Ridings

Dan David Sheel

Party: Liberal Party of Canada

University Degree:
Profession: Fire inspector and investigator with the Surrey Fire Department.
Career Background: In his role as a City of Surrey fire inspector and investigator, he has worked directly with community leaders through fire prevention information, fire investigations and safety inspections. He has won a City of Surrey employee award for his dedication and hard work.
Community: He is a member of the Surrey Firefighters Charitable Foundation and has served as an evaluator of the Justice Institute's Firefighting Academy. He has often been called into the community to talk about fire prevention and the importance of community action in loss prevention.
Marital Status: Married
Name of Spouse: Lisa
Children: two

Political History (Federal/Provincial)
Office Address: #301-9808 King George Hwy., Surrey, B.C., V3T 2V8
Tel: 604-585-9433

Jasbir Singh Cheema

Party: Conservative Party of Canada
Birthplace: Punjab, India

University Degree: Yes
Education: Holds both his bachelor's and master's degrees in Science from Punjab Agricultural University. Graduated from Toronto's Humber College of Applied Arts and Technology.
Career Background: He first worked in corporate foods research at Dempster's Bread, where he conducted research on food science and development at their laboratories in Ontario. He went on to become a small business owner, first as the operator of a successful mobile food catering business, and subsequently as the owner of a driving school, a company he continues to manage to this day. He was a weekly host on CJMR 1190 Radio for four years, and also as a host and co-producer for a weekly program with City TV in Toronto. Most recently, he became the first live news anchor on Channel M, Vancouver's first mainstream multicultural station.
Marital Status: Married
Name of Spouse: Sue
Children: four

Political History (Federal/Provincial)
Office Address: #106-13655-104th Ave., Surrey, B.C., V3T 1W3
Tel: 604-760-7449

Jim Karpoff

Party: New Democratic Party of Canada
Birth Date: Oct. 14, 1937
Age: 66
Birthplace: Smokey Lake, Alta.

University Degree: Yes
Education: Holds a BA in psychology and criminology and a M.SW. in administration from the University of British Columbia.:
Career Background: He has had 40 years' experience as a senior administrator and consultant in health care and social services. He has worked as a social worker with the B.C. Ministry of Human Resources, as manager of the Vancouver Resources Board, as regional manager of social services with the Ministry of Human Resources, and was owner and consultant of Karpoff Consultants Ltd., which specialized in social services and health care.
Marital Status: Married
Name of Spouse: Lily
Children: Bradley and Kimiko

Political History
Party: Active in the NDP since the 1960s. Held various executive positions in both federal and provincial NDP constituency associations.
Municipal: From 1971-72, he was alderman for the municipality of Surrey; he was defeated in 1973.
Provincial:
Federal: First elected in 1988 in Surrey North. Defeated in 1993.

Political History (Federal/Provincial)
Parliamentary Secretary:
Committees: Member of Health and Welfare, Social Services, Seniors and Status of Women; as well as sub-committee on Health Issues
Caucus: Housing critic (1988-90); health critic (1990-93).

Sunny Athwal

Party: Green Party of Canada

Political History
Provincial: Defeated in Surrey-Panorama Ridge in 2001.

Political History (Federal/Provincial)
Tel: (604) 761-1217

Chuck Cadman

Party: Non-affiliated
Birth Date: Feb. 21, 1948
Age: 56
Birthplace: Kitchener, Ont.

University Degree: No
Education: Graduated as a certified electrical and electronics engineering technician from the British Columbia Institute of Technology.
Profession: Electrical technician
Career Background: He was employed for 10 years as a microfiche camera technician at the Insurance Corporation of British Columbia's head office in North Vancouver.
Community: He coached youth baseball for seven years and soccer for 10 years. He is co-founder and chair of CRY (Crime, Responsibility and Youth). He became active after his 16-year-old son Jesse was stabbed to death on Oct. 18, 1992. He is a counsellor with community-based diversion program for young, first-time offenders charged with minor crimes. He served on advisory committees to the Justice Institute of B.C., Preventing Peer Youth Violence (1993), the Surrey Conflict Resolution Centre (1995-96), the B.C. Ministry of the Attorney-General, Correctional Services (1997), and the Abbotsford Community Sentencing Project (1997).
Marital Status: Married
Name of Spouse: Dona
Children: Daughter Jodi.

Political History
Party: Helped draft Randy White's Victims Bill of Rights. He was consulted by Reform, Liberals and Progressive Conservatives for input to their respective justice platforms.
Federal: Elected in Surrey North in 1997 and 2000.

Political History (Federal/Provincial)
Committees: Former vice-chair of Justice and Human Rights. Former member of Environment and Sustainable Development; and Justice and Human Rights. Member of Human Rights, Pand ublic Safety and Emergency Preparedness.
Caucus: Former deputy justice critic. Became the Conservative Party justice (youth justice) critic in January 2004. After losing the Conservative nomination, he decided to run as an independent.
Office Address: 214-10070 King George Hwy., Surrey, B.C.
Tel: 604-589-0338
Capital Address: Room 756 Confederation Building, House of Commons, Ottawa, Ont.
Tel: 613-992-2922

Gerhard Herwig

Party: Christian Heritage Party

Political History
Federal: Defeated in Surrey North in 2000.

Roy Tyler Whyte

Party: Canadian Action Party
Birthplace: Ottawa

Profession: Security professional
Career Background: His work has included terms with the RCMP, casinos, and both public and private security agencies. Past work experience includes stints as a chauffeur and operating a Bobst die cutter.
Community: He is a founding member and the current president of the Canadian Democratic Movement (CDM), a grassroots democracy advocacy group that is fighting for democratic reforms. Current projects include penning a book or two, and starting up cross-country non-partisan citizen discussion groups. He is currently doing some work for the Aurora Institute for Corporate Studies and volunteers whenever possible with local independent media services.

Joyce Holmes

Party: Communist Party

Career Background: She and her family have lived in the community for 20 years. With several years of foster parenting experience, she is deeply concerned with protecting the future of children. She has been involved in many education issues and in solidarity with Cuba and Latin America.