Thursday, April 22, 2010

MLA Doug Routley Member for Nanaimo - North Cowichan

Dearest Heavenly Father, we bring before You Doug Routley, MLA for Nanaimo-North Cowichan and Opposition Critic for Citizens' Services. Thank You for Doug's desire to serve. We pray You will guide him and grant him wisdom in his role in government leadership. May his ears be open to hear You and may he make decisions pleasing to You. We ask that You strengthen Doug and bless his family with good health.

Doug Routley was elected as the MLA for Nanaimo-North Cowichan on May 12, 2009. He served as MLA for Cowichan-Ladysmith from May 17, 2005 until the riding boundaries were re-drawn.
 
 Doug serves as opposition critic for Citizens’ Services.

  Doug was born May 9, 1961 in New Westminster, BC and grew up in Duncan.

 He comes from a family of educators and attended the public schools of the Cowichan Valley and attended Camosun College before traveling to Japan, where he lived and worked for one year.

Doug has experience in logging, as a sawmill worker, treeplanter and in construction. He also has been a business owner and operator, school custodian and School Trustee.

While in Japan, Doug taught English and studied Sumea, traditional Japanese ink painting. He was a bicycle racer and while training in Japan, met a bicycle manufacturer. After his return to Canada, Doug established a bicycle retail and wholesale company which had dealers throughout Canada and the USA.

Doug has two daughters, Sasha, 21 and Madeline, 13.











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