Dwayne Provo
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Dwayne Provo is a Canadian
athlete, school administrator, and politician. Provo was born in North Preston, Nova Scotia
(one of Canada's largest Black
communities) and attended university at St. Mary's University where he played Canadian football
and was drafted in 1995
by the Saskatchewan Roughriders
. He went on to play profressional football in the Canadian Football League
for 8 years (as well as a brief stint in the National Football League
). Since retiring from football he has taken further university studies and worked as a school administrator. In the 2006 Nova Scotia election he ran as the Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia candidate for the riding of Preston
, but finished lost to Liberal Keith Colwell
. In 2009 he ran again but placed third behind Colwell and and New Democrat Janet Sutcliffe. He is a cousin to boxer Kirk Johnson and hockey player Evander Kane
.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
athlete, school administrator, and politician. Provo was born in North Preston, Nova Scotia
North Preston, Nova Scotia
North Preston is a rural community in eastern Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia, in Canada. North Preston has a population of about 3,700 people. The community is populated mainly by African Canadians. The community borders its sister community East Preston. The community traces its...
(one of Canada's largest Black
Black Nova Scotians
Black Nova Scotians are people of Black African descent whose ancestors fled Colonial America as slaves or freemen to settle in Nova Scotia, Canada during the 18th and 19th centuries. According to the 2006 Census of Canada, there are 19,230 black people currently living in Nova Scotia, most of whom...
communities) and attended university at St. Mary's University where he played Canadian football
Canadian football
Canadian football is a form of gridiron football played exclusively in Canada in which two teams of 12 players each compete for territorial control of a field of play long and wide attempting to advance a pointed prolate spheroid ball into the opposing team's scoring area...
and was drafted in 1995
Canadian College Draft
The Canadian College Draft is an annual sports draft in which the teams of the Canadian Football League select eligible Canadian/non-import players, typically from the ranks of CIS football or NCAA college football...
by the Saskatchewan Roughriders
Saskatchewan Roughriders
The Saskatchewan Roughriders are a Canadian Football League team based in Regina, Saskatchewan. They were founded in 1910. They play their home games at 2940 10th Avenue in Regina, which has been the team's home base for its entire history, even prior to the construction of Mosaic Stadium at Taylor...
. He went on to play profressional football in the Canadian Football League
Canadian Football League
The Canadian Football League or CFL is a professional sports league located in Canada. The CFL is the highest level of competition in Canadian football, a form of gridiron football closely related to American football....
for 8 years (as well as a brief stint in the National Football League
National Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
). Since retiring from football he has taken further university studies and worked as a school administrator. In the 2006 Nova Scotia election he ran as the Progressive Conservative Party of Nova Scotia candidate for the riding of Preston
Preston (electoral district)
Preston is a provincial electoral district in Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada, that elects one member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.The riding was created in 1993 to provide representation to the area's rural black community...
, but finished lost to Liberal Keith Colwell
Keith Colwell
Keith Colwell is a Canadian politician and member of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly, representing the riding of Preston for the Nova Scotia Liberal Party. He was first elected in the 1993 election for the riding of Eastern Shore and re-elected in the 1998 election...
. In 2009 he ran again but placed third behind Colwell and and New Democrat Janet Sutcliffe. He is a cousin to boxer Kirk Johnson and hockey player Evander Kane
Evander Kane
Evander Kane is a Canadian professional ice hockey left wing with the Winnipeg Jets of the National Hockey League . Selected fourth overall in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft by the Thrashers, he was drafted from the Vancouver Giants of the Western Hockey League .During his major junior career, he won...
.