Mr. Speaker, today Barriere, B.C. bids a fond farewell to Regional District Director, Jack Lapin.
“Poppa Jack” and I first met in 1986 when we served together on the Thompson-Nicola Regional District board.
Jack was NDP to the core. I am Conservative. In the minds of many that would mean there could be no common ground. Two decades of friendship between us serve as an example of how politics can work when elected representatives hold office to serve their constituents and not themselves.
Whether he was gardening, plumbing or standing up for constituents, he always gave 100 per cent of himself. My thoughts and prayers are with his wife Yvonne and his daughters Marlene, Theresa, Corinne and Cathy today as we remember this wonderful man and the many wonderful contributions he made to his community.