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The
Past
Born on Robbie Burns Day in England in 1957, Bob moved to the
Fraser Valley in 1968. In 1978 he founded a community weekly
newspaper in Maple Ridge.
In
1986 he joined the staff of Trinity Western University as
manager of the University Press. It was
then that he became involved with the Chamber of Commerce.
In 1990 Bob started a Commercial Printing Company in Langley
called
University Printers Ltd. He sold his interests in the company
soon after the November 1999 election.
Bob
has been very active in various community groups and organizations
in Langley. He was president of the Langley Chamber of Commerce
for two years and President of Aldergrove Festival Days Society
for over six years.
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The
Present
With a passion to engage people and issues at a 'down to earth'
level, Bob is always willing to get together to discuss views
on how we can make our communities better places for everyone.
During his three terms on council, Bob served as president
of the Lower Mainland Local Government Association, as director
of the Union of British Columba Municipalities and currently
in his fourth term serves as chair of the BC caucus of the
Federation of Canadian Municipalities. |
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Bob
also operates a stage, lighting and sound production company called
Mainstage Productions. -
He is blessed with a talented ear for music and has, since high
school, been interested in sound systems. Running them, tuning
them, building them.
In
1986, Bob began to engineer live concerts for gospel music performers
such as David Meece, Wayne Watson, Phil Keaggy, Michael Card
and many others. He toured the USA with Dove and Grammy award
winner Steven Curtis Chapman, and Bob still keeps active on
the sound console whenever Gospel artists frequent the Vancouver
area.
Today, Bob resides with wife Karen in Aldergrove, and there
together they own and operate a successful restaurant called
Bob's Bar n' Grill. |
