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PEACE RIVER REGIONAL DISTRICT 2022 GENERAL LOCAL ELECTIONS CANDIDATE BIO Please provide a brief personal bio that will be shared with voters (via the PRRD web page) to help them understand who you are and why you are running for office. Submission of a biography on this or another document indicates permission for the PRRD to share the biography on the PRRD website exactly how you have provided it, without any edits (handwritten documents will be typed). Do not use profanity or defamatory statements as if you do so, your biography will not be able to be shared by the PRRD on its elections web page.
Leonard Hiebert was elected as the Electoral Area 'D' Director in a by-election in 2014 and then re-elected in the 2014 & 2018 Local Government Elections. Leonard has s vast range of experience, focusing on management, agriculture, and Paramedic/Safety Consultant in the oil and gas industry. He has managed various hog farms in Canada and now focuses his spare time developing his own farm. Leonard has lived in Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Alberta as well as in Dawson Creek before settling in Tomslake, BC in 2008. Leonard is currently in partnership the his wife in two small businesses. Leonard's natural abitity to take on a leadership role is what made him want to run for Director. As the Director for Electoral Area D, Leonard puts himself out into the community with the intention of rebuilding the relationship between the rural residents and the Peace River Regional District, sharing key points of communication and where possible, advocating on behalf ofthe resident. Communication is KEY to any resolution of disagreement. Leonard and his wife, Adina, were married in July 1986. They have five children and eighteen grandchildren. Leonard loves to camp and enjoys playing and coaching volleyball and baseball, and working on the farm with his livestock. He is always interested in learning new and upcoming concepts forfarming.