You're quite right about the riding. I worked for the B.C. Citizens' Assembly and followed it afterwards. It was in those northern B.C. ridings where local representation was a huge issue to an extent that it wasn't in the Lower Mainland. People were perfectly fine combining three ridings together, whereas in your part of the province, it was a huge issue. Yes, it is something we should keep in mind.
On September 20th, 2016. See this statement in context.