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From YouTube: NOVEMBER 25 2019 Statements Bob D'Eith
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The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
4th Session
41st Parliament
NOVEMBER 25 2019 Statements Bob D'Eith
A
Remember
for
maple
ridge
mission,
Thank
You
honorable
speaker
today,
I
stand
and
also
would
like
to
represent
the
member
for
maple
ridge,
Pitt
Meadows
to
honor
the
memory
of
someone
who
dedicated
her
life
to
improving
maple
ridge,
her
niece
carrying
sadly
passed
away
this
month
at
the
age
of
82,
one
of
our
mutual
friends,
counselor
Craig
Spears,
put
at
best
past
counselor.
She
put
history
into
action,
a
host
in
every
sense
of
the
word
and
someone
who
had
always
show
up
to
do
the
work.
A
So
true
Vernice
was
a
trained
nurse
and
served
as
vice
president
of
the
BC
licensed
practical
nurses,
association
and
representative
for
the
hospital
Employees
Union.
She
also
served
as
a
maid
for
its
it
II
counselor
and
was
very
active
as
a
volunteer
for
many
political
campaigns,
including
my
own,
in
1973
Bernice
and
her
husband
Don
began
an
eight-year
journey
to
transform
a
building
in
that
was
built
in
1911
into
the
beloved
Billy
miner
pub.
A
They
lived
upstairs
in
this
suite
above
the
pub
for
many
years
before
selling
the
pub
the
Billy
has
since
being
protected
as
a
heritage
building.
In
fact,
it's
among
the
last
structures
on
River
Road
remaining
from
the
pioneer
era.
This
pub
continues
to
be
a
vibrant
state.
Staple
of
social
life
in
Maple
Ridge
through
her
tireless
dedication
of
the
community
Bernice
took
a
potential
demolition
and
transformed
it
into
a
vital
gathering
place.
A
On
a
personal
note,
the
pub
also
sustains
two
of
my
son's
right
now
who
work
there
to
pursue
their
careers
in
the
music
industry
for
her
efforts
to
save
the
Billie
Bernice
was
awarded
the
Queen's
Diamond
Jubilee
medal
in
2012.
Now
beyond
politics
and
the
historical
pub
Bernice
had
a
true
passion
for
giving
back
to
Maple
Ridge.
Her
desire
to
build
community
went
far
beyond
the
walls
of
the
Billy
miner
pub.
She
was
a
volunteer
for
over
45
years
working
in
countless
countless
causes.
She
was
chair
of
the
Haney's
farmers
market.
A
She
would
often
give
walking
tour
tours
of
Hammond
and
everyone
who
had
the
luck
to
to
meet
her
niece
would
tell
you
of
her
legendary
hospitality
and
generosity.
Bernice
was
an
inspiration,
someone
who
always
thought
about
the
greater
good
her
drive
to
strengthen,
may
per
agent
and
preserve
its
history,
have
left
a
positive
mark
on
our
community
forever.
She
and
her
contributions
to
Maple
Ridge
will
be
sorely
missed,
I
wish
dawn
and
her
family
the
best
in
this
difficult
time.
Thank
you
very
much,
honorable
speaker.