George Puil was a Vancouver politician spanning five decades. He was renowned for his toughness in both roles.
, Puil also represented Canada at rugby and was renowned for both his dangerous running and ferocious tackling, despite his diminutive size.Puil was a Vancouver politician spanning five decades, from the 1960s until the 2000s. He was first elected to the Vancouver park board in 1962, where he served for 12 years.
Dec. 12, 1969: No. 1 with voters who returned him at the top of the park board poll, George Puil, 37, is also tops with schoolteacher Judi Fox, 26. The couple announced their engagement at an election celebration.Former TEAM Coun. Marguerite Ford, who served on council with Puil in the 1970s and ’80s, called Puil “a real fighter.
But behind the scenes, Puil and Rankin were actually close friends, Sullivan said, and while Puil’s “bulldog” reputation wasn’t without basis, it was also something of “a show.” When TransLink launched in the 1990s, Puil was its first chairman. His time at the helm of the regional transit authority included a contentious, months-long 2001 bus strike, during which angry protesters rallied outside his Kitsilano home, a load of manure was dumped on the family’s front lawn and Puil told reporters he received death threats.
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