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From YouTube: JULY 7 2020 Statements Doug Clovechok
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The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
5th Session
41st Parliament
A
Member
for
Columbia
River
Revelstoke-
well,
thank
you.
Mr.
speaker,
I'm
just
honored
to
rise
here
today
in
this
house
to
recognize
a
man
who
is
truly
an
inspiration
and
back
home.
We
think
is
a
national
treasure.
That's
a
hundred
and
one
year
young
Jim
Ashworth
Jim
was
born
in
Cranbrook
on
April
the
13th
1919
and
spent
his
formative
years
growing
up
in
in
premier,
Jim
joined
the
Royal
Canadian
Air
Force
in
1941,
where
he
received
his
flight
training,
Claire's
home,
Alberta
and
then
shipped
off
to
Britain
to
become
a
fighter
fighter
pilot.
A
When
Jim
arrived,
the
RAF
wanted
to
him
to
become
a
flight
instructor
which
he
felt
was
not
in
the
cards
for
him.
He
conveniently
failed.
The
instructors
course
several
times
and
was
finally
sent
to
where
he
wanted
to
be,
and
that
was
an
advanced
flying
unit
from
January
1943
to
June
1944.
He
flew
over
50
combat
missions
in
his
hurricane
fighter,
over
Southeast
Asia,
with
the
RAF
number
20
squadron.
A
He
unfortunately
ended
up
contracting
malaria
and
then
dengue
fever,
which
resulted
in
his
return
to
Canada
Jim,
is
one
of
the
oldest
surviving
recipients
of
the
Burma
Star
Medal,
which
was
presented
to
those
who
served
in
military
operations
during
the
Burma
Campaign
Jim
called
me
one
morning
and
told
me
that
he
was
inspired
by
his
comrade
in
arms,
captain
Tom
Moore
of
England
and
John
Hillman
of
Victoria,
both
Burma
star
recipients.
It
came
as
no
surprise
to
me
that
Jim
wanted
to
get
into
the
covert
19
fight
and
do
what
he
could
saying.
A
There
are
not
many
firmest
star
people
left
and
decided
to
become
the
third
one
to
get
into
this
initiative.
By
doing
something
here
in
our
Valley,
I
was
proud
to
be
able
to
set
him
up
with
the
Columbia
Valley
Food
Bank,
for
what
was
next
to
come.
Jim
picked
the
goal
of
walking
one
hundred
one
block
starter
key
targeting
$1,000
per
block,
and
to
accomplish
this,
he
decided.
You
know
four
bucks
a
day
from
his
home
in
Invermere,
where
he
and
his
wife
stole
him
to
the
Columbia
balcony
Gardens
right
here
in
the
hospital.
A
His
goal
was
to
be
done
by
July,
the
fifth
well,
he
beat
and
completed
his
100
bucks
on
June
6,
which
was
a
suitable
d-day
event.
Jim
then
pulled
the
Forrest
Gump
and
he's
still
walking,
and
today
is
closing
in
on
200
blocks.
One
of
the
reasons
he
continued
he
cited
I
have
to
maintain
my
waistline
today.
Jim
is
raised
almost
$36,000,
and
will
this
house
join
me
in
congratulating
and
thanking
John
for
his
continued
service
right
here
on
our
home
front
in
the
Colvin
19
battle
that
we
are
winning
so
far
thanks,
Jim.