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Roy Sakata - Green - Richmond Steveston

Roy Sakata was born in 1942 in Bridge River, B.C. in a Second World War Canadian Japanese internment camp. He is a retired school administrator in the Richmond School District and at the Gitsegukla Gitskan First Nation Elementary School.
Roy Sakata - Green - Richmond Steveston
Roy Sakata - Green - Richmond Steveston

Roy Sakata was born in 1942 in Bridge River, B.C. in a Second World War Canadian Japanese internment camp.

He is a retired school administrator in the Richmond School District and at the Gitsegukla Gitskan First Nation Elementary School. He is a widower and has two adult children and two grandchildren.

Sakata earned a bachelor of education from UBC in 1967 and Masters of Arts (education administration) in 1977.

Public service volunteering has been an integral part of Sakata’s professional/community life. In B.C.’s Who’s Who Directory List he is recognized with achieving B.C, Heritage designation for Scotch Pond Fisherman dock and facilities. He is also a charter member of Britannia Heritage Shipyard Society. Sakata has served as a member of the board of directors of the Nikkei National Museum and Cultural Center. He also continues his active involvement with the Rotary Club of Ladner ( 23 years) and volunteers at the Steveston Buddhist Temple.

Question: What two pieces of legislation would you enact if you were premier for a day?

I would enact a new model for caring for our chronically ill in which community-based clinics, of five home visitation doctors and two registered nurses with office staff, will be established as a pilot project for one year. Secondly, I would establish a B.C.-funded, Katimavik-like program to employ college and university youth to provide structured home visitation for elders in care facilities. The youth teams will work under the direction of community-based care professionals to provide respite for family caregivers.