Silas White
Silas White | |
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 White in 2022 | |
| Mayor for Gibsons | |
| Assumed office November 1, 2022 [1] | |
| Preceded by | Bill Beamish |
| Director for Sunshine Coast Regional District | |
| Assumed office November 10, 2022 [2] | |
| In office December 4, 2014 [3] – January 1, 2017 | |
| Town Councillor for Gibsons | |
| In office December 2, 2014 [4] – November 6, 2018 | |
| School Trustee for School District 46 Sunshine Coast | |
| In office December 3, 2005 – December 7, 2014 | |
| Board Chair for School District 46 Sunshine Coast | |
| In office December 6, 2007 – December 3, 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Greg Russell |
| Succeeded by | Betty Baxter |
| Vice-Chair for British Columbia Public School Employers' Association | |
| In office January 26, 2013 – July 30, 2013 | |
| Preceded by | Alan Chell |
| Succeeded by | Michael Marchbank |
| Director for British Columbia Public School Employers' Association | |
| In office January 24, 2010 – January 26, 2013 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Silas David White July 9, 1977 Sechelt, British Columbia |
| Children | Simone White, Eloise White |
| Residence(s) | Gibsons, British Columbia |
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Silas White (born 1977) is a Canadian publisher, editor, author, musician, songwriter and politician.[5]
Early life and education
White grew up in a literary household in
Publishing
In the early 2000s he took over the historic Canadian literary press, Nightwood Editions Ltd. (formerly blewointment, founded by
Elected office
A community activist since his teens, in 2005 White was elected to the Board of Education at School District 46 Sunshine Coast.[8] In 2007 he was selected by his colleagues as board chair, the youngest person to hold that post in British Columbia.[9] He also served as a Director and Vice-Chair of the British Columbia Public School Employers' Association until Premier Christy Clark replaced the board with a public administrator to exercise direct control over teacher bargaining by the provincial government.[10]
In 2014 he left the board of School District 46 to run as councillor for the Town of Gibsons, topping the poll.[11] As a councillor he represented the Town for two years at the Sunshine Coast Regional District and led initiatives to improve a major intersection; start a homeless shelter; expand the local, self-sustaining water service; and secure federal land for a provincial supportive housing facility. He also collaborated regionally with Josie Osborne, Lisa Helps and others to start the British Columbia Social Procurement Initiative, the first of its kind in Canada.[12]
After returning to Nightwood Editions and working as a local government consultant in homelessness, housing, economic development, water stewardship, public engagement and Indigenous relations, White ran for mayor of Gibsons in 2022, winning with 82.4% of the vote.[13]
References
- ^ "Gibsons council members sworn in for 2022-2026 term". Coast Reporter, Sunshine Coast, BC. November 4, 2022. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
- ^ "Leonard Lee named SCRD board chair". Coast Reporter, Sunshine Coast, BC. November 10, 2022. Retrieved January 1, 2023.
- ^ "New board sworn in, chair lists priorities". Coast Reporter. December 4, 2014. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
- ^ "Inaugural council meeting begins with hope for a more unified community". Coast Reporter. December 4, 2014. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
- ^ "WHITE, Silas". ABCBookWorld. Retrieved June 14, 2010.
- ^ "Silas releases newly mastered tunes". Coast Reporter, Sunshine Coast, BC. August 30, 2019. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
- ^ "Nightwood Editions". Retrieved December 14, 2020.
- ^ "Four new school trustees". Coast Reporter, Sunshine Coast, BC. November 25, 2005. Retrieved June 14, 2010.
- ^ "Education, Pender Harbour, Sunshine Coast". June 7, 2008. Archived from the original on June 7, 2008. Retrieved June 14, 2010.
- ^ "Fassbender appoints Marchbank, dismantles BCPSEA". Coast Reporter, Sunshine Coast, BC. August 10, 2013. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
- ^ "Rowe team sweeps Gibsons council". Coast Reporter, Sunshine Coast, BC. November 20, 2014. Retrieved December 14, 2020.
- ^ "BCSPI: About". Retrieved September 4, 2022.
- ^ "Silas White has a landslide win in Gibsons". Retrieved December 30, 2022.
General reference
- Moore, John (2006). "Award Winners Follow B.C. Publisher White", The Vancouver Sun, February 18, 2006.
- Hanson, Cheri and Weiler, Derek (2009) "12 to Watch", Quill & Quire, March, 2009.
Bibliography
- 1993: Local Heroes: A History of the Western Hockey League (Harbour Publishing) ISBN 978-1-55017-080-1
- 1999: The Encyclopedia of British Columbia (Harbour Publishing) ISBN 978-1-55017-200-3
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