Robert Broughton
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Robert Stanley Broughton (January 26, 1950-) served as President of the Vancouver Bicycle Club from 1992 to 1994, and was president of Airspace Action on Smoking and Health
from 1996 to 2001. He was president of the New Westminster Tennis Club in 2006 and 2007. As President of the Vancouver Bicycle Club, he played a role in the establishment of the Union-Adanac bicycle route, and was one of the founders of the Vancouver Area Cycling Coalition. As President of Airspace, he:
Broughton is also a long-term Director of the Western Canada Wilderness Committee
.
He has been a computer programmer since graduating from Virginia Tech
in 1972. He realized the potential of the Internet when Mosaic started getting widespread usage, and was responsible for the Vancouver Bicycle Club, Airspace, and the Western Canada Wilderness Committee getting head starts
in having an Internet presence. His work on the Western Canada Wilderness Committee site included the campaign to protect the Ursus Valley in Clayoquot Sound, and he also created a site for the Ahousaht First Nations' Women's eco-tourism initiative in 1995. He created a web page for the now-defunct Progressive Democratic Alliance
, which made that party one of the first political parties to have a web presence.
Broughton was born in Fredericksburg, Virginia. He lived mostly in Virginia (except for some time in New Jersey and Florida) until moving to Vancouver in 1981. He lived in Oslo, Norway for 3 years in the late 1980s. He became a Canadian citizen in 1994. He was the Green Party candidate for New Westminster in the 2001
and 2005
provincial elections.
He has travelled extensively in Northern Europe, Peru, Mexico, and Russia.
Airspace Action on Smoking and Health
Airspace Action on Smoking and Health is a volunteer-based anti-tobacco organization in the Canadian province of British Columbia....
from 1996 to 2001. He was president of the New Westminster Tennis Club in 2006 and 2007. As President of the Vancouver Bicycle Club, he played a role in the establishment of the Union-Adanac bicycle route, and was one of the founders of the Vancouver Area Cycling Coalition. As President of Airspace, he:
- exposed a tobacco-industry-funded research program at the University of British Columbia
- played a major role in drawing attention to inadequate enforcement of laws prohibiting the sale of cigarettes to minors. (Airspace was the most prominent anti-tobacco organization in British ColumbiaBritish ColumbiaBritish Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
on these two issues.) - played a role in getting no-smoking bylaws passed in Vancouver, Burnaby, and New Westminster.
- arranged for a private member's bill to be introduced in the Legislative Assembly which would have banned the sale of flavoured snuff products in BC.
Broughton is also a long-term Director of the Western Canada Wilderness Committee
Western Canada Wilderness Committee
The Western Canada Wilderness Committee is a non-profit environmental education organization that aims to protect Canada's wild spaces and species. Paul George, the founding director, formed the Wilderness Committee in the province of British Columbia in 1980...
.
He has been a computer programmer since graduating from Virginia Tech
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, popularly known as Virginia Tech , is a public land-grant university with the main campus in Blacksburg, Virginia with other research and educational centers throughout the Commonwealth of Virginia, United States, and internationally.Founded in...
in 1972. He realized the potential of the Internet when Mosaic started getting widespread usage, and was responsible for the Vancouver Bicycle Club, Airspace, and the Western Canada Wilderness Committee getting head starts
Head start (positioning)
In positioning, a head start is a start in advance of the starting position of others in competition, or simply toward the finish line or desired outcome...
in having an Internet presence. His work on the Western Canada Wilderness Committee site included the campaign to protect the Ursus Valley in Clayoquot Sound, and he also created a site for the Ahousaht First Nations' Women's eco-tourism initiative in 1995. He created a web page for the now-defunct Progressive Democratic Alliance
Progressive Democratic Alliance
The Progressive Democratic Alliance was a centrist political party in British Columbia, Canada founded by Gordon Wilson, Member of the Legislative Assembly for Powell River—Sunshine Coast....
, which made that party one of the first political parties to have a web presence.
Broughton was born in Fredericksburg, Virginia. He lived mostly in Virginia (except for some time in New Jersey and Florida) until moving to Vancouver in 1981. He lived in Oslo, Norway for 3 years in the late 1980s. He became a Canadian citizen in 1994. He was the Green Party candidate for New Westminster in the 2001
British Columbia general election, 2001
The British Columbia general election of 2001 was the 37th provincial election in the Province of British Columbia, Canada. It was held to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. The election was called on April 18, 2001, and held on May 16, 2001...
and 2005
British Columbia general election, 2005
The 38th British Columbia general election was held on May 17, 2005, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of British Columbia , Canada. The BC Liberal Party formed the government of the province prior to this general election under the leadership of Premier Gordon Campbell...
provincial elections.
He has travelled extensively in Northern Europe, Peru, Mexico, and Russia.
External links
- Personal website
- Articles written by Broughton: