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Lois Jackson
Lois E. Jackson (born c. 1938) is a Canadian politician, formerly the mayor of Delta, British Columbia. Originally from Sudbury, Ontario, Jackson and her husband first moved to Delta in 1969."Delta's lone wolf: Sudbury native fights on people's behalf". ''Sudbury Star'', July 9, 2001. She was first elected to Delta Municipal Council in 1972. She served from 1972 to 1974; 1976 to 1981, from 1983 to 1993 and from 1996 to 1999. Jackson was elected in November 1999 to become Delta's second female mayor, replacing the first female mayor Beth Johnson. She was re-elected in a close contest in the 2005 elections to a third term as mayor. As mayor Jackson opposed a treaty with the Tsawwassen First Nation, for fear it would result in Delta losing its agricultural land. In December 2005, she was elected chair of the Greater Vancouver Regional District board, of which she had been a member for the previous nine years. Vancouver councillor Peter Ladner spent the week of the Union of B.C. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beth Johnson (mayor)
Beth Johnson is a Canadian consultant, politician and teacher. She was the first female mayor of Delta, British Columbia, Canada. Johnson previously lived in Los Angeles. From 1974 to 1989, she was a teacher in the School District #38 in Richmond, B.C. She was an alderwoman from 1981 to 1987. 1990 to 1999 saw her as mayor. She was on Federation of Canadian Municipalities as a member of the Board of Directors (1992–1999), member of the Canadian delegation to the Kyoto and Buenos Aires conferences on Global Climate Change In common usage, climate change describes global warming—the ongoing increase in global average temperature—and its effects on Earth's climate system. Climate change in a broader sense also includes previous long-term changes to E ..., representing the interests of Canadian municipalities, B.C. Transit Board of Directors (1992–1996), and Director of the Vancouver International Airport Board. References External links Personal website { ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greater Vancouver Regional District
The Metro Vancouver Regional District (MVRD), or simply Metro Vancouver, is a Canadian political subdivision and corporate entity representing the metropolitan area of Greater Vancouver, designated by provincial legislation as one of the 28 regional districts in British Columbia. The organization was known as the Regional District of Fraser–Burrard for nearly one year upon incorporating in 1967, and as the Greater Vancouver Regional District (GVRD) from 1968 to 2017. Metro Vancouver borders Whatcom County, Washington, to the south, the Fraser Valley Regional District to the east, the Squamish-Lillooet Regional District to the north, and the Nanaimo Regional District and Cowichan Valley Regional District across the Strait of Georgia to the west. The MVRD is under the direction of 23 local authorities and delivers regional services, sets policy and acts as a political forum. The regional district's most populous city is Vancouver, and Metro Vancouver's administrative offic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Politicians From Greater Sudbury
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Women Mayors Of Places In British Columbia
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People From Delta, British Columbia
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Living People
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2018 British Columbia Municipal Elections
Municipal elections were held in the Canadian province of British Columbia on October 20, 2018. Races were held in all municipalities and regional district electoral areas. Incumbents marked with "(X)". Selected mayoral and council races were as follows: Abbotsford Mayoral election Abbotsford City Council election ''Top 8 candidates elected'' Abbotsford City Council By-election A by-election was held on September 25, 2021 to replace Bruce Banman who had been elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. Armstrong Mayoral election Bulkley-Nechako A (Smithers Rural) Electoral Area Director election Burnaby Mayoral election Burnaby City Council election ''Top 8 candidates elected'' Burnaby City Council By-election A by-election was held on 26 June 2021 to replace Paul McDonnell and Nick Volkow who both died in office. ''Top 2 candidates elected'' Campbell River Mayoral election Cariboo A (Red Bluff - Quesnel South) Electoral Area Director ele ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vancouver Sun
The ''Vancouver Sun'', also known as the ''Sun'', is a daily broadsheet newspaper based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The newspaper is currently published by the Pacific Newspaper Group, a division of Postmedia Network. Published six days a week from Monday to Saturday, the ''Sun'' is the largest newspaper in western Canada by circulation. The newspaper was first published on 12 February 1912. The newspaper expanded in the early 20th century by acquiring other papers, such as the ''Daily News-Advertiser'' and ''The Evening World''. In 1963, the Cromie family sold the majority of its holdings in the ''Sun'' to FP Publications, who later sold the newspaper to Southam Inc. in 1980. The newspaper was taken over by Hollinger Inc. in 1992, and was later sold again to CanWest in 2000. In 2010, the newspaper became part of the Postmedia Network as a result of the collapse of CanWest. History The ''Vancouver Sun'' published its first edition on 12 February 1912. The n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Ladner
Peter Ladner (born February 12, 1949) is a former Vancouver city councillor, Metro Vancouver vice-chair and business owner. Ladner has more than 40 years of journalistic experience in print, radio and television; is the author of ''The Urban Food Revolution: Changing the Way We Feed Cities'', published by New Society in November, 2011; and is a frequent speaker on business, food, community and sustainability issues. From 2009–2011, he was a Fellow at the Simon Fraser University Centre for Dialogue, researching, teaching and organizing public events around the theme ''Planning Cities as if Food Matters''. He has a lifelong interest in growing food. As a city councilor, he worked with the Vancouver Food Policy Council in initiating the city’s program to add 2010 food-producing community garden plots by 2010. Early life and education His paternal grandfather was the founding partner of what has now merged into Borden Ladner Gervais LLP, a prominent Canadian law firm, Peter Ladn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tsawwassen First Nation
The Tsawwassen First Nation ( hur, sc̓əwaθən məsteyəxʷ, ) is a First Nations government whose lands are located in the Greater Vancouver area of the Lower Mainland of British Columbia, Canada, close to the South Arm of the Fraser River and just north of the international boundary with the United States at Point Roberts, Washington. Tsawwassen First Nation lists its membership at 491 people, nearly half of whom live on the lands. Overview Like most First Nations people of the West Coast, the Tsawwassen lived in family groups and inhabited longhouses. They carved no totem poles but ornate house posts, masks, tools with carvings etc. Also they processed cedar fibers and goat hair into dresses and headgear. Also, the wooden building material, firewood, canoes and dresses. Using tidal traps, fishing, nets and harpoons they hunted fish, especially salmon. They also harvested oysters, crabs and other sea creatures. The salmon was considered a supernatural being, and therefor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George Harvie (politician)
George V. Harvie (born c. 1951) is a Canadian politician, currently serving as mayor of the City of Delta, British Columbia since 2018. His mayorship followed nearly twenty years as Delta's Chief Administration Officer (CAO) from 2001 to 2018. Previously, Harvie served in several positions over 30 years at the City of Burnaby, including Deputy City Manager. Early life Born in Vancouver, Harvie grew up in Burnaby, British Columbia. Upon getting married, he moved to Delta around 1976. Harvie was educated at Simon Fraser University, where he earned a B.A. in Economics. He also holds an Administrative Management Special Certificate and an Environmental Health Diploma of Technology from the British Columbia Institute of Technology, and studied Advanced Management at Dalhousie University. Career Beginning in the late 1970s, Harvie worked for the City of Burnaby where he served as Deputy City Manager, Director of Human Resources, and Manager of the Environmental Health Department. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2005 British Columbia Municipal Elections
The Canadian province of British Columbia held municipal elections on November 19, 2005. Voters in each of BC's 157 municipalities elected mayors and councillors, and rural voters elected directors for their regional district electoral area. School boards and other specialized public bodies (such as the Vancouver Park Board) have also been elected, and various local referendums are held concurrently. Political parties and slates are a common feature of governance in some municipalities in the Metro Vancouver and Greater Victoria areas, though the rest of the province's cities and towns resemble the majority of Canada in lacking overt partisan alliances. The City of Vancouver, as well as its neighbour Richmond in particular, has an entrenched and polarized party system unique in the country. Metro Vancouver Burnaby Coquitlam Delta Langley (city) Langley (township) Maple Ridge New Westminster North Vancouver (city) North Vancouver (district) P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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