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| Norma Blissett opening the Under 16 Softball Ball BC Provincial Championships in Cranbrook, Canada Day Weekend |
Cranbrook City Councillor, Norma Blissett has thrown her hat
in to the ring for the Kootenay East NDP nomination. “ Running for the provincial NDP in 2013 and
sitting on Cranbrook City Council have
provided me with the experience necessary to run a successful provincial
election campaign in 2017” she said.
“I knocked on over
2000 doors and spoke with hundreds of people over the course of the 2013
campaign. Knowledge of the local people
and local issues allowed me to successfully run for Cranbrook City Council.
Since being elected I have increased my knowledge by attending numerous
community events and meeting with a variety of community members.”
Blissett has lived in Cranbrook for over 20 years. She works
as a science and math teacher at Mount Baker Secondary School. She was a
forester before becoming a teacher and was employed by a group of East Kootenay
forest companies to do forestry education in local schools. Blissett holds
bachelors degrees in both forestry and education, as well as a masters degree
in leadership and administration.
“I have a resource industry background. I am aware of the
importance of resource industries-- forestry, mining and agriculture-- to our
local economy and I will fight for resource industry jobs at the provincial
level.”
“Being employed as a
high school teacher has given me an appreciation of the issues that impact
Kootenay families. I am confronted daily with the concerns of youth--affordable
postsecondary education, employment opportunities, and the environment. “
“I enjoy being on Cranbrook city council and teaching at
Mount Baker, so it has been a difficult decision to run again provincially “
Blissett said. “A number of people within the NDP and the community at large
have encouraged me to run. It is time to put the experience that I have gained from
working in forestry, education and municipal government to good use. I am very aware of how much hard work is required
to run a provincial election campaign and I am up for the challenge.”
Blissett, a mother of
three adult children, says that she has the time and the energy required to
devote to provincial politics. “For the NDP to be successful in Kootenay East
we need to provide a strong alternative to the BC Liberals. The residents need
to know that they will be listened to and that their concerns will be advocated
for at the provincial level. The people
of Cranbrook have seen from my work in the community and on city council that I
will do my best to speak on their behalf. Now I must demonstrate this to the
rest of the constituency.”
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| Norma Blissett volunteering at Fort Steele |
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