Rick Glumac is a software engineer and environmentalist
Canadian
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politician, who was elected to the
Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
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in the
2017 provincial election.
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British Columbia, May 9, 2017.
As an MLA (Member of the Legislative Assembly) for the
British Columbia New Democratic Party
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, he represents the riding of
Port Moody - Coquitlam, which encompasses the western part of the city of
Coquitlam
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, the entire city of
Port Moody
Port Moody is a city in British Columbia, Canada, and a member municipality of the Metro Vancouver Regional District. It envelops the east end of Burrard Inlet and is the smallest of the Tri-Cities, bordered by Coquitlam on the east and south a ...
, and the villages of
Anmore
Anmore is a village in Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. It is north of the city of Port Moody and along the shores of the Indian Arm. Anmore is one of three politically independent village municipalities (municipalities with populati ...
and
Belcarra
Belcarra is a village on the shore of Indian Arm, a side inlet of Burrard Inlet, and is part of Metro Vancouver. It lies northwest of Port Moody and immediately east of the Deep Cove area of North Vancouver, across the waters of Indian Arm. Is ...
.
Glumac served as the Parliamentary Secretary for Technology for the Government of British Columbia until November 2020.
He is also the provincial representative to the Pacific Northwest Economic Region, and association of Western Canadian provinces and Western US States. In December 2020, he was appointed as Premier's Liaison to
Washington
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State.
Early life
Glumac grew up in
Port Alberni
Port Alberni () is a city located on Vancouver Island in the province of British Columbia, Canada. The city lies within the Alberni Valley at the head of the Alberni Inlet, Vancouver Island's longest inlet. It is the location of the head offices o ...
, BC. In 1995, he graduated with a degree in Electronics Engineering from
Simon Fraser University
Simon Fraser University (SFU) is a public research university in British Columbia, Canada, with three campuses, all in Greater Vancouver: Burnaby (main campus), Surrey, and Vancouver. The main Burnaby campus on Burnaby Mountain, located from ...
.
Glumac worked much of his career in the field of computer graphics as an Software Developer, FX Artist, and a Computer Graphics Supervisor.
He worked on the first computer animated TV show ''
ReBoot
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'', and later worked for companies such as
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** DreamWorks Television, an American television production company and division of the film studio
** DreamWorks Records, an American record label and f ...
and
Electronic Arts
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on well-known Hollywood films such as ''
Shrek 2
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'',
''Madagascar'', and
''Over The Hedge''.
Following this he worked as a software developer, developing apps for iPhone.
Career in Politics
Glumac was first elected to Port Moody City Council in 2011.
He was re-elected in 2014 with the highest vote share of any candidate. On council he chaired various committees including:
* The Economic Development Committee
* The Environmental Protection Committee
* Heritage Commission
* Arts & Culture Committee
* Community Care Committee
During his time as a Councillor, he served as the Vice President of the Lower Mainland Local Government Association.
Glumac was also elected as the Vancouver Metro Area Representative to the Union of B.C. Municipalities (UBCM). He has served on Metro Vancouver's Zero Waste Committee and on the Fraser Health Municipal Government Advisory Council.
As an MLA, he is the chair of the Select Standing Committee on Health, and serves on the Select Standing Committee on Children and Youth, and the Select Standing Committee on Public Accounts, which has oversight on government services.
He is also a member of the Sustainable Shared Prosperity Cabinet Committee.
Glumac is credited with working with the B.C. Ministry of Health to protect the
Eagleridge Hospital lands in Port Moody from being sold to private developers, stopping a plan by the BC Liberal government to condition new improvements to the hospital on the sale of the lands to private real estate developers.
Glumac consistently speaks in the Legislature to promote action to protect B.C.’s environment.
On Tuesday, October 16, 2018 he spoke during the Legislature's emergency debate on climate change.
He is a key supporter of the province's CleanBC strategy of reducing climate pollution and promoting renewable energies, lowering the costs of renewable energies, and helping create green jobs.
He is a staunch advocate for revitalizing Burrard Thermal, a former fossil fuel-powered power plant located on the
Burrard Inlet
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into a home for clean technology or climate mitigation projects.
As Parliamentary Secretary for Technology, Glumac has championed innovation in the clean technologies as a tool for transitioning towards a green economy.
He has advocated support for BC's clean energy and tech sectors which play an increasingly important role in the provincial economy.
Electoral Record
References
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British Columbia New Democratic Party MLAs
Living people
People from Port Moody
British Columbia municipal councillors
Year of birth missing (living people)