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Councillor Darrell Penner
Cllr Penner 2012Tel  604.941.9823
alt. 604.927.5292 (message)
Fax  604.941.9887
Email  pennerd@portcoquitlam.ca

Mailing Address
 2580 Shaughnessy Street
Port Coquitlam BC  V3C 2A8

Biography
Darrell Penner traces his passion for the environment to a day in the early 1990s when he cleaned up a creek near his house with the younger of his two sons. Not long after, he helped found Hyde Creek Streamkeepers – one of the City’s first streamkeeper groups – and became active in projects ranging from stream cleanups to establishing a watershed education centre. Even his recreational property on Pitt Lake is carbon neutral, thanks to a hydroelectric project he collaborated on with other owners last year.

Darrell has called Port Coquitlam home since his family moved here in 1971 from Winnipeg, his birthplace. After working as a meat-cutter since his teen years, he and his wife Brenda opened Meridian Meats & Seafood in 1989 and later turned the business over to their eldest son. A life-long learner, Darrell earned his teaching credentials and taught meat cutting at Vancouver Community College for six years. He now works as a mechanical technician at International Submarine Engineering in Port Coquitlam.

In his spare time, Darrell enjoys riding his mountain bike on the local trails, as well as making music; a multi-instrumentalist, he has played guitar and bass for decades in various bands. He and Brenda have four grandchildren.
Profile
  • First elected to Council in November 1999
  • Member of Finance and Intergovernmental Committee
  • Chair, Transportation Solutions & Operations Committee
  • Deputy-Chair, Environmental Enhancement Committee
  • City Representative, ArtsConnect
  • City Representative, Metro Vancouver Environment & Parks Committee
  • Founding President and member of the Hyde Creek Streamkeepers
  • Past Contract Administrator of the Hyde Creek Streamkeepers
  • Longtime resident of Port Coquitlam (35 years)
  • Graduated from Port Coquitlam Senior High School
  • Longtime business owner in Port Coquitlam
  • Holds Certificate of Qualification for meat cutting (Vancouver Community College)
  • Holds Instructors Training Certificate (Vancouver Community College)
  • Completed Fish Culture Technician Course (Capilano College)

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