CITY/TOWN: Rossland, BC

DATE OF BIRTH: December 16, 1941

PLACE OF BIRTH: Berne, Switzerland

ARRIVAL IN CANADA: 1963

ARRIVAL IN BRITISH COLUMBIA: 1963

ANCESTRAL BACKGROUND: Swiss

EMPLOYMENT OTHER THAN WRITING: Local Government Consultant

BIBLIOGRAPHY:

Citizens' Hall: Making Local Democracy Work (Between The Lines, 2001)

BIOGRAPHICAL DETAILS:
Educated in Switzerland
Commercial apprenticeship and diploma (banking)
Immigrated to Canada 1963
Various jobs in British Columbia until 1970
Started local government administration career in Fort Simpson, NWT, in 1970
Municipal administrator/manager in Fort Simpson NWT, Dawson Yukon; Executive director Association of Yukon Communities;municipal administrator, Rossland, BC; local government consultant for small rural communities, working in British Columbia.
Working with Rural District Councils in Zimbabwe, guest lecturer, public administration, Capilano College.