Dan Coulter, a former member of British Columbia's legislature and a New Democrat cabinet minister, has died at age 49.
Another BC NDP politician is dealing with a health crisis. The party has revealed former Chilliwack MLA Dan Coulter has experienced a "serious medical emergency" -but no details have been released. Coulter was elected to the legislature in 2020 and served as minister of state for infrastructure and transit.The BC New Democratic Party says in a statement that Coulter was a “devoted advocate” for the people of B.C.
The party says Coulter “always championed the underdog,” citing his work in the legislature after his election in Chilliwack in 2020, his former role of chair of the Chilliwack school board and as the Parliamentary secretary for accessibility and minister of state for infrastructure and transit. The party’s provincial director Heather Stoutenburg said last week in a statement that Coulter had “experienced a serious medical emergency” and was being treated in hospital.The party says a private service will be held for Coulter on Saturday and a local public service will be held in Chilliwack on Jan. 11.
“To those of us who knew him, Dan was so much more than a colleague — he was a friend and a mentor,” the statement says. “He was smart, funny, thoughtful and honest. But above all things, he was kind.”More container homes open in Courtenay
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