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From YouTube: JULY 15 2020 Statements Ian Paton
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The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
5th Session
41st Parliament
A
Remember
for
Delta,
so
Thank
You
mr.
Speaker
I
rise
in
the
house
today
to
honor
a
local
legend.
Doug
husband
is
about
your
boy
through
and
through.
He
is
from
a
fourth-generation
Delta
family
who
are
well
known
for
their
dedication
to
community
service.
Early
on
in
his
life,
Doug
became
an
RCMP
officer
at
the
age
of
18.
A
He
stayed
in
the
service
for
five
years
before
returning
to
Delta,
he
later
went
on
to
become
a
prominent
insurance
adjuster
in
the
early
1970s
through
his
work,
Doug
developed
a
skillset
for
solving
problems,
a
master
of
negotiation
who
was
able
to
keep
cases
outside
of
the
provincial
courts.
This
would
prove
to
serve
him
well,
as
he
embarked
on
his
political
career.
A
Doug
sat
on
Delta,
City
Council
for
five
terms,
after
first
being
elected
in
1979,
most
notably
from
1987
to
1990
Doug
served
as
Delta's
mayor
both
politics,
various
volunteer
and
organizations
across
the
Delta
have
been
fortunate
enough
to
have
benefited
from
Doug's
unique
skillset.
He
has
contributed
his
time
to
organizations
such
as
the
Delta
Hospital,
the
little
Health
Society
for
addiction,
the
Delta
Police
Board,
the
Delta
Museum
and
Archives,
and
the
Rotary
Club
of
Ladner.
Unsurprisingly,
in
2002
Doug
was
honored
with
Her
Majesty,
the
Queen's
Jubilee
Jubilee
medal
for
community
service.
A
In
recent
years,
Doug
wrote
for
the
Delta
optimist
newspaper
as
a
regular
contributor
for
the
community
column
comment
column
over
a
five-year
period.
Doug
wrote
over
90
articles
highlighting
Delta's
past
and
present,
as
well
as
paying
respect
to
people
like
him
who
have
strengthened
our
community
in
November
20
19
Doug
was
honored.
With
the
Delta
Citizen
of
the
Year
award.
As
a
long-serving
community
volunteer,
he
became
the
third
member
of
his
family
to
receive
this
top
honor.
Just
recently,
Doug
was
honored
with
the
news.
The
deltas
new
newly
renovated
museum
will
be
named
after
him.
A
Doug
is
leaving
a
legacy
to
follow
not
only
for
his
family,
but
for
the
community
at
large.
He
still
lives
in
ladder
with
his
wife
of
58
years
Maureen
and
enjoys
quality
time
with
his
children,
grandchildren
and
great
grandchildren.
Recently
Doug
has
been
dealing
with
some
significant
health
challenges,
but
such
as
Doug
he
carries
on
with
grace
and
dignity.
I
want
to
say
thank
you
for
all
your
contributions
to
make
Delta
a
better
place.
We
need
more
people
like
Doug
husband
here
in
Delta,
South,
Thank
You.
Mr.
speaker,.