Peter Dyck
Peter Dyck | |
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Member of the Pembina | |
In office April 25, 1995 – October 11, 2011 | |
Preceded by | Donald Orchard |
Succeeded by | Riding dissolved |
Personal details | |
Born | Peter George Dyck November 22, 1946 Winkler, Manitoba, Canada |
Died | January 5, 2020 Winkler, Manitoba, Canada | (aged 73)
Political party | Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba |
Occupation | teacher |
Peter George Dyck (November 22, 1946
Before entering provincial politics, Dyck was a public school music teacher (one of his students was Loreena McKennitt).[3] He was also on the board of directors of the Winkler Credit Union for 17 years[4] (as president for five), and was a member of the Garden Valley School Division board from 1978 to 1995 (as chair for ten). Dyck was also the owner and operator of a grains and special crops farm, with a cattle feedlot.[5]
Dyck was first elected in the Manitoba legislature in the
Dyck was easily re-elected in the 1999 election,[6] despite the Progressive Conservatives being defeated by the New Democratic Party under Gary Doer. He was appointed caucus chair following the election.[7]
Dyck received over 76% of his riding's popular vote in the 2003 election,[6] despite the poor showing of the Progressive Conservative Party elsewhere in the province. He was returned again in the 2007 provincial election. He did not run for reelection in 2011.[2] Dyck died in Winkler on January 5, 2020, at the age of 73 from complications of progressive supranuclear palsy.[8]
See also
Archives
There is a Peter Dyck fonds at Library and Archives Canada.[9] The archival reference number is MG9-E6.
References
- ^ "Dyck, Peter George". Wiebe Funeral Homes. 2020.
- ^ a b "MLA Biographies - Living". Legislative Assembly of Manitoba. Archived from the original on July 12, 2019.
- ^ "Loreena McKennitt". Hansard. Legislative Assembly of Manitoba. April 28, 2003. Archived from the original on March 29, 2005. Retrieved September 8, 2017.
- ^ Radford, Don (November 24, 2010). "Dyck won't seek fifth term as MLA". Winkler Times.
- ISBN 0-7876-3558-8.
- ^ a b c "Manitoba Votes 2003 - Pembina". CBC News.[dead link]
- ^ Radford, Don (November 19, 2010). "Peter George leaving politics". Winkler Times.
- ^ Dean Penner (January 8, 2020). "Former MLA Peter George Dyck Passes Away". Pembina Valley Online.
- Karen Peters (January 7, 2020). "Peter George Dyck". Pembina Valley Online. - ^ "Peter Dyck fonds [textual record]". Government of Canada. Retrieved November 14, 2022.