He worked on a co-op in Israel's Negev Desert, took bets at a bookmaker's shop in England and bar-tended before returning to Vancouver to study English Literature at Simon Fraser University.
[2] He has three children, two from his first marriage (Piers & Evelyn Affleck)[3] and one with his partner, Amanda Bates (Marketing Executive) (Quinn A).
Following the success of the anthology (published in 1999), Curve Communications began taking additional clients (among them: Pacific National Exhibition and the Cloverdale Rodeo).
At this time (September 1, 2008) Curve Communications was ranked as the 63rd fastest growing company in British Columbia by Business In Vancouver (BIV Magazine).
[11] (2011–2018) Affleck successfully ran for political office in his home town of Vancouver in municipal elections held November 19, 2011.
On November 15, 2014], Affleck was elected for his second term as a Councillor for the City of Vancouver under the Non-Partisan Association (NPA) party slate.