Demitro Wasyl "Dick" Michayluk (December 23, 1911 – January 2, 1990) was an educator and political figure in

Saskatchewan Saskatchewan ( ; ) is a province in western Canada, bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, to the northeast by Nunavut, and on the south by the U.S. states of Montana and North ...

. He represented

Redberry Redberry or Red Berry may refer to: * '' Rhamnus crocea'', a Northwest American shrub in the buckthorn family * '' Vaccinium vitis-idaea'', commonly called lingonberry or cowberry * Red Berry (Texas politician) (1899–1969), member of Texas House ...

from 1960 to 1975 in the

Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan The Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan is the legislative chamber of the Saskatchewan Legislature in the province of Saskatchewan, Canada. Bills passed by the assembly are given royal assent by the Lieutenant Governor of Saskatchewan, in the na ...

as a

Co-operative Commonwealth Federation The Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF; french: Fédération du Commonwealth Coopératif, FCC); from 1955 the Social Democratic Party of Canada (''french: Parti social démocratique du Canada''), was a federal democratic socialistThe foll ...

(CCF) and then New Democratic Party (NDP) member. He was born in

Blaine Lake Blaine Lake is a town in central Saskatchewan, Canada. It is located 85 km north of Saskatoon, 104 km southwest of Prince Albert and 104 km east of North Battleford at the junction of Highway 12 and Highway 40. Nearby are the ur ...

, Saskatchewan, the son of Wasyl Michayluk and Dora Boytzun, both immigrants from western Ukraine, and grew up on the nearby family farm. Michayluk was educated in Krydor and at the Moose Jaw

Normal School A normal school or normal college is an institution created to train teachers by educating them in the norms of pedagogy and curriculum. In the 19th century in the United States, instruction in normal schools was at the high school level, turni ...

. He taught school for 37 years, mainly in the Blaine Lake area. In 1940, Michayluk married Mary Solodiuk. He was president of the Krydor

Board of Trade The Board of Trade is a British government body concerned with commerce and industry, currently within the Department for International Trade. Its full title is The Lords of the Committee of the Privy Council appointed for the consideration of ...

and also served on the council for the village of Krydor. Michayluk retired to

Saskatoon Saskatoon () is the largest city in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It straddles a bend in the South Saskatchewan River in the central region of the province. It is located along the Trans-Canada Yellowhead Highway, and has served as ...

, later dying there at the age of 78.

References

1911 births 1990 deaths Canadian people of Ukrainian descent People from Blaine Lake, Saskatchewan Saskatchewan Co-operative Commonwealth Federation MLAs 20th-century Canadian politicians {{Saskatchewan-politician-stub