Ridings
022 West Nova
2006 Candidates:
RIDING PROFILE
This riding borders Nova Scotia's Fundy shore, encompassing an area from Lower West Pubnico to Black Rock Road and Highway 101 in the east. It consists of Yarmouth, Digby and Annapolis counties and a small part of Kings County. The communities in this largely rural riding include Yarmouth, Middleton, Argyle, Digby, Bridgetown, Annapolis Royal and Berwick. Seal, Brier and Long islands are also in the riding.
The riding has been called a microcosm of rural Canada because it includes fishing, farming, tourism, small business and an English-French mix. It is home to an Acadian university, Université Sainte-Anne at Church Point. The close access to St. Mary's Bay and the Bay of Fundy has fostered a community that has traditionally relied on fishing as the main source of employment. There are also significant retail trade and manufacturing industries.
According to the 2001 census, more than 15 per cent of the population lists French as their mother tongue, with six per cent citing French as their ethnic origin. The average family income is $46,316 and unemployment is 10.8 per cent.
In 2004, 100 per cent of West Nova was retained and 20 per cent of Kings-Hants was added in the east. The riding of South West Nova was created in 1976 from 81 per cent of South Western Nova and 19 per cent of Annapolis Valley. In 1996, Seal Island was added and the name changed to West Nova.
Population: 79,325
Political History
In 2004, Liberal Robert Thibault defeated Conservative challenger John
Charles Carey by 4,134 votes to earn a second term. He was minister of
state for the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency from 2001 to 2002 and
minister of fisheries and oceans from 2002 to 2003.
South Western Nova riding was won by PC Charles Haliburton in 1972 and by Liberal Coline Campbell in 1974. In 1979, in the reconfigured South West Nova, Haliburton defeated Campbell by 114 votes. In 1980, Campbell won, but she was defeated in 1984 by PC Gerald Comeau. In 1988, Campbell ran again and defeated Comeau. In 1993, Liberal Harry Verran was elected.
1979 - PC
1980 - LIB
1984 - PC
1988, 1993 - LIB
1997 - PC
2000, 2004 - LIB
CANDIDATE PROFILES
Greg Kerr
Party: Conservative Party of Canada
Birth Date: Oct. 8, 1947
Age: 58
Birthplace: Annapolis Royal
Education: Annapolis Royal Reg. Academy. Mount Allison University, BA, B.Ed.
Profession: Teacher
Marital status: Married
Name of spouse: Marcia Longmire
Children: Gillian and Megan
Career background: Teaching career at Bridgetown Regional High School. Owner of small beef farm. Owner of a small logging (contractor) operation
Community activities: Active (warden) in the Anglican Church
Electoral History
Municipal:Served one term as municipal councillor
Provincial: First elected in Annapolis West in 1978. Re-elected in Annapolis West in 1981, 1984, 1988.
Political History
Cabinet: Provincial portfolios: Environment, Finance, Sport and Recreation and Tourism. Also,
Chair of Management Board and Chair of Policy Board
Campaign Office:
206 St. George St.
Annapolis Royal, N.S.
1-866-933-KERR (5377)
how@ns.sympatico.ca
www.gregkerr.ca
Matthew Granger
Party: Green Party of Canada
Age: 45
Education: Trained as a geological technician in natural resources in rural Ontario
Marital status: Married
Name of spouse: June
Career background: Works seasonally in a provincial park. Was deputy fire chief with Calvin Township (Northern Ontario) and a first-class firefighter with the City of Vaughan
Electoral History
Municipal: Township councillor in the Mattawa area
Campaign Office:
(902) 761-2632
mgranger@greenparty.ca
Ken Griffiths
Party: Independent
Education: B.Sc.H. (Honours) from Acadia University
Marital status: Married
Name of spouse: Clara
Children: Samara, Kaitlin and Erin
Career background: At university, specialized in microbiology and molecular biology. Has worked as a mechanic, a call center agent and a long haul truck driver. Spent three years in the Canadian Armed Forces
Community Activities: Currently volunteers as the medical transportation driver. Was the founder and president of the Canadian Equine Protection Association
Riding Contacts:
(902) 467-3482
griffithsken@hotmail.com
Robert Thibault
Party: Liberal Party of Canada
Birth date: Sept. 29, 1959
Age: 46
Birthplace: Digby, N.S.
Marital status: Married
Name of spouse: Janice Boudreau
Career background: Once the owner of his own business, he sold his window-manufacturing company, Norvic Windows, in 1991 to assume post of municipal clerk-treasurer for the District Of Argyle. Prior to acquiring Norvic Windows in 1987, he was employed as an economic adviser and regional co-ordinator with the Acadian Federation of Nova Scotia.
Community activities: Was chair of the board of governors of the Université Sainte-Anne. He is a past president of a number of associations, including the Nova Scotia Association of Municipal Administrators of the Acadian Federation of Nova Scotia, the Clare Chamber of Commerce and the Clare Liberal Association.
Electoral History
Municipal: In 1988, he was elected to municipal council in Clare, where he served for three years before resigning to take up the Clerk-Treasurer position in Argyle.
Federal: Elected in West Nova in 2000 and 2004
Political History
Cabinet: Jan. 9, 2001-Jan. 15, 2002, minister of state (Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency). Jan. 15, 2002-Dec. 12, 2003, minister of fisheries and oceans. January 2001-December 2003, regional minister for Nova Scotia
Parliamentary Secretary: July 2004, appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Health.
Committee: Former member: Finance. Member: Health
Campaign Address:
1002 Highway 1 Little Brook, NS
(902) 769-0859
electrobertthibault@ns.aliantzinc.ca
Riding Address:
101-3 Lovitt Street
Yarmouth, N.S.
(902) 742-6808
Ottawa Address:
House of Commons
Ottawa, ON
(613) 742-6808
Arthur Bull
Party: New Democratic Party
Age: 53
Birthplace: Digby Neck
Marital status: Married
Name of spouse: Ruth
Children: One son
Career background: Self-employed as a writer, editor and facilitator. Worked for 12 years in adult education and community development. Represented inshore fishermen for 12 years, as president of Bay of Fundy Inshore Fishermen's Association and director of the Fundy Fixed Gear Council. Chair of Coastal Communities Network for four years. Founding member of Digby Neck Community Development Association, Bay of Fundy Marine Resource Centre, Bay of Fundy Fisheries Council, Saltwater Network and Canadian Rural Network. Self-employed as writer/editor and facilitator
Riding Contacts:
1-800-341-4966
info@arthurbull.ca
www.arthurbull.ca
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