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Michael Carter is a husband, father, lawyer and candidate for trustee on the Chilliwack Board of Education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Michael lives in Yarrow with his wife and four children, who range in age from 5 to 19 years old. Michael\u2019s oldest child is at Trinity Western University working toward a Bachelor of Education, with plans to become a teacher.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Professionally, Michael is a partner at Cleveland Doan LLP, practicing commercial litigation. That work is fundamentally about untangling complicated problems. Michael has a calm and patient demeanour, which allows him to listen carefully, identify the important issues and find workable common ground between parties who disagree. He believes a board of education is at its best when it can do the same: listen well, work together, and keep the focus on students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In his earlier years, Michael grew up in the Lower Mainland before his parents moved to the Cariboo in British Columbia to run a cattle ranch. He spent several years living and working on his parents\u2019 ranch. Michael\u2019s ranch days were characterized by long days and the practical, fix-it problem solving that ranch life demands. He later returned to the Lower Mainland during his university years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Family is a large part of the picture for Michael. One of seven children, he is now an uncle to 17 nieces and nephews ranging in age from 3 to 34. The close-knit extended family makes for a full table at holidays and a fairly wide view of how children change from year to year.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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\r\n Bednarski, Carter, Garmon, Hamilton, Moore
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