Ian Sutherland
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Ian Sutherland is the mayor of the District of Squamish
, British Columbia
, Canada
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Sutherland has been the mayor of the District of Squamish since November 2002. He won the elections by a large margin in Squamish's first local slate, Squamish New Directions (SND). In the 2005 elections
, he again won, but with a slimmer majority, against Terrill Patterson. Sutherland co-founded the SND political bloc in the 2002 election, which was able to elect all four of its members, securing a majority of the seven seat council. In the 2005 election, Sutherland and Ray Peters were the only SND members elected. Peters died of cancer in March 2006, leaving Sutherland as the only SND member.
In 2008, Sutherland ran as a candidate for the federal Liberal Party for the riding, West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country
, that includes Squamish.
Squamish, British Columbia
Squamish is a community and a district municipality in the Canadian province of British Columbia, located at the north end of Howe Sound on the Sea to Sky Highway...
, British Columbia
British Columbia
British Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
, Canada
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...
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Sutherland has been the mayor of the District of Squamish since November 2002. He won the elections by a large margin in Squamish's first local slate, Squamish New Directions (SND). In the 2005 elections
British Columbia municipal elections, 2005
The Canadian province of British Columbia held its triannual municipal elections on November 19, 2005. Voters in each of BC's 157 municipalities elected mayors and councillors, and rural voters elected directors for their regional district electoral area...
, he again won, but with a slimmer majority, against Terrill Patterson. Sutherland co-founded the SND political bloc in the 2002 election, which was able to elect all four of its members, securing a majority of the seven seat council. In the 2005 election, Sutherland and Ray Peters were the only SND members elected. Peters died of cancer in March 2006, leaving Sutherland as the only SND member.
In 2008, Sutherland ran as a candidate for the federal Liberal Party for the riding, West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country
West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country
West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country is a federal electoral district in British Columbia, Canada, that has been represented in the Canadian House of Commons since 1997.-Geography:...
, that includes Squamish.