Nic Dedeluk Running For Green Party

Roy L Hales/Cortes Currents - Nic Dedeluk, a marine biologist with over 24 years of experience, is the BC Green Party candidate for North Island.

This brings the number of candidates in our riding to three. Michele Babchuk, our incumbent MLA, is once again running for the NDP and Anna Kindy is running for the Conservative party of BC.

Zoominfo states Dedeluk is a Marine Coordinator for the Namgis First Nation, and based in Alert Bay. The ‘Namgis News contains’ references to her work to preserve Chum and Sockeye salmon stocks.

The press release announcing Dedeluk's candidacy cites extensive work with nonprofits and local governments.

In an interview with the National Observer, she mentioned housing, healthcare and the ongoing toxic drug crisis as key issues in North Island.

As a result of staffing shortages, the hospitals in Port Hardy and Alert bay were unable to provide overnight services for a year and emergency patients had to be taken to Port McNeill.

According to data released by the BC Corononer’s Office in August, Greater Campbell River and Vancouver Island North had are among the five worst Local Health Area’s in the province in terms of unregulated drug deaths.

Dedeluk has also expressed support for the removal of fish farms, to help preserve salmon stocks, and preserving highly productive intact ecosystems within the forests.

Close to 20% of the voters in our riding voted Green in the last provincial election,