Bruce Unfried
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Bruce Unfried is a politician
Politician
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 and educator in Manitoba
Manitoba
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, Canada
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Unfried was a student ice hockey
Ice hockey
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 coach at Concordia College from 1962 to 1965. He received a Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Arts
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 degree from Concordia in 1965, and a Master's Degree
Master's degree
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 in Social Work from the University of Manitoba
University of Manitoba
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 in 1970. He subsequently moved to northern Manitoba.

During the 1980s, he was a popular mayor
Mayor
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 in The Pas, Manitoba
The Pas, Manitoba
The Pas is a town in Manitoba, Canada, located in Division No. 21, Manitoba in the Northern Region, some 630 kilometres northwest of the provincial capital, Winnipeg, near the border of Saskatchewan. It is sometimes still called Paskoyac by locals as the first trading post was called Fort Paskoyac...

. In the provincial election of 1988
Manitoba general election, 1988
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, he ran in the as a Progressive Conservative
Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba
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 in the riding of The Pas, losing to New Democratic Party
New Democratic Party of Manitoba
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 incumbent Harry Harapiak
Harry Harapiak
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Unfried is now a faculty member in the Department of Social Work at the University of Manitoba. He areas of expertise include aboriginal child and family services and community development.
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