Harold Long (politician)
Harold Long | |
|---|---|
| Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly for Powell River-Sunshine Coast | |
| In office May 16, 2001 – May 17, 2005 | |
| Preceded by | Gordon Wilson |
| Succeeded by | Nicholas Simons |
| Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly for Mackenzie | |
| In office October 22, 1986 – October 17, 1991 | |
| Preceded by | Donald Lockstead |
| Succeeded by | Gordon Wilson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 10, 1941 Powell River, British Columbia |
| Died | May 21, 2013 (aged 72) Stuart Island, British Columbia |
| Political party | Social Credit → BC Liberal |
Harold Long (April 10, 1941[1] – May 21, 2013) was a politician in British Columbia (BC), Canada.[2]
Long was born in Powell River, the son of George Hibbert Long and Augusta Denise Simard,[1] and from 1958 he worked in the family transportation business (City Transfer) and in 1979 purchased and expanded it.[2] In 1961, he married Beverley Ann Doxsee.[1]
He served as Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Mackenzie from 1986 to 1991 as a Social Credit MLA.[2][3] He served as Deputy Whip for the Government Caucus and worked as a BC Ferries director until 1991.[2] He was defeated in the 1991 election in the renamed riding of Powell River-Sunshine Coast by Gordon Wilson, then leader of the BC Liberals.[3] Following his defeat, he returned to his family business and was elected in 1992 in a by-election to the Powell River municipal council.[2] He was elected for Powell River-Sunshine Coast in the provincial 2001 election as a BC Liberal candidate.[2] Long did not run for reelection in 2005.[4]
He held positions as Deputy Chair of the Committee of the Whole and was member of the Government Caucus Committee on Natural Resources.[2]
He was awarded the Golden Jubilee Medal in 2002.[5]
Death
[edit]Long, aged 72, was the pilot and sole occupant of a DHC-2 Beaver float plane that was seen overturned in Bute Inlet, near Stuart Island,[6] north of the city of Campbell River, on May 21, 2013. The Canadian Coast Guard and Royal Canadian Mounted Police recovered his body from the scene.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Flanagan, Kathryn M; Miller, Katherine J (Spring 1991). Canadian Parliamentary Guide.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Harold Long; Members at dissolution of 37th Parliament". Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. Retrieved May 19, 2011.
- ^ a b McMartin, Will (April 16, 2005). "Vancouver Island North-Coast: Leaning Left Again". The Tyee. Retrieved May 19, 2011.
- ^ "Powell River-Sunshine Coast". British Columbia Votes 2005. CBC. Retrieved February 26, 2012.
- ^ "Harold Long". The Governor General of Canada. Archived from the original on September 6, 2012.
- ^ "One dead as floatplane overturns in Bute Inlet". CBC News. Retrieved May 22, 2013.
- ^ "Former B.C. MLA Harold Long killed in plane crash". CBC News. Retrieved May 22, 2013.