Prince George is a city in British Columbia,Canada,situated at the confluence of the Fraser and Nechako rivers. The city itself has a population of 76,708;the metro census agglomeration has a population of 89,490. It is often called the province's "northern capital". because it serves as a centre for higher education,health care,government services,arts and entertainment,sports,and support for major industries such as forest products and mining.
Prince George North was a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia,Canada from 1979 to 2009.
Arthur Daniel Miller is a Canadian politician. He served as interim leader of the New Democratic Party of British Columbia and as the 32nd premier of British Columbia for six months from August 25,1999 to February 24,2000,following the resignation of Glen Clark.
Shirley Bond is a Canadian politician who served as interim leader of the BC Liberal Party from 2020 to 2022,and also served as the Leader of the Opposition in British Columbia. She was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2001 British Columbia general election. She was re-elected for a fifth term as MLA for the Prince George-Valemount riding in 2017. She was appointed Minister of Jobs,Tourism and Skills Training and Minister responsible for Labour on June 10,2013 serving in that capacity until the Liberal government was unseated in a non-confidence vote in 2017. As of May 1,2024,Bond serves as the Shadow Minister for Health,Senior Services &Long Term Care.
Edward John is a prominent First Nations political leader in Canada.
Barry Benjamin McKinnon was a Canadian poet.
Murray Coell is a Canadian politician. He is a former member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly,representing the riding of Saanich North and the Islands,a suburb of Victoria,from 1996 through 2012. He is a BC Liberal. He previously served as the Minister of Environment,Minister of Labour,Minister of Advanced Education and Labour Market Development;Minister of Human Resources;Minister of Community,Aboriginal and Women's Services;and Minister of Advanced Education and Minister Responsible for Research and Technology.
Patrick Bell is a former Canadian politician. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) of British Columbia,representing Prince George North from 2001 to 2009,and Prince George-Mackenzie from 2009 to 2013. A caucus member of the British Columbia Liberal Party,he served in several cabinet posts under premiers Gordon Campbell and Christy Clark.
The College of New Caledonia (CNC) is a post-secondary educational institution that serves the residents of the Central Interior of British Columbia. CNC operates six campuses in Prince George,Burns Lake,Fort St. James,Mackenzie,Quesnel and Vanderhoof.
George Abbott is a former politician and cabinet minister for the Canadian province of British Columbia. He was a member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia,representing the riding of Shuswap from 1996 to 2013. As part of the British Columbia Liberal Party caucus,he served in several cabinet posts under premiers Gordon Campbell and Christy Clark,and ran for party leadership in 2011.
Bridget Moran,née Drugan,was a Canadian social activist and author in British Columbia. Born in Enniskillen,County Fermanagh,Northern Ireland,shortly after her birth her family emigrated to Success,Saskatchewan,where she grew up.
John Rustad is a Canadian politician who is the current leader of the Conservative Party of British Columbia. He was first elected as a BC Liberal to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in 2005,representing Prince George–Omineca. He currently represents the constituency of Nechako Lakes,which he has held since the 2009 election. He served in Premier Christy Clark's cabinet as Minister of Aboriginal Relations and Reconciliation,and Minister of Forests,Lands and Natural Resource Operations.
Naomi Yamamoto is a Canadian politician who was elected as a Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2009 provincial election. She was elected as a member of the BC Liberal Party in the riding of North Vancouver-Lonsdale. Yamamoto's party formed a majority government in the 39th Parliament and Premier Gordon Campbell included her in his cabinet,between June 2009 and October 2010,as Minister of State for Intergovernmental Relations,and then as Minister of State for Building Code Renewal between October 2010 and March 2011. Following the 2011 BC Liberal leadership election,in which Yamamoto endorsed George Abbott,the new Premier,Christy Clark,promoted Yamamoto to Minister of Advanced Education.
Gary Collins,known as Gary Farrell-Collins until 2001,is a former Canadian politician who served as a member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) of British Columbia,representing Fort Langley-Aldergrove from 1991 to 1996,Vancouver-Little Mountain from 1996 to 2001,and Vancouver-Fairview from 2001 to 2004. A caucus member of the British Columbia Liberal Party,he served in the cabinet of Premier Gordon Campbell as Minister of Finance from 2001 to 2004. He was also the chief executive officer of Vancouver-based Harmony Airways from 2004 to 2006.
Graeme Bowbrick is a Canadian lawyer,educator and former politician. A faculty member in the criminology department at Simon Fraser University,he previously represented the riding of New Westminster in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1996 to 2001. As part of the British Columbia New Democratic Party caucus,he served as Minister of Advanced Education,Training and Technology as well as Minister responsible for Youth in 2000,and as Attorney General and Minister responsible for Human Rights from 2000 to 2001.
Andrew J. Petter is a former academic and provincial politician in British Columbia,Canada. He represented the electoral district of Saanich South in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1991 to 2001. A member of the British Columbia New Democratic Party caucus,he served in various cabinet posts under premiers Mike Harcourt,Glen Clark,Dan Miller and Ujjal Dosanjh,including as Attorney General of British Columbia from February to November 2000.
Jennifer Rice is a Canadian politician,who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia to represent the electoral district of North Coast. She is a member of the BC New Democratic Party. Rice was first elected as a member of legislative assembly (MLA) in the 2013 provincial election and was re-elected in the 2017 election. In the 40th Parliament of British Columbia she acted as the official opposition's critic for northern and rural economic development and deputy critic for children and family development and introduced one private member bill,the Drinking Water Protection Amendment Act regarding regularizing testing of drinking water in schools.
William Bruce Strachan is a former politician in the Canadian province of British Columbia. Strachan was a school trustee and board chair,a regional district director,as well as a three-term MLA and cabinet minister. He served in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1979 to 1991,as a Social Credit member for the constituency of Prince George South.
Melanie Joy Mark,also known by her Nisga'a name Hli Haykwhl Ẃii Xsgaak,is a Canadian politician in the province of British Columbia. A member of the New Democratic Party (NDP),she served as the Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Vancouver-Mount Pleasant from 2016 to 2023. From 2017 to 2020,she served as Minister of Advanced Education and Skills Training;from 2020 to 2022,she served as Minister of Tourism,Arts,Culture and Sport. Mark is the first First Nations woman elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia,and the first First Nations woman to serve in the Cabinet of British Columbia. On February 22,2023,Mark announced her intention to resign as MLA and cabinet minister,her resignation took effect April 14 of the same year.
