Geoff Meggs is a Canadian politician, currently serving on Vancouver, British Columbia's City Council. He was elected in the 2008 municipal election.^[1] He is also President of Tideline Communications, a strategic communications firm.^[2]

Contents 1 Background 2 2008 Election 3 Family 4 References 5 External links

[edit] Background

Meggs was born in Ontario and grew up in Willowdale, Toronto and Ottawa.^[1][3] His father, who was trained as an Anglican priest, was a broadcaster with the CBC, and his mother was a nurse who retired to become a homemaker.^[3] Meggs graduated from the University of Toronto.^[1] After graduating he joined the Canada World Youth exchange program and spent time in Malaysia.^[3] He eventually relocated to Vancouver in 1976.^[4] Meggs' career includes time as a journalist, a communications director in the offices of former Premier Glen Clark and former Vancouver mayor Larry Campbell, an executive director of the BC Federation of Labour, and President of Tideline Communications.

[edit] 2008 Election

Meggs ran as part of the Vision Vancouver slate.^[5] He received 49538 votes, the fewest number of votes among the seven successfully elected Vision Vancouver councilors.^[5]

[edit] Family

Meggs and his wife, Jan O’Brien, live with his daughter Claire in False Creek.^[1] Their oldest daughter, Caitlin, lives and works in Victoria.^[1]

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Geoff Meggs at Vancouver City Council

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