Terry was born and raised in Rossland, BC and that’s where he met his wife of 41 years and where they raised 3 sons.
Martin’s emergency services career began in Rossland in 1981 as a Volunteer Firefighter and in 1983 as a part time paramedic with British Columbia Emergency Health Services. He graduated from Selkirk College in 1990 with a Diploma in Registered Nursing. In 1991 Terry was hired as a career firefighter with Kootenay Boundary Regional Fire Rescue in Trail. In 2004 he was promoted to Deputy Regional Fire Chief and Emergency Program Coordinator and in 2010 became the Regional Fire Chief and Fire Dispatch Manager. Terry retired from the fire service in 2017.
The Martins moved to Trail in 2011 and love living here.
In 2019 Terry became a Board Director with the Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital Health Foundation and a member of the City of Trail’s Community Safety Task Force.
Terry is honored to be elected to Trail City Council and this is his first term as a councillor. Martin will be representing Trail City Council on the Regional District of Kootenay Boundary’s Board of Directors. He understands the importance of giving back to the community with the hope of making it stronger. He strongly believes that we need to make Trail a city where people want to come visit and live.
Let’s work together to make us Trail proud!
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