyer, a Veteran Major (R) with the NATO Allied Forces for 23 Years, I hold an LLB, and a Master’s in Administrative Sciences. An Indigenous ally, an advocate of multiculturalism, my goal is to always spread the message of unity, intercultural understanding, and service to others.

A business man (trucker), I am an avid community advocate. I have volunteered for many social profits, organizations and campaigns like the Golden Years Society, RMWB’s Community Clean-up, the SPCA, the Soup Kitchen, and Western Canada Summer Games 2015, to name a few. These efforts were recognized when I was named one of the winners of the 2018 Citizen Recognition Program – Mayor and Council Toast of Champions. I am also a member of the Royal Canadian Legion.

Additionally, I took the initiative to voluntarily assist with the 2016 wildfire efforts and visited evacuation centres across Alberta in Lac La Biche, Edmonton and Calgary to offer support. I was awarded the Heroes of the Wildfire 2016 Medal for this and was a recipient of MP David Yurdiga’s Parliament Insignia for volunteering during the wildfires.