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Michael Poole (actor)
Michael Poole may refer to: * Michael Poole (activist), Canadian intentional community founder * Michael Poole (producer), Canadian film maker and author * Mick Poole (footballer) (born 1955), English footballer * Mick Poole (speedway rider), Australian speedway rider *Michael Poole (politician) Michael Poole (born 4 October 1984) is a British, Falkland Islands politician who served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly for the Stanley constituency from 2013 to 2017. Poole was the first member of the Legislative Assembly to have been b ... (born 1984), Falkland Islands politician * Mike Poole (born 1986), Welsh rugby union player {{hndis, name = Poole, Michael ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Poole (activist)
Poole's Land was an eco-village and a countercultural intentional community in Tofino on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada, that existed between 1988 and 2020. Operated by founder Michael Poole, the community functioned as a popular tourist destination as well as a place of low-cost residence and accommodation, particularly for seasonal workers working over the summer months. Residents were encouraged to participate in a hippie lifestyle, living in camp-like conditions with an emphasis on sustainability and a community culture that espoused empathy as a core value and that was highly tolerant of soft drug use. Poole's Land came to an end due to a combination of dissatisfaction by local authorities, the failing health of its founder, and the COVID-19 pandemic paralysing operations. History Origin Poole's Land was created October 7, 1988, by Michael Poole when he purchased an forested property in the area of Tofino, a small settlement on the west coast of Vancouver I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Poole (producer)
Michael "Mike" Poole was a Canadian film maker and author. He began his career as a copy runner for the ''Vancouver Sun'' before becoming a reporter. He earned a journalism degree in the U.S. state of Virginia, started in the film business in the 1960s and went on to be a television producer for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation for ten years. He then worked as a freelance filmmaker, spending two decades producing documentaries with the well-known Canadian environmentalist, David Suzuki. His books are '' Romancing Mary Jane: A Year in the Life of a Failed Marijuana Grower'', ''Ragged Islands: A Journey by Canoe Through the Inside Passage'' and ''Rain Before Morning'', a novel about Canadian draft dodgers during World War I. In his retirement Poole lived full-time on the Sunshine Coast, British Columbia, Canada with his wife Carole and his two beloved Labradors. He won the Edna Staebler Award The Edna Staebler Award for Creative Non-Fiction is an annual literary award recogn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mick Poole (footballer)
Michael David Poole (born 23 April 1955) is an English retired football goalkeeper who played professionally in The Football League, North American Soccer League and Major Indoor Soccer League. Poole began his career with Rochdale A.F.C. In 1974, the team sent the nineteen-year-old Poole on loan with the Denver Dynamos of the North American Soccer League. In 1977, they Rochdale loaned him to the Portland Timbers of the NASL before selling him to the Timbers in 1978. Poole played for the Timbers from 1978 to 1980. In the fall of 1979, he joined the Houston Summit of the Major Indoor Soccer League. In 1980, the NASL ran an indoor season and Poole began the indoor season with the Timbers before moving to the Baltimore Blast The Baltimore Blast are an American professional indoor soccer team based in Baltimore, Maryland, that competes in the Major Arena Soccer League (MASL). Including one championship victory as the original Baltimore Blast, the team has won 10 c ... of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mick Poole (speedway Rider)
Michael Garth Poole (born 27 November 1966) is a former international speedway rider from Australia. Speedway career Poole won a bronze medal at the Australian Championship in 2001 and won the Longtrack title the same year. He rode in the top tier of British Speedway from 1985 to 1994, riding for various clubs, but spent most of his time with Peterborough Panthers. In 1988, he helped the Peterborough win the Fours Championship during the 1988 National League season. In 1989, he helped the Peterborough win the Fours Championship again, during the 1989 National League season. He was part of the Peterborough team that completed the treble of league, knockout cup and fours during the 1992 British League Division Two season. Also in 1992, he finished runner-up in the British League Division Two Riders Championship, held on 19 September at Brandon Stadium. Poole and Róbert Nagy both finished on 13 points but Poole lost the run off for the title. In 1993, he finished ru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Poole (politician)
Michael Poole (born 4 October 1984) is a British, Falkland Islands politician who served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly for the Stanley constituency from 2013 to 2017. Poole was the first member of the Legislative Assembly to have been born after the Falklands War. Prior to his election Poole was a Senior Economist and Statistical Analyst in the Policy Unit of the Falkland Islands Government. He had previously worked as a manager in the King Edward VII Memorial Hospital in Stanley and was a representative of a fishing industry association. In 2012 Poole travelled with a group of young islanders to promote the Falkland Islanders' right to self-determination at a meeting of the Special Committee on Decolonization in New York City and later at the Commonwealth Youth Parliament in London London is the Capital city, capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of both England and the United Kingdom, with a population of in . London metropolitan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |