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Russ Wyatt is a politician in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. He has represented Transcona on the Winnipeg City Council since 2002, and is currently a member of the city's executive policy committee. His father, Reg Wyatt, was a councillor from 1983 to 1986. ==Early life and career== Wyatt studied Political Science at the University of Winnipeg and worked for the Wyatt Insurance Group, a family company, before entering public life.〔("Transcona", Winnipeg Votes 2006 ), Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, accessed 8 February 2008; "Seeking city hall seats", ''Winnipeg Free Press'', 2 July 1998.〕 In the 1990s, he was an assistant to Transcona councillor Rick Boychuk and chairman of the East Kildonan-Transcona residents advisory group.〔Bill Redekop, "Factory boss set for tall-grass fight", ''Winnipeg Free Press'', 10 August 1993.〕 In 1993, Wyatt recommended that the City of Winnipeg introduce "park-and-ride" areas to improve public transportation.〔Bill Redekop, "City agrees to study park-and-ride idea", ''Winnipeg Free Press'', 29 July 1993. "Park-and-ride" areas are for drivers who choose to park their cars before taking public transportation.〕 During the 1997 federal election, he argued that renewed debates over national unity were drawing attention away from pressing issues such as job creation, and credited the New Democratic Party as the only political party willing to discuss the economy.〔Russ Wyatt, letter, 2 June 1997, A11.〕 He led a petition drive against bus fare increases in 1998.〔Kim Guttormson, "City budget plan secretive, too rushed, councillors told", ''Winnipeg Free Press'', 28 February 1998, A4.〕 Wyatt planned to run for city council in the 1998 municipal election with an endorsement from the New Democratic Party of Manitoba,〔Linda Quattrin, "10 New Democrats run under banner", ''Winnipeg Free Press'', 18 August 1998, A3.〕 but withdrew just before the nomination deadline.〔"Wyatt departs race; leaves two to vie for Transcona seat", ''Winnipeg Free Press'', 3 October 1998, A8.〕 He led a citizen's campaign to preserve Transcona's health centre in 2000, and criticized the provincial government of Gary Doer when it chose to move the centre.〔"Transcona fights to keep health centre", ''Winnipeg Free Press'', 24 November 2000, A6; David Kuxhaus, "Health-care centre move opponents 'betrayed'", ''Winnipeg Free Press'', 16 December 2000, A14.〕 At the time of the 2002 municipal election, Wyatt was the director of communications for the Association of Manitoba Municipalities.〔Nick Martin, "Pining for police", ''Winnipeg Free Press'', 20 October 2002, A6.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Russ Wyatt」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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