AB - The Terrace Standard, ‘Wednesday. February 4, 200.

North gains ca

as Clark, Thorpe are moved |

LAST. WEEK's cabinet shuffle doubles the. number of .

ministers from northern B.C.

In addition. to-.the. elevation’ of Skeena. MLA Roger.

Harris, Prince George-area MLA Pat: Bell was ‘named
minister of state for: mining. He’ IL back up" “energy and
mines minister’ ‘Richard Neufeld.’ ae

Most main cabinet, ministers,’ “Like finanée: iminister

, Gary Collins: and Attorney, General Geoff: Plant, remain. ~

in place... :
Other: changes. “
a Education: jninister. and deput

“man Doug, Walls. Walls was hired to“ oversee” the ‘crea-

tion of new regional authorities for people: living i in group.

_homes:
Education is taken over ‘by:
Christerisen. He’s a lawyer.

i Transportation minister: J udith Reid from Vancouv-.
er Island ‘was replaced, with’ Kevin. Falcon: because, she.
won't -be running.in the. next election,: Falcon’ sold de-"-

regulation ministry, vaimed at eucting: red. tape, sisap-
pears,

by Bill Barisoff. °

M George: “Abbott from: Salmon ‘Arm takes over. the :
sustainable. resource. - Management: ‘ministry: from. Stan,
_ Hagen, who goes to human: fesources.. Hagen’ is. from:

Vancouver Island. <

@ Rick Thorpe, “from: the Okanagen, who. had. butted
heads with northwest-mayors over ‘the. handling ofthe,
Skeena Cellulose sale.and. the: Alcan: ‘power issue; is: de; o

moted to: provincial-revenue: °°.»

ae

-His old competition, science. and enterprise ministry

premier. Christy 7
Clark takes over. the troubled children-arid family devel-,
apment ministry. She: replaces. Gordon. Hoge: from White
Rock who resigned-two weeks ago: after an audit was'or-

dered into. expenditures. tied‘ to’ Prince George ‘business-.

vernon, Backbencher Tom,

= Water, ‘and, and: a air. protection minister Joyce Mur:
ray is demoted to ‘management services, And. is. replaced 7

4°

binet ministers -—

Cp fll has “|
“a couple af rocks _
“up his sleeve

‘Christy Clark: : Rick, Thorpe
disappears and is: being. replaced by a more. “jraditional
Sounding one ‘~-small business and economic _develop-.
“ment. The new minister fot this.4 is’ John. Les from Chilli. .
wack. a
“It!s. “probably. a. stretch. to ‘say: that: Jocal ‘Liberals-c ‘cOn-
“tributed , to the downfall of. Thorpe and his ministry,- but
they've -been. ‘unhappy, for some: time at the ‘lack~ of a.
dedicated economic. development ministry, oP
‘That. unhappiness ‘arose .as 4° motion taken: ‘by: Vocal a
: Liberals to:.a- regional. gathering with Premier: Gordon :]
. Campbell arid his ‘cabinet in Prince Rupert last summer;
“The. motion, presénted: by. local Liberal’ constituency
president ’ ‘Lael ‘McKeown,’ called for’ the. creation, of a.
-stand aloné economic. development. ministry, : a
“Ht, failed to be accepted but a softer ‘sounding replace-
ment ‘did. It called: for the competition: ministry to con-
sentrate, on, economic development:

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Hartis gets.
araise..
in new: job.

THE MOVE fromthe back.
benches into cabinet: gives.”
Roger Harris: ‘an. inistant:
pay raise and -moreé people

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working for him.:- ;
He'll now ‘get a maxi-:
mum. of - $93, 500. - ‘a
$25,000 increase from-his.-
old’ salary. as -a° Liberal
-MLA of $68, 500,: _
That could’ ‘be. knocked | :
down by “10°.per. cent. if,
_ Harris fails to: meet:as-yet-
undetermined. performance
targets. -
Full line. ministers ose. .
that amount: of their. minis-
try fails to. meet tbudget
targets, but. since * arri:
won't have ‘authority:. ‘Over |
the forests ministry: budget"
- de Jong keeps that: re-
sponsibility = che’ Tl be
“judged against other as-ye~
“undetermined criteria. |.
In addition,” ‘the. entire 7
cabinet loses:an additional
10°per cent’ off their pay if.
they collectively. fail to -

meet. budget. targets. ° 7
Harris. will have” ‘two.
staff members supporting -
‘him ‘in his ministerial of-
fice, which is. number 151,
on the main: floor pear the
legislature, entrance.

The number* of. pedple.
‘working: in-his ‘Terrace of-
fice, ‘two, is expected to ;
stay | the ‘same. aE

Naming. ‘Haris to “abi:
net: also -silences.-talk in:
_ the -riding: that he. might.

“not run agains. 2

“T will be standing ‘for. ;
-re- election,” -he confirmed, ;
_after the premier-said the ~

new.cabinet ‘will lead the.
party into the Text elec-
tion. 0 ees
“T think i it § really im-.

portant to continue. with a.
consistency to’ rebuild’ dur,
=. community,” Harris said.”

‘Many changes = from -
container’ port plats: to’ for: .
est reform and oil-and gas
prospects ~‘may not’ bring.

_ full results before the. next”
election ‘in. May. 2005, ‘he
said. . :
a: think you need two"

‘terms todo’ that,” Harris ?

_ said. “And “I_-ani “Firnily

committed to two terms for -

sure and. ‘we I ‘see, _afler:

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