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Jesus, thank You for MLA: Mary Polak as we lift her up to Your throne today. We ask that You will bless her richly with Your wisdom and love as she goes about her daily business. Also please give her some down time to enjoy the summer season and relax and rejuvenate with family and friends. You have given her amazing qualities to serve her province so thank You for this woman and be very near to her today. We pray in Your mighty name. Amen.Mary Polak was appointed Minister of Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation on March 14, 2011. She was re-elected to the B.C. Legislature in 2009, having represented the constituents of Langley since 2005.Prior to her new Cabinet post, Mary served as the Minister of Children and Family Development and Minister Responsible for Child Care, Minister of Healthy Living and Sport and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Health for the Conversation on Health.Mary previously sat on the Cabinet Committee on New Relationship Coordination and the Government Caucus Committee on Social Development as well as on the Government Caucus Committee for Natural Resources and the Economy, the Select Standing Committees for Children and Youth, Education and Public Accounts, the Cabinet Committee on Agenda Development and the Special Committee to Review the Personal Information Protection Act.Before being elected to the Legislative Assembly, Mary Polak was director of operations for a small polling and research firm and a trustee and former chair of the Surrey School Board. Under her leadership, Surrey became the first school district in B.C. to balance its books according to generally accepted accounting principles. She also led an initiative to make Surrey the first school district in the province to publish school-by-school results for both elementary and secondary schools.Throughout her nine years in local government, Mary has worked with many regional and provincial organizations. As a representative to the Lower Mainland Consortium of School Districts for Successful Settlement, she twice presented briefs to the Federal Immigration Commission. In the mid 1990s, Mary chaired the Council of British Columbia School Districts and in 2003, was elected to the board of directors of the British Columbia School Trustees Association.Mary lives happily in the Willoughby area of Langley.
Father, thank You so much for this day You have created and that You have orchestrated before the beginning of time! Thank You for MLA: Pat Pimm and the giftings You have given him to serve his riding. You love him so much and we pray that he will sense Your love for him today. Protect him everywhere he goes and be very near to his family today, we pray. Thank You also for his commitment to give of himself for this beautiful province of British Columbia. We pray these things in Your precious name. Amen.Pat Pimm was elected MLA for Peace River North in the 2009 provincial election.Pat has served as the Chair of the Northern Caucus and currently sits on two Select Standing Committees: Aboriginal Affairs and Finance and Government Services. Pat has served as a member of Treasury Board.A long-time resident of the Peace River region, Pat served twelve years as councillor for the City of Fort St. John from 1993-2005. For six years, he was chair of city hall’s Finance Committee, responsible for overseeing the municipality’s budget process. With 25 years experience in the oil and gas industry, he was co-chair of the BC Oil and Gas Conference in 2002 and 2005, bringing together industry stakeholders to identify further strategies and opportunities for economic development in British Columbia’s northeast region. He has also served on a variety of other local community boards and committees.Pat possesses an extensive background in the construction industry. He is president of Alpha Controls Ltd, a company that provides construction, maintenance, and electrician services for numerous projects. He is also a director and vice-president of the North Peace Construction Association.Pat was a director of the British Columbia Golf Association and past president of the Lake Point Golf and Country Club. He is a long-time youth sports volunteer, having coached golf, hockey, and minor league fastball. He enjoys travel, curling, and playing hockey. Pat is married to Jody and the father of two daughters and two sons.
Dear Lord, thank You for the privilege it is to lift up our provincial leaders. You have placed them in these places for a specific purpose! We lift up MLA: Gwen O'Mahony to You and ask that You would give her a restful and peaceful summer season. In her busy times, help her to be effective and productive and strengthen her body and mind to accomplish her tasks so efficiently and with excellence. Bless those around her also with Your love and provision of Your good and perfect gifts, in Jesus' name. Amen.Gwen O'Mahony was first elected as MLA for Chilliwack-Hope on April 19, 2012.
Father God, thank You have that You placed MLA: Michelle Mungall in a position of influence in various areas that do affect all of us who live in this province. May You give her blessings in life Lord helping her in every circumstance. We ask that a supernatural strength and wisdom be given to her to be able to communicate extremely effectively to all the people who are affected by her leadership. In her own personal life dear Lord we ask that she will find refuge with her family and be encouraged by them also. Please enable MLA: Mungall to experience the rewards of her work in special ways. We pray for her in the name of Our Lord Jesus Christ. Amen.
At the age of 31 years-old, Michelle became the first woman elected as MLA in Nelson-Creston. Seven years earlier, in 2002, she set another record as the youngest person ever elected to Nelson City Council.
Michelle serves as opposition critic for Advanced Education, Youth and Labour Market Development.
Her university studies and her career in community development eventually brought her to Zambia, where she worked to better the lives of girls with HIV/AIDS. Michelle served as Nelson City Councillor (2002-2005); Community Coordinator, Nelson Committee on Homelessness; National Programs Assistant, YWCA Zambia; and managed the Nelson food security and micro-finance non-profit organizations.
Michelle holds a BA (Honours) in Political Science from University of Alberta and a MA in Human Security and Peacebuilding from Royal Roads University.
She was the 2008 Recipient of the National Social Sciences Humanities Research Council Joseph-Armand Bombardier Canada Graduate Scholarship and is bilingual in English and French.
Michelle and her partner Zak reside in their Nelson home. They enjoy skiing, hiking, local arts and being active in the region.
Dear God Almighty please help MLA: Hon. Don McRae as he fulfills his responsibilities. Thank You Lord for him and his willingness to be involved in the government of Your people here in British Columbia and Canada. Lord, may You provide him with the best of advisers to help him and may You be that quiet voice guiding him along in Your good and helpful way. May he sense that others do care about him and are praying for him and any stressors that may come his way. We also hold him up to You, Oh God Our Lord and Creator, as a person who will daily need Your strength and wisdom and others who are supporting him in his efforts. Thank You for him in the name of Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.
Don McRae was elected on May 12, 2009 as MLA for the riding of Comox Valley. On March 14, 2011 he was named Minister of Agriculture.
Don has served as Convener of the Select Standing Committee on Aboriginal Affairs and was a member of the Select Standing Committee on Children and Youth, the Select Standing Committee on Health and the Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services.
Don was born and raised in the Comox Valley. For the past 14 years he has taught at GP Vanier Secondary School. Aside from teaching Social Studies, Military History, and Psychology, he has also served as a rugby coach, athletic director, department chair, and Staff Leadership Committee Chair.
Don has served as a Courtenay City Councillor for the past seven years. During his time on council, he has served as a municipal director for both the Comox Strathcona Regional District and the newly restructured Comox Valley Regional District. He has also been a member of the Comox Strathcona Hospital Board, vice-chair of the Comox Valley Sewer and Water Committees and numerous community organizations and boards. In 2008, he was also appointed by Premier Campbell to the Citizen’s Conservation Council.
He is an avid jogger and enjoys hiking and fly fishing. Don has been married to his wife Deanne for 14 years and they have two daughters, Gracie and Chloe.
Our Father and God in Heaven, we pray earnestly at this time for MLA: Hon. Mary McNeil and her leadership role. It’s wonderful, dear Lord, to know that You have said in Your Holy Word “pray for those who lead”. We thank You that You will hear our prayers for our leaders since it is Your Will that we pray for them. Lord help her with her work load and not only the work serving the people of British Columbia but also when she is serving in her own household. We ask for Your encouragement to her and may she find refreshing times of reward even though the hard days as a legislator. We thank You for Minister McNeil and make her way prosperous by providing her with Your wisdom in all her decision making. We also ask that You continue to give her strength in every situation that a good leader will encounter. Thank You in advance Lord Jesus and it’s in Your Holy Name that we pray. Amen.Minister Mary McNeil was appointed Minister for Children and Family Development on March 14, 2011. Before that, she served as Minister of Citizen Services from June 11, 2010 to March 14, 2011. She previously served as Minister of State for The Olympics and Actnow BC. Minister McNeil was elected MLA for Vancouver-False Creek in the 2009 general provincial election.Most recently, Mary served as president and CEO of the BC Cancer Foundation for eight years. She has served in key roles for international economic events including the G7 meetings in Halifax and Toronto, APEC in Vancouver and the XI international conference on AIDS. Mary has also served on the Vancouver Police Board for four years.Mary was born and educated in Vancouver and has lived in Yaletown for 15 years with her husband of 41 years, Rod. She has raised four daughters and currently has 13 grandchildren.
Our loving Heavenly Father, we pray Your blessings of love and grace will rest on MLA: Joan McIntyre. As she contends for good changes in this province her passion and care for the families of British Columbia is so evident. We pray she will be aware of Your wisdom, strength, courage and confidence to help her meet the many challenges and issues that must be dealt with on a daily basis. Grant her the sufficiency of Your grace in all her endeavours. Bless her with good health, happy family times and a restful fun-filled summer. We pray in the Strong Name of Jesus. Amen. Joan McIntyre was first elected in the riding of West Vancouver-Garibaldi in the 2005 provincial general election and re-elected in the riding of West Vancouver-Sea to Sky in 2009.She currently serves on the Cabinet Committee for Families First. Prior to that, she served on the Agenda and Priorities Cabinet Committee, the Select Standing Committee on Children and Youth (which she chaired), and the Select Standing Committees on Crown Corporations and Public Accounts, respectively, the latter of which she previously deputy-chaired. She served as Minister of State for Intergovernmental Relations from June 2008 to June 2009.In 1980, Joan co-founded the well-known BC polling firm of McIntyre & Mustel Research Associates Ltd. She sold her interest in 1996 to work independently concentrating more on the qualitative side of the research business and she worked in this field until 2005 when first elected.An avid skier and sailor, Joan takes full advantage of living in one of the healthiest and active ridings in Canada.
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