Heavenly Father, we lift up Doug Steele to you this day. We praise you and give you thanks as you have blessed his work in the past. Today, we ask you Lord, that what government decisions he is a part of, which are pleasing in your sight, will bring a seven-fold increase of the “work of his hands”. Guide him in his conversations and decisions he is a part of to bring what is needed for the people of Cypress Hills and the people of Saskatchewan. Thank you, Lord. We pray in Jesus’ name. Amen.
From manager of a local elevator to the Marketing Manager of an inland terminal, Doug worked in the grain industry for 19 years. He served on numerous committees in southwest Saskatchewan including the Southwest Municipal Government committee and the Southwest Area Transportation committee. Doug was Chair of the Crown Lands Appeal Board and, over the years, has served on the Nuclear Waste Management Organization, sat on the SaskDocs (Physician Recruitment) committee, Rural Economic Development committee, MREP (Municipal Roads for the Economy Program) committee, and many other SARM-appointed committees. Doug was awarded the Saskatchewan Centennial Medal in 2005 and the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal in 2012. Doug was elected MLA for Cypress Hills in the April 2016 provincial election and again in 2020. Doug and his wife Phyllis own and operate a fourth-generation family farm and have three grown children and two grandchildren.