Personal Life
Delwin Vriend left the church, according to him, due to the actions of The Kings College and the Christian Reformed Church. After his termination, Vriend was unemployed for seven months before finding part-time employment with the AIDS Network of Edmonton Society and eventually a full-time position with the University of Alberta library. However, the publicity surrounding the case caused Vriend to leave Canada in 2000.
Stemming from his childhood on an organic farm and the concern for the environment instilled by his parents, Delwin Vriend became vegan in 1994.
In 2005, Delwin Vriend placed 44th on the list published by Alberta Venture magazine as one of this century's 50 greatest Albertans.
In 2011 Delwin Vriend was inducted into the Q Hall of Fame Canada
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