Ministers t to golf for MLA

Fundraiser: signals start of long election campaign. ahead:

- By JEFF NAGEL’.

THREE BC. “cabinet ministers: will .
_ play. golf here: Sunday ‘to help’ fatten -
_ Liberal MLA: Roger Harris’ election 2

: war chest.’

‘Solicitor-General- Rich: Coleman;
advanced education. minister’Shirley.
Bond, snd small: business . and “eco-.
*- nomic: development. minister -John.:
Les are: all to: tee off - with -Liberal,”

supporters ‘at the Sept. 19 golf” ‘fon- *

_ draiser for thé B.C. Liberal Skeena
consituency ‘association:

“We're going: to: ‘auction ‘thie mini-,
‘sters-off,” explained ‘constituency
association, president ‘Lael. -Me- -

' Keown..:

holes of. golf: arid dinner, she’ said,

local teams’ can: bid for the privilege i
‘of having one. of: the: ministers golf °
. challenged.

with them. -

“If you | have a team and 5 ‘you. want - ve
~ other“ government: business” during”
"ther, stay; Harris said:

“to have’ minister. Les or ‘Shirley, Bond
-on your team’ you can put a bid in,”
McKeown said: "They golf with: you

“By REBECCA. COLLARD | - ”

THE PROPOSED, merger. between:.
B,C.’s Conservative, and Unity Par-

ties could. mean | ‘shother’ candidate --
" running here. in: ‘the. coming ‘provin- *

cial election.’

“While. neither party. has run’a =
candidate. in the Skéena -consti-..”

tuency — in’ recent.’ times, “regional”
Unity Party director -Allan. :MeIntyré
“says they Jnay be hanging: that in

have. “been”

“that
informed," said, Melntyre. “There”.
~ still needs: to bea nomination com-"

‘candidates -"

“’ mittee.” ‘
Melntyre. believes’ that: the: area

does have, a lot: Of | sonservative-

leaning 1 residents.

In addition. to the $50 fee for. nine -

Harris”

for that afternoon.” ;
“If anyone wants the bninierrup: :

‘ied tar‘of the minnister:they. have to:
“ come up and buy-them,”’ she said.;,

‘Non-golfers dine for. $30 a plate.

Harris: was’ officially. nominated.
by the, local : Skeena‘ Liberal riding :..
assocation. ast “Friday. He’ was, not

'

All three mifisters’ ‘are: ‘here on.

“The. next. ‘provincial ‘election ‘is

Maybe | it wilt “Spare some - “old.

- Socreds’ that live 1 Up here,” said: Me--

Intyres vee
“He ‘says: that neither of the pro-

spose candidates, have run for. of-:

‘fiee. before,” ‘ut: “added they fave

“been. involved i in the ated,

Its’ possible | that: anew. ‘éandidate, :
* running uridef” a Conservative Party.
~bantet,- could draw: votes from in-':
‘cumbent Liberal. MLA: Roger: Hanis, 2

aiding the NDP. .

people here inthe. north: at
“west really. would like a.
‘viable alternative.” SE

“still, eight- months away, but: unlike :
past yotes, the. date: ‘is. known. this ©
‘time ‘thanks ‘to the’ Liberal -goveth. .
ment's move to: set. fixed: lection.

»' dates. ae

“Tt means bot i inain’ parties are al 7
oo ready. geating up. for, what: promises 7
to’ be: the Aongest campaign | in’ ‘B, C. 2

"history:

- Local, 'NDPers. are beginning. to:
“prepare to pick: a candidate.’ -The ‘no-
’ minating- meeting is ‘expected - tobe: -
mid-November. School trustee: Peter ..
King ‘and: former MLA Helmut Gies-

" brecht-have ‘both expressed: jnterest.-

nual. general. Meeting Sept,. 10,"

“McKeown ; remains ‘president, ‘of. ia
“the: ‘constituency - association. The:
vice-president is Doug’ Groves, the wt
secretary. is Bruce: Carruth i and

- treasurer: is. Michael Johnson. ©

“Two Terrace city. councillors also”

hold’ positions :. inthe .. association.

Stew Christensen is policy ‘chair’ and”

Marylin Davies i is constitution ‘chair.

“phere s. always that t tisk ” said
‘Melntyre; who. said that was, not. the:
party’s intention. “If they . like what.
‘they: see. that may: ‘pull: -VOLETS . from -
ee the Liberals.” > .-- ”,
“. Melntyre:.'says-- the: Conservative
“and Unity patties’ Jack of. participa--.

‘tion. in the “area could’ mean: extra:
~-challenges’ come election :time. * ”

” “P think: ‘name recognition’ is
crucial, m. Mcintyre.’

- Despite: ‘both. ‘parties’: absence in.
= the constituency, Mcintyre says the °
parties do. have policies that relate :
to: the region. ° Lat a
“L really believe that peoni ‘here.
in: the northwest: really. would like a*
viable. alternative,” ‘Said. Melntyre.
“People. aren’t' waiting for. change, in ~
_- ithe northwest, they: re leaving.”

“And B.C, Liberals’ held their. can aaa

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