Merv Tweed
Canadian politician
Mervin C. Tweed (born August 6, 1955) is a retired politician in Manitoba, Canada. He represented Brandon—Souris in the House of Commons of Canada from 2004 to August 31, 2013. Prior to that he was a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1995 to 2004, representing the constituency of Turtle Mountain. He was the president of Omnitrax, the American rail company that was responsible for the Churchill rail line. After letting the rail line fall into disrepair and ignoring Federal orders to repair it, the American owners sold it to the Federal Government of Canada who then transferred it to a consortium of First Nations. The rebranded Arctic Gateway has since been revitalized and operates to this day after the neglect it went through under American management.
Background
Tweed was born in Medora, Manitoba, and was educated at Brandon University. He operated a used car dealership for seventeen years, and was for a time an executive member of the Killarney and Area Recreation Committee.
Municipal politician
Tweed began his political career in municipal politics, serving as a councillor in the rural municipality of Brenda for five years, and as deputy reeve for three. Tweed returned to municipal politics in 2021 after being elected mayor of the Municipality of Killarney-Turtle Mountain.
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