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Timing was right for Dix to resign, Macdonald says
Columbia River Revelstoke MLA will not pursue Leader’s position C AROLYN GR ANT editor@dailybulletin.ca
Adrian Dix’s decision to resign as NDP Leaders was the right one, says Columbia River Revelstoke MLA Norm Macdonald. “It’s the right move,” Macdonald said. “It allows the party to reboot. He put the interests of the party and the caucus ahead of his own.” Dix announced he would be stepping down on Thursday, though he will retain his seat and will stay in place until a new leader has been chosen. “I’m pleased he’ll stay on until we have a new leader,” Macdonald said. “We felt he was effective in the Legislature in the June July session.” But it is the right move, Macdonald believes. “We need to be a party that can gain the confidence of the broader
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public.” Macdonald says that the decision was entirely Dix’s own — he wasn’t pushed by caucus. “There was none of that dynamic. We always had the sense that he would do what was right for us. The
timing was right. It was better that he didn’t step down right away. Now, four months after the election people have a clear understanding of where we are, and are ready to step forward.” Given the leadership ups and downs in recent NDP history, what is it going to take to find someone who will resonate not just with the NDP faithful, but with the public at large? “The new leader will have to have core managerial competence and political skills with the ability to sell themselves and withstand an onslaught of political attacks. We do have some capable people who I expect to step forward.” Macdonald, now in his third term, will not be one of them. He was emphatic that he will not run. “It has to be someone with a strong provincial profile. There are certain realities you deal with coming out of rural B.C. Look at George Abbott in the provincial Liberal campaign. See DIX, Page 4
Drug traffickers sentenced BULLE TIN STAFF
Two drug traffickers, one from Cranbrook and the other from Kimberley, were recently sentenced in court. Monty Carlson was sentenced to six months SUBMITTED PHOTO in jail for Possession of a Arr, Matey! Captain Jack Sparrow takes part in the Kimberley Literacy Controlled Substance for Golf Tournament putting contest. The annual tournament raised over the Purpose of Traffick-
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ing. He was arrested on April 27, 2012 in Kimberley. At the time he had 11 grams of cocaine on his person. In addition to jail time, he is prohibited from possessing firearms for 10 years. On October 12, 2012, Kohl Von Wittgenstein was arrested in Cranbrook and a search locat-
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