14 Facts About Ron Hayter

Ronald John Hayter served as city councilor of Edmonton, Alberta, from 1971 until 1995.

Ron Hayter served eleven terms totaling thirty-three years, making Ron Hayter Edmonton's longest serving councilor.

Ron Hayter was proud of his lifelong efforts to promote the rights of and create reconciliation with the First Nations communities.

Ron Hayter was the oldest of six boys, all raised in the lumber camp at Akosane, Saskatchewan, and brought up in a poor family.

Ron Hayter's father was opposed to schooling, so Hayter did not attend school until age 12 when his father was incarcerated for poaching deer.

Ron Hayter graduated at 18 and worked for Margaret Lally "Ma" Murray as a reporter for the Alaska Highway News.

Ron Hayter represented Canada for 18 years at the International Baseball Federation, receiving the IBAF's President Award in 1990, and headed the Canadian Professional Boxing Federation for many years.

Ron Hayter founded the Edmonton International Baseball Foundation, which, amongst others, organized the first IBAF World Cup of Women's Baseball in 2004.

Ron Hayter was a judge at some world heavyweight bouts and helped bring baseball to the Summer Olympics.

Ron Hayter had previously been inducted into the Alberta Sports Hall of Fame in 1978 and the Edmonton Sports Hall of Fame in 1996.

Ron Hayter received the Vanier Award as an "Outstanding Young Canadian" in 1974, and the Queen's Jubilee Medal for community service in 2004.

Ron Hayter was married to Grace Jacqueline Bacon Ron Hayter, who predeceased him in 2005.

Ron Hayter was the father of four children: writer Sparkle Hayter, Sandra Hayter, Nevin Hayter, and Hudson Hayter, who died in infancy.

Ron Hayter was the nephew of the late bush pilot and aviation pioneer Henry W "Harry" Hayter, who was inducted into Canada's Aviation Hall of Fame.