Fish farm fan is new agriculture minister
Tom Fletcher
January 30, 2009
BCLocalNews.com
Nanaimo-Parksville MLA Ron Cantelon has been appointed Minister of Agriculture and Lands.
Premier Gordon Campbell appointed Cantelon to his first cabinet position Friday afternoon, to replace Comox Valley MLA Stan Hagen, who died suddenly on Jan. 20.
Elected to the legislature in 2005, Cantelon has established himself as a passionate defender of coastal salmon farming, which will now be part of his ministerial duties. Campbell stressed that qualification at a brief swearing-in ceremony in Vancouver.
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Posted February 3rd, 2009
