{{Short description|Canadian politician (1947/1948–2026)}} {{Use Canadian English|date=September 2021}} {{Use mdy dates|date=September 2021}} {{Infobox officeholder |image =File:Michael Sather.jpeg | name = Michael Sather | caption = | birth_date =1947 or 1948<ref>Bear attack left its scars; Local MLA Michael Sather shared the story of how he survived being mauled by a grizzly in 1975. (Landreville, Troy) Maple Ridge, Pitt Meadows Times [Maple Ridge, B.C] February 2, 2012: 1.</ref> | birth_place = Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada | death_date = {{death date and given age|2026|03|27|78}} | death_place = Maple Ridge, British Columbia, Canada | assembly = British Columbia Legislative | constituency_AM = Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows | term_start = May 17, 2005 | term_end = May 14, 2013 | predecessor = Ken Stewart | successor = Doug Bing | party = NDP | occupation = }}
'''Michael Sather''' (1947 or 1948 – March 27, 2026) was a Canadian politician who was a MLA for Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows in the province of British Columbia. As a member of the British Columbia New Democratic Party, he was elected to the Legislative Assembly in the 2005 election, and was re-elected in 2009.<ref name=Leg>{{Cite web |title=MLA: Michael Sather |url=http://www.leg.bc.ca/mla/39thParl/satherM.htm |publisher=Legislative Assembly of British Columbia |work=Member Biography |access-date=May 11, 2010}}</ref>
==Life and career== Sather had a bachelor of science degree in biology and a master's degree in psychology. He moved to B.C. in 1974 and worked on fishing boats and oil rigs, owned and operated a wilderness tourism business, and worked as a mental health therapist.<ref>{{cite web |title=Friends honour retiring MLA |work=North Shore News |url=http://www.nsnews.com/news/Friends+honour+retiring/8058764/story.html#ixzz2OLP5d5la |date=March 6, 2013}}</ref>
In November 2008, he ran for mayor of Maple Ridge, finishing second to Ernie Daykin.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Maple Ridge councillor Ernie Daykin wins mayor's chair |url=http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/story.html?id=6a4a99dd-9bf3-4864-a510-f55d1c0e571c |newspaper=Vancouver Sun |date=November 16, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121108152312/http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/story.html?id=6a4a99dd-9bf3-4864-a510-f55d1c0e571c |archive-date=November 8, 2012}}</ref>
In August 2011, Sather announced he would not run for re-election in 2013, but would finish out his term.<ref>[http://www.mapleridgenews.com/news/126623428.html Sather announces retirement from politics]. ''Maple Ridge News'', August 2, 2011.</ref>
Sather died on March 27, 2026, at the age of 78.<ref>[https://mapleridgenews.com/2026/03/30/former-maple-ridge-pitt-meadows-mla-michael-sather-dies-at-78/ Former Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows MLA Michael Sather dies at 78]</ref>
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