David Cubberley is a

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, active in

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issues since 1990. He is an advocate of cycling trail networks for commuters and recreation, protection of farmland, sustainable transportation, and advocacy for

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Career

David Cubberley's political career began in 1990 as a Saanich councillor. He was elected to Saanich Council four times between 1990 and 2002 and chaired the Saanich finance committee for the last five years. While on council Cubberley chaired the Bicycle Advisory Committee and task forces on Lochside Drive, West Saanich Road Streetscape and Monster Houses. He was also the originator of Saanich's Centennial Trails project, created to mark Saanich's 100th birthday in 2006. In 2002 Cubberley was elected to the

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board, where he chaired the Environment Committee for two years. He also served a
CRD Water Commissioner
and on th

In

2005 2005 was designated as the International Year for Sport and Physical Education and the International Year of Microcredit. The beginning of 2005 also marked the end of the International Decade of the World's Indigenous Peoples, Internationa ...

Cubberley was elected as the MLA for the riding of

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, representing the

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, defeating one-term incumbent

Susan Brice Susan Brice (born July 7, 1943) is a Canadian politician who represented the electoral district of Saanich South in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 2001 to 2005. She sat as a member of the BC Liberal Party, and served in the ...

of the BC Liberals. He served as the Opposition Critic for Health and later as Critic for Education. As Deputy Chair of the Standing Committee on Health, he helped produce a report on prevention of childhood obesity and physical inactivity. Cubberley retired from provincial politics in 2009. In 2011, David Cubberley ran for

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of Saanich against incumbent Frank Leonard. Local news dubbed Cubberley the strongest challenger for the mayor's chair Leonard faced in 15 years. The election was held Saturday, November 19, 2011, with Leonard garnering 53.48% of the vote and Cubberley 45.69%. Only one in four eligible Saanich voters cast their ballots, a slight increase from 2008 turnout of 20.6%.

External links

Official Website
(archived copy)
David Cubberley at Blogger

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Cubberley, David Living people British Columbia New Democratic Party MLAs British Columbia municipal councillors 1947 births 20th-century members of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia 21st-century members of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia