Background
Calendino was born in Calabria, Italy but emigrated to Vancouver in 1959.
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Pietro Calendino
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Simon Fraser University. University of British Columbia.
Career
He received an Honours Bachelor of Arts and a Master of Arts (Languages) from the University of British Columbia. He received a teaching certificate from Simon Fraser University and has taught in secondary schools in Burnaby and Delta. He helped found the British Columbia Heritage Languages Association.
Calendino was elected as a Burnaby school trustee in 1987, and re-elected in 1990 and 1993.
While on the school board he established language classes in Italian, Japanese, Mandarin, Spanish and Punjabi. He also established a zero tolerance policy towards violence and bullying in schools which was later adopted province-wide.
He served as school board chair in 1993 and 1994. In the 1996 British Columbia general election he was elected to the Provincial Legislature as a New Democratic Party of British Columbia candidate in the Burnaby North riding.
In July 1999, he was appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Small Business, Tourism and Culture.
He was best known for establishing funds for the Burnaby School District"s Children"s Dental Clinic, the Heights Fountain Square project and the Elizabeth Fry Society for women in need. In the 2001 British Columbia general election, Calendino ran for re-election in the riding of Burnaby North but lost to Richard T. Lee, the British Columbia Liberal candidate. Calendino placed second in a field of four candidate with 5,992 votes (2945% of total valid votes).
On council he strongly supported the Reduction of Cosmetic Pesticides Policy and opposed Richmond"s acquisition of the Olympic Oval and the construction of Canada Lincolnshire SkyTrain.
He also chaired the Simon Fraser Liaison Committee and was involved with the Environment Committee and the Community Policing Committee. In the 2005 British Columbia general election Calendino ran as the NDP candidate in the Burnaby North riding.
He narrowly lost to Richard T. Lee, the British Columbia Liberal candidate. Calendino placed second in a field of four candidate with 10,356 votes (4531%% of total valid votes).
Calendino was elected to the Burnaby City Council as part of the Burnaby Citizens" Association slate during the 2005 election.
He chairs the executive committee of council and the community policing committee. He is also vice chair of the environment committee.
Membership
In 2002, he was elected to the Burnaby City Council as a member of the Burnaby Citizens" Association. He is a director of the GVRD Labour Relations Bureau and a member of the GVRD Parks Committee.
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British Columbia New Democratic Party