Dwayne Provo (born October 7, 1970) is a

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athlete, school administrator, and politician.

Early life

Provo was born in

North Preston, Nova Scotia North Preston is a community located in Nova Scotia, Canada within the Halifax Regional Municipality. The community is populated primarily by Black Nova Scotians. North Preston is the largest Black community in Nova Scotia by population, and ...

(one of Canada's largest

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communities) and attended university at Saint Mary's University where he played

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and was drafted in

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by the

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Professional football career

He went on to play professional football in the

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for 8 years (as well as a brief stint in the

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). Since retiring from football he has taken further university studies and worked as a school administrator.

Political career

In the 2006 Nova Scotia election, he ran as the Progressive Conservative candidate for the riding of Preston, but finished second to Liberal

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. In

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, he ran again but placed third behind Colwell and New Democrat Janet Sutcliffe. He is a cousin to boxer

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and hockey player

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Electoral history

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References

External links

Canadian Football League stats
at statscrew.com
Biography at Dalhousie University
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