MLA Guy Genter Member for Delta North

Dear God,

We bring before You Guy Gentner, the MLA for the New Democratic Party of BC in North Delta Constituency. We thank You God for this outdoor man. We thank You for his love of the wild life and for his compassion for the needy. We thank You God that You had given him organization abilities and had placed him in a position to use these gifts that You had given him. We pray Lord that you will bless Guy with energy and insight to understand people in conflict and be able to find the right words and direction to guide them to peaceful solutions. We thank You God for blessing our MLA Guy Gentner who serves as opposition critic for intergovernmental relations.
In the Name of Jesus the Christ we pray. Amen.

Guy Gentner was re-elected as the MLA for Delta North on May 12, 2009. He was first elected to the Legislature May 17, 2005.

Guy serves as opposition critic for Intergovernmental Relations.

Guy Gentner served as a Delta Councillor from 1999 to 2005. As chair of the Delta Parks, Recreation and Culture Commission, Guy re-organized the department to include a significant capitalization program for parks, recreation and the arts.

Guy’s efforts as chair of the commission were instrumental in the delivery of an enhanced Sun God Aquatic Centre, Mackie Park Artificial Turf Field, improvements to the Watershed Park and the new Fire Hall Centre for the Arts.

Guy also chaired Delta’s Planning and Environment Committee and Traffic and Safety Committee and served on many municipal committees including Finance, Foreshore and Harbours, Tour de Delta, and the GVRD’s Parks Committee. Guy’s community involvement consists of Delta’s Heritage Advisory Commission, Delta’s Board of Variance and the Delta Arts Council.

Guy helped form the North Delta/Newton Public Hospital Society, and is also a past president of the North Delta Ratepayers Association and former vice-president of the Burns Bog Conservation Society.

Through the mayor’s bog task force, Guy contributed to the negotiating process that helped public purchase of Burns Bog.

Guy graduated from Simon Fraser University, drove a bus for many years, fly fishes and is an advocate for outdoor recreation.