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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(1941-04-10)April 10, 1941
Powell River, British Columbia
DiedMay 21, 2013(2013-05-21) (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

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

  1. ^ a b c Flanagan, Kathryn M; Miller, Katherine J (Spring 1991). Canadian Parliamentary Guide.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "Harold Long; Members at dissolution of 37th Parliament". Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. Retrieved May 19, 2011.
  3. ^ a b McMartin, Will (April 16, 2005). "Vancouver Island North-Coast: Leaning Left Again". The Tyee. Retrieved May 19, 2011.
  4. ^ "Powell River-Sunshine Coast". British Columbia Votes 2005. CBC. Retrieved February 26, 2012.
  5. ^ "Harold Long". The Governor General of Canada. Archived from the original on September 6, 2012.
  6. ^ "One dead as floatplane overturns in Bute Inlet". CBC News. Retrieved May 22, 2013.
  7. ^ "Former B.C. MLA Harold Long killed in plane crash". CBC News. Retrieved May 22, 2013.
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