We thank God today for Doug Routley, for his desire to serve the people of British Columbia in the political realm. We ask that You would continue to bless him with wisdom, skills and gifts needed for this work of service. We pray that with his interests in different cultures, he may be able to use that to present innovative ways of encouraging the people of British Columbia to continue to welcome the people of the world upon this land. Bless his time with his family, may they have many hours of uninterrupted time together while he is at home. 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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