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From YouTube: JULY 14 2020 Statements Ellis Ross
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The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
5th Session
41st Parliament
A
Member
friskina,
thank
you,
mr
speaker.
Mr
speaker,
bill
mcrae
was
born
on
january
7th
1924
in
a
mining
cabinet,
hudson's
bay
mountain
in
smithers
bc.
He
started
working
in
the
mining
industry
at
just
14
years
old,
enlisting
in
the
army
at
19,
took
him
to
france,
germany
and
eventually
to
holland
for
victory
in
europe
day.
A
Returning
to
canada,
bill
worked
in
forestry
and
mining
before
purchasing
the
post
office
and
store
in
us
bc
until
it
burned
down
in
1951
bill
married
helen
adams
that
year
and
along
with
helen's
father,
formed
adam's
lumber,
limited
in
usk
where
he
was
managing
director.
While
helen
handled
the
office
work
bill
was
the
founding
director
of
skinosamos
and
terrace
and
the
managing
director
from
1960-1981.
A
He
was
a
consultant
to
a
number
of
sawmills
the
provincial
government
and
the
alcan
aluminum
smelter
in
1980s
bill's
help
in
building
the
city
of
terrace
is
still
felt
today
in
terrorists
and
the
surrounding
communities
in
the
late
1950s.
He
is
one
of
a
group
of
locals
who
each
contributed
four
thousand
dollars
to
purchase
land
in
1960.
A
After
successful
lobbying
of
the
government,
those
lands
were
used
for
the
construction
of
the
mills.
Memorial
hospital
bill
was
a
founding
member
of
the
rm
lee
hospital
foundation,
established
to
purchase
medical
equipment
and
continue
to
be
an
honorary
board.
Member
well
into
his
90s
bill,
helped
establish
the
terrorist
arena.
Northwest
community
college
was
a
city
alderman
and
was
named
freeman
of
the
city
of
terrace
in
1989..
A
This
is
just
a
small
snapshot
of
the
accomplishments
of
bill.
Mccray
bill
mcrae
passed
away
peacefully
at
mills
memorial
hospital
on
july,
9th
2020..
On
behalf
of
my
family
and
skeena,
I
send
my
condolences,
but
also
my
thanks
for
the
incredible
and
fascinating
life
and
contributions
of
bill.
Mccray
thanks,
mr
speaker,.