Electoral Boundaries Commission begins tours

And that’s concerning to the MLA who represents some of those communities.

“We have been concerned ever since the NDP government removed protections from smaller, rural ridings across British Columbia. We absolutely understand the need to accommodate areas of growth but I think we have to ask ourselves the question: What does effective representation look like?,” said Prince George-Valemount Liberal MLA Shirley Bond.

“The Electoral Boundaries Commission began touring the province on March 7. This week they are touring Vancouver Island, from Victoria to Port McNeill.” There is no date for the tour to arrive in Prince George. Those will be determined at a later date. And there are other ways to be heard and, given what’s at stake.

“It’s really important for Northerners, people in Prince George, and other Northern communities to get out and talk to the Commission and tell them what it’s like. You know as well as I do, if you live in Vancouver your whole life, you really don’t know what it’s like to live in the North and the challenges with geography, with the weather, with access to services.”

by Cheryl Jahn

Electoral Boundaries Commission begins tours

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