Rollie Cook

Rollie was first elected to the Fire District Board in 2017 and was instrumental in leading the board process to build a new fire hall. Rollie and his partner are farmers, raising livestock and growing fruit and veggies. Prior to joining the Fire District, he served on the Salt Spring Abattoir Board and the Farmland Trust Board. Prior to moving to Salt Spring, Rollie served as a Member of the Alberta Legislature and was one of two delegates to the Constitutional Conference that adopted Canada’s Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Since then, he has worked in China teaching business at the Chemical Engineering University in Beijing as well as private sector executive roles in China, until his return to Canada in 2008 to work in advertising.