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Kevin Falcon
Kevin Falcon is a Canadian provincial politician who has been the leader of BC United since 2022 and was the Leader of the Opposition from 2022 to 2024. He was the member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for the district of Vancouver-Quilchena, from April 2022, when he won the seat in a by-election until the 2024 provincial election, for which he suspended his party's campaign and withdrew his candidacy for re-election. He formerly served as the MLA for Surrey-Cloverdale as a member of the then BC Liberals from 2001 to 2013. He served as both the 12th deputy premier of British Columbia, and the province's minister of Finance. Early life and career Born in North Vancouver, British Columbia, Falcon attended Vancouver College, an all-boys Catholic preparatory high school, where he said he got free tuition due to his family's low income. Falcon studied political science at Simon Fraser University (SFU), where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree. He was a member of the Youn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
West Vancouver
West Vancouver is a district municipality in the province of British Columbia, Canada. A member municipality of the Metro Vancouver Regional District, West Vancouver is situated on the north shore of Burrard Inlet to the northwest of the city of Vancouver. With the District of North Vancouver and the City of North Vancouver, West Vancouver is part of a regional grouping known as the North Shore municipalities. It is among the wealthiest municipalities in Canada by average household net worth. West Vancouver is home to the Horseshoe Bay ferry terminal, one of the main transportation hubs connecting the British Columbia mainland and Vancouver Island, and to much of Cypress Provincial Park. History The Municipality of West Vancouver was incorporated on March 15, 1912, after separating from the District of North Vancouver. The first municipal election was held on April 6, 1912. In November 1938, the Lions Gate Bridge was opened to traffic, allowing extensive growth of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Surrey-Cloverdale
Surrey-Cloverdale is a provinces and territories of Canada, provincial electoral district (Canada), electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. Demographics Geography 1999 redistribution Changes to Surrey-Cloverdale include *removal of northwesternmost half to Surrey-Tynehead *inclusion of a western panhandle from Surrey-Newton Further changes were made in the 2021 British Columbia electoral redistribution. History This riding has elected the following members of the Legislative Assembly: Member of the Legislative Assembly Currently, its Member of the Legislative Assembly, MLA is Elenore Sturko, who represents the Conservative Party of British Columbia. Election results ^ Unity totals compared to FCP References External links BC Stats - 2001 [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Vancouver College
Vancouver College (abbreviated informally to VC) is an independent K-12 university-preparatory Catholic school for boys located in the Shaughnessy neighbourhood of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Founded in 1922, it is the only independent Catholic all-boys school in British Columbia. Despite the school's Catholic denomination, it is open to students of all religions. The current president is Michelle Rupp (interim) and the principal is Daryl Weaver. New campus buildings Lannon Hall Vancouver College's Campus consist of three buildings: Lannon Hall, Manrell Hall, and Blessed Edmund Rice Hall. The Lannon Hall building is newly rebuilt with construction from 2018 to 2020. Today, it consists of Vancouver College's main and administrative offices, the elementary school (Kindergarten to Grade 6), the Blessed Edmund Rice Chapel in its west wing, and an elementary gym. VC's Kindergarten at Lannon Hall is located in the east wing and has 2 adjoining classrooms connected to an ou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Deputy Premier Of British Columbia
The deputy premier of British Columbia is the representative of the premier of British Columbia in the Canadian province of British Columbia when the current premier is unable to attend functions executed by the premier. Niki Sharma has been the deputy premier since November 18, 2024. Although the position was only formally established in 1972, many MLAs have served as de facto deputy premiers or acting premiers prior to 1972. This includes John Robson, who served as acting premier in 1888 when Alexander Edmund Batson Davie was ill, as well as Royal Maitland and Herbert Anscomb, who were the Progressive Conservative Party leaders during the coalition governments of John Hart and Boss Johnson from 1941 to 1952. Deputy premiers of British Columbia See also * Premier (Canada) In Canada, a premier ( ) is the head of government of a Provinces and territories of Canada, province or territory. Though the word is merely a synonym for ''prime minister'', it is employed for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
Chilliwack Progress
''The Chilliwack Progress'' is a weekly newspaper in Chilliwack, British Columbia. It publishes Friday and is owned by Black Press. History ''The Chilliwack Progress'' was first published on April 16, 1891. It remains the longest continuously published newspaper in British Columbia. The paper is run by Black Press, Black Press Media. Seeing a need for a daily newspaper William Thomas (W.T) Jackman purchased a printing and newspaper press in Toronto and shipped it to Chilliwack. He set up shop at 39 Yale Road East (now 46169 Yale Road East) and published the first edition of the Chilliwack Progress on April 16, 1891. The paper stayed at that location until 1974. In 2013, several newspapers were swapped between Black Press Media and Glacier Media which resulted in both Chilliwack community newspapers, the Chilliwack Progress and the Chilliwack Times being owned by Black Press. In December of 2016 it was announced that the Chilliwack Times would be consolidated into the Progress ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
2024 British Columbia General Election
The 2024 British Columbia general election was held on October 19, 2024, to elect 93 members (MLAs) of the Legislative Assembly to serve in the 43rd parliament of the Canadian province of British Columbia. The election was the first to be held since a significant redistribution of electoral boundaries was finalised in 2023. The Legislative Assembly also expanded in size from 87 seats to 93 seats. The election saw a broad political realignment in British Columbia; amid a resurgence for the Conservative Party of British Columbia, the official opposition BC United (formerly the BC Liberals) withdrew from the race a little over a month before the election to avoid splitting the vote. BC United formally endorsed the Conservatives, with several BC United candidates either defecting to the Conservatives or standing as independent or unaligned candidates; this marked the party's first absence from a provincial election since 1900. The NDP won a third term in government and second c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] [Amazon] |
