Personal
Dix was born in Vancouver to parents Ken and Hilda, immigrants from Ireland and Britain, respectively. His parents ran the Dix Insurance Agency Ltd. on West 41st Avenue in Vancouver. Growing up in Vancouver, Dix was raised as an Anglican and attended Point Grey Secondary in the 1980s. He then went on to study history and political science at the University of British Columbia. Dix has two siblings, including a brother who is a businessman and entrepreneur, living in East Vancouver. Dix lives in Vancouver with his wife Renée Saklikar, a poet and writer.
Dix is known for keeping in shape in order to manage his Type-1 diabetes, with which he was diagnosed in his 20s.
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