Author Ken Saik is a retired social studies teacher with the Edmonton Public School Board. He has also served as an executive member of the Alberta Teachers' Association and a member of the Greater Edmonton Alliance, a lobby group working to improve housing for the poor. He had enrolled in the pressure group's training course on engaging people for political action. In his book, The Caretaker, Ken Saik uses the lessons he learned to arm Steve, the story's protagonist, to stop a developer from converting his grandfather's public park into an expensive condo high rise complex.

He has also published 5 other books. For information on those books see his website www.saikwrites.com