William James Goodacre (August 15, 1951 – January 27, 2019) was a

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politician, who represented the electoral district of

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in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1996 to 2001. He was a member of the New Democratic Party. He received a degree in economics from the

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and worked as a grocer for Goodacre's Stores Ltd. Goodacre was married to Mary Etta Cloud and served on the town council for

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. He died on January 27, 2019."'He was such a northerner': Remembering Bill Goodacre"

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British Columbia, January 30, 2019.

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