About Dan Albas
Dan, Tara and family.
Before entering public life, Dan was the owner of Kick City Martial Arts, responsible for training hundreds of men, women and youth to bring out their best. For his work on child safety and awareness, Dan was the recipient Penticton’s “2005 Young Entrepreneur of the Year” award. Dan served as campaign chair for the United Way of the South Okanagan-Similkameen in 2006-7 and 2010-11, both times surpassing their fundraising goals.
Dan and his wife Tara reside in West Kelowna, where they raise their four daughters.
Dan has been a member of the federal Conservative Party of Canada since 2006, where he volunteered as director and later President of the Okanagan-Coquihalla Conservative Association. Locally Dan supported and saw first hand how one can make a difference by the work and example of the Hon. Stockwell Day.
As a community leader, Dan was elected to Penticton City Council in the 2008 municipal elections as a first time candidate. He topped the polls, winning with 5656 votes. Through his work as a city councillor, Dan has proven himself to be a strong constituency worker delivering results and standing up for what he believes in. Dan took a leading role on public safety by proposing aggressive panhandling and dog control bylaws; he proposed a review that greatly helped his community to balance the books and to focus on core services by eliminating wasteful or unnecessary spending. His Penticton Politics website blog has offered new ways for constituents to communicate on important issues.
On June 28 of 2012 Dan became one of the first MP’s in recent history to have a Private Members Bill (Bill 311) C-311 become law with the unanimous all party support of both the House of Commons and the Canadian Senate. Bill C-311 “An Act to amend the Importation of intoxicating liquors Act” amended a prohibition era law to prevented the free trade of wine over provincial borders. June 28 of each year is now celebrated by wine producers and lovers as `Canadian Wine Day`. Dan continues to promote the opening of inter provincial trade barriers, reducing red tape and of course a stronger Canadian Wine Industry.
Dan currently serves on the Justice & Human Rights standing committee as well as Government Operations & Estimates.
Dan is honoured to serve the residents of Okanagan-Coquihalla as their Member of Parliament. He has made good on his commitment to establish a personal blog with his www.DaninOttawa.com site, where he chronicles his activities as the Member of Parliament for Okanagan-Coquihalla.
Dan welcomes your input, so please contact him by e-mail, phone or mail. He can be
reached at:
Okanagan- Coquihalla’s MP office: Penticton
Suite 202-301 Main Street
Penticton, BC V2A-5B7
Okanagan-Coquihalla's MP Office: West Kelowna
#10-2483 Main Street
Highway 97 Plaza
Westbank, B.C.
V4T-2E8
Turn left between JK Schmidt Jewellers and Papa John's Pizza. Parking is available.
E-mail: dan.albas@parl.gc.ca
Phone: 250-770-4480
Fax: 250-770-4484
Toll Free: 1-800-665-8711
Dan and his wife Tara reside in West Kelowna, where they raise their four daughters.
Dan has been a member of the federal Conservative Party of Canada since 2006, where he volunteered as director and later President of the Okanagan-Coquihalla Conservative Association. Locally Dan supported and saw first hand how one can make a difference by the work and example of the Hon. Stockwell Day.
As a community leader, Dan was elected to Penticton City Council in the 2008 municipal elections as a first time candidate. He topped the polls, winning with 5656 votes. Through his work as a city councillor, Dan has proven himself to be a strong constituency worker delivering results and standing up for what he believes in. Dan took a leading role on public safety by proposing aggressive panhandling and dog control bylaws; he proposed a review that greatly helped his community to balance the books and to focus on core services by eliminating wasteful or unnecessary spending. His Penticton Politics website blog has offered new ways for constituents to communicate on important issues.
On June 28 of 2012 Dan became one of the first MP’s in recent history to have a Private Members Bill (Bill 311) C-311 become law with the unanimous all party support of both the House of Commons and the Canadian Senate. Bill C-311 “An Act to amend the Importation of intoxicating liquors Act” amended a prohibition era law to prevented the free trade of wine over provincial borders. June 28 of each year is now celebrated by wine producers and lovers as `Canadian Wine Day`. Dan continues to promote the opening of inter provincial trade barriers, reducing red tape and of course a stronger Canadian Wine Industry.
Dan currently serves on the Justice & Human Rights standing committee as well as Government Operations & Estimates.
Dan is honoured to serve the residents of Okanagan-Coquihalla as their Member of Parliament. He has made good on his commitment to establish a personal blog with his www.DaninOttawa.com site, where he chronicles his activities as the Member of Parliament for Okanagan-Coquihalla.
Dan welcomes your input, so please contact him by e-mail, phone or mail. He can be
reached at:
Okanagan- Coquihalla’s MP office: Penticton
Suite 202-301 Main Street
Penticton, BC V2A-5B7
Okanagan-Coquihalla's MP Office: West Kelowna
#10-2483 Main Street
Highway 97 Plaza
Westbank, B.C.
V4T-2E8
Turn left between JK Schmidt Jewellers and Papa John's Pizza. Parking is available.
E-mail: dan.albas@parl.gc.ca
Phone: 250-770-4480
Fax: 250-770-4484
Toll Free: 1-800-665-8711
