Michael Sather Politician
Michael Sather is a former MLA for Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows in the Canadian province of British Columbia. As a member of the British Columbia New Democratic Party, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly in the 2005 election, and was re-elected in 2009.In November 2008, he ran for mayor of Maple Ridge, finishing second to Ernie Daykin.Sather has a bachelor of science degree in biology and a master’s degree in psychology. He moved to B.C. in 1974 and worked on fishing boats and oil rigs, owned and operated a wilderness tourism business, and worked as a mental health therapist.In August 2011 Sather announced he would not run for re-election in 2013, but would finish out his term.