He has spent the past few years serving customers at the Crossroads Pub and Restaurant in Sayward, B.C., but now Kohen Gilken will begin serving the public in another way.
At 18 years of age, Gilken has just been sworn in as a village councillor in the northern Vancouver Island municipality.
Gilken was one of seven people vying for four positions for village council in the recent municipal elections. It turned out he was the top vote-getter. The 18-year-old is the third generation of Gilkens to live in the Sayward valley and he believes he's ready to champion the area's economy, which is strong on logging, but he would also like to see more tourism.
Once he gets some experience under his belt, Gilken can foresee himself running as a provincial or federal representative and is encouraging other young people to become involved in politics.
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