God, we thank You for MLA Vicki
Huntington and for her appointment as MLA. We thank You Lord that You continue
to protect Vicki during the summer months and prepare her while she rests for
the tasks ahead of her next year. We praise You Lord for loving her and for
covering her with Your wisdom while she continues to serve the people of BC.
Thank You for bringing her back to the legislature refreshed and well after the
summer vacation. In Jesus name we pray, Amen.
Victoria (Vicki) Huntington is a native
of Vancouver, BC and has a degree in Political Science from the University of
British Columbia. Much of her early career was spent in Ottawa with the federal
government. More recently, she served as an elected Councillor for the
Municipality of Delta, BC.
For most of the 1970s, Vicki worked
with the RCMP Security Service, beginning as a civilian member and later a
Special Constable (Investigator) in the force. In preparation for this
position, she was commissioned as a 1st Lieutenant in the Canadian Army
Intelligence Corps (Res).
Vicki served as Band Manager for the
Gitanmaax Indian Reserve in Hazelton, BC. First-hand knowledge and
understanding gained in this capacity was invaluable in her later work with the
federal Minister of Indian Affairs & Northern Development; Nisga’a Task
Group; and as Vice Chair of the Lower Mainland Treaty Advisory Committee and
its representative on the Provincial Treaty Negotiating Team.
During a number of years in Ottawa,
Vicki served the Solicitor General of Canada; and the Ministers of both
National Revenue and Indian Affairs & Northern Development. She was also
involved in various capacities at the federal level with the Progressive
Conservative Party. She returned to British Columbia in 1988 as the Director of
the Federal Ministers’ Regional Offices in Vancouver.
Vicki has shown a particular interest
in environmental matters. In this regard, she received an award from the Delta
Farmland and Wildlife Trust for exceptional service.
A resident of Ladner (Delta), British
Columbia, Vicki was first elected in 1993 to Delta Municipal Council and
returned to Council at or near the top of the polls in the four subsequent
municipal elections. She declined to run again in 2008.
Vicki was elected as an Independent MLA
for Delta South in May 2009.
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