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Kelowna-Lake Country MLA Norm Letnick and Senior Regional Project Manager Reid Drummond inspect the additional safety measures being implemented on Highway 97 between Winfield and Oyama.
Volunteering with Eve Wegscheidler at Kelowna Major Midget tournament in Rutland.
Norm skating with his youngest daughter Naomi and his mom, at one of Kelowna's most popular additions. $500,000 came from the province as part of the Spirit Square program.
Norm and his wife Helene meet Conservative MP Ron Cannan and former Minister Stockwell Day. Dec
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Delivering food to Phyllis at lake country food bank from Kelowna-Lake Country office party.
Andy from Silk FM 101.5 stopping by to pay a visit to norm as Norm "rings the bells" for the Salvation Army.
Norm listens to students present their transition plans career with life teacher Doug Gunn of Rutland Secondary School and Board Chair Rolli Cacchioni.
Norm Letnick, Steve Thomson and Ben Stewart joined Caroline Grover – the CEO of the Kelowna Chamber of Commerce at the Chamber's business lunch.
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Steve Thomson and Norm Letnick join Bounty Cellars president Ron Pennington and Okanagan College students Renee Oliver and Mona Roth. The provincial government announced an investment of over $831,000 for new skills training programs for the Thompson Okanagan region. The programs are part of the Employment Skills Access Initiative (ESA).
Steve Thomson and Norm Letnick join Bounty Cellars president Ron Pennington and Okanagan College students Renee Oliver and Mona Roth. The provincial government announced an investment of over $831,000 for new skills training programs for the Thompson Okanagan region. The programs are part of the Employment Skills Access Initiative (ESA).
MLAs Norm Letnick, Steve Thomson and Ben Stewart are joined by MP Ron Cannan, Mayor Sharon Shepherd - Kelowna , Mayor Doug Findlater - West Kelowna - Mayor James Baker - Lake Country, Rolli Cacchioni - Chair School Trustees SD#23, Myrna Kalmakoff -CATCH Community Development Facilitator and the rest of the -Community Action Toward Children's Health (CATCH) 2011 committee.
With Warren McDonald. He climbed Kilimanjaro after losing his legs. Anything is possible!
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Norm congratulates Kelowna's own Skate Canada divisional winner Cambria Little
Norm and MP Ron Cannan at the Oyama Legion Remembrance Day event. We will remember.
Speaking to an Okanagan College business class about entrepreneurship, politics, affordable housing and leadership.
While pitching in with Remembrance Day poppy sales at Costco, Norm had a chance to chat with a Korean war veteran from Kaledon.
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Norm pitches in at breakfast at the Seniors Centre in Lake Country.
Along with Solicitor General Shirley Bond, Norm attended the opening of the Justice Institute of British Columbia. With them are graduating students Christian Moutinho, Zachary Vollrath, Lane Pommer and Nicholas Hume.
Norm and Mayor Baker celebrate completion of the turn signal at Highway 97 and Beaver Lake Road.
Norm was invited to attend the grand opening of the Justice Institute of British Columbia
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Norm was the keynote speaker at the Salvation Army appreciation lunch in Victoria.
Norm and MP Ron Cannan attended the grand opening of the Apple Valley seniors residence – bowling balls and all.
Some Okanagan Liberal MLAs - Norm Letnick, John Slater, Eric Foster and Bill Barisoff - meeting in Victoria with Michael J Ballingall to work on issues for Big White.
Norm discussed community engagement with Canadian icon Preston Manning. Manning visited the BC Liberal caucus in Victoria
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Steve Thomson and Norm Letnick attended the Leed Gold Certification – the first in Kelowna – for Kelowna General Hospital's Clinical Academic Campus.
Norm and Mayor Sharon Shepherd train for Rally4Life, an Okanagan- based charity raising $4 million to save 200,000 lives with safe water projects around the world.
Norm visits the nursing lab at Okanagan College.
Kelowna-area MLAs Norm Letnick and Ben Stewart joined Health Minister Michael de Jong at the official renaming of the BC Cancer Agency for the Southern Interior to the BC Cancer Agency –Sindi Ahluwalia Hawkins Centre for the Southern Interior. Hawkins, a former Kelowna area MLA and provincial cabinet minister, lost her battle with leukemia in 2010.
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Kelowna-area MLAs Steve Thomson, Ben Stewart, and Norm Letnick help serve Thanksgiving dinners at Gospel Mission
Kelowna-area MLAs Norm Letnick, Steve Thomson, and Ben Stewart at Okanagan College announcing a joint nursing program with University of British Columbia Okanagan. The two year program at the college culminates in a third year at UBCO.
Norm speaks at the iCON Punjabi Diabetes Health Forum.
Norm helping to raise fund for MS.
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Norm speaking at the Wall of Hope for Cancer.
Heritage Christian School 25th Anniversary
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Apple Valley Housing Project Opening
MS Bike Fundraiser
Norm along Dawn Russell, academic advisor for the en'owkin centre, and Melissa Wood, lead of UBCO's Aboriginal program and services, at UBC-Okanagan Community's Open House.
Your three Kelowna-area MLAs - Norm Letnick (Kelowna-Lake Country), Steve Thomson (Kelowna-Mission) and Ben Stewart (Westside-Kelowna) at the Terry Fox Run.
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Norm with Hon. George Abbott touring schools.
Norm and Lucas at the New Moon Celebration
Norm at the Kelowna Fire Department Monument.
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The Kelowna caucus goes pirate for the Fat Cat Parade.
Norm and Kelowna-Mission MLA Steve Thomson at the 2011 May Day Parade in Rutland.
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Norm at the opening of Kelowna's latest multi-use pathways at Ben Lee Park. The pathways were completed with contributions from the federal government, Province, and City of Kelowna.
Norm participates in the Play On! Kelowna Celebrity Game, a street hockey tournament with other City of Kelowna residents.
Norm with Tony and Phil
Norm had the pleasure of visiting the Boys and Girls Club in Rutland, which recently received $44,812 in community gaming grants. He is seen here with CEO Craig Monley.
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Norm and fellow Kelowna MLA Steve Thomson (second from right) joined in the celebration of Vaisakhi. Norm and Steve were proud to participate in the First Okanagan Sikh Temple Vaisakhi Parade and are pictured with members of the Okanagan Sikh Temple and Cultural Society Dance Academy.
Kelowna-Lake Country MLA Norm Letnick, one of only a few MLAs fluent in French, emceed the 2011 B.C. Francophonie Day celebration event at the Legislature in Victoria. Norm is pictured with MLA Marc Dalton, Dr. Real Roy, president de la Fédération des francophones de la Columbie-Britannique, Thérèse Côté, and MLAs John Les and Ida Chong. The event included the presentation of a plaque to recognize the contribution of the Côté family to Victoria’s francophone community. March 17, 2011.
Norm at a social to welcome Dr. Guy Fradet as the Head of Cardiac Surgery at KGH. Also pictured are MLA Ben Stewart, Dr. Fradet, MLA Steve Thomson, Dr. Richard Hooper (Clinical Program Director for Regional Cardiac Services with Interior Health), and Dr. R. Hallpenny (Interior Health CEO).
BC Liberal MLAs wear their Pink Shirts in recognition of Anti-Bullying day across the province.
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Norm helps break ground on the new Clinical Services Building. Also digging in are Dave Corcoran of Graham Design Build Services, CORD Chair Robert Hobson, Kelowna-Mission MLA Steve Thomson, and Interior Health CEO Dr. Robert Hallpenny.
The new overpass is a key element of Kelowna’s active transportation network project, and will make a big difference towards getting people out of cars by providing more sustainable, healthier transportation options for the community
Partners gather for the plaque presentation at the official opening of Willowbridge, providing 40-units of supportive housing for individuals at risk of homelessness.
Norm helped unveil a new RapidBus service connecting downtown Kelowna with the University of British Columbia-Okanagan and enhancing service to the Rutland area.
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Norm joins Minister of Housing Rich Coleman to announce construction of 32 new housing developments, creating 404 units for low-income seniors and persons with disabilities across British Columbia. The announcement took place at the official groundbreaking for 10 new seniors’ apartments at Cedar Court.
Norm’s daughter Naomi joins her Thompson-Okanagan Girls Rugby teammates and the BC Summer Games.
Local business Wolf Trailer Company, Inc. and its manufacturing partners in B.C., gained Provincial approval to manufacture roll-coupled tridem trailers. The approval will ensure safety on B.C. roads and increase efficiency for transport vehicles.
(L-R) Wolf Trailer Company Direct of Research and Development Larry Wulff, Vernon Mayor Wayne Lippert, Minister of Small Business, Technology and Economic Development Iain Black, Woody's Sand and Gravel Rick Wood, Kelowna-Lake Country MLA Norm Letnick, Vernon-Monashee MLA Eric Foster.
Premier Campbell, MLA Stewart, MLA Letnick and MLA Thomson officially broke ground on the Westside Rd. Interchange, creating jobs and facilitating economic activity in the area.
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MLA Steve Thomson, MLA Norm Letnick and MP Ron Cannan cut the cake at Canada Day celebrations in Kelowna.
Norm delivers a Community Gaming Grant cheque for $41,400 to the Kelowna AquaJets Swim Club.
Norm celebrates the delivery of a $60,000 Community Gaming Grant cheque with the Okanagan Gymnastics Centre Society.
Norm joins Rutland residents at an open workshop to discuss improvements that can be made to the downtown core.
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Norm with fellow MLAs at the Take Your Best Shot Against Cancer event at the B.C. Legislature.
Norm with Kelowna-Mission MLA Steve Thomson and the Pancake Crew at the Rutland May Days Pancake Breakfast.
Norm and Kelowna-Mission MLA Steve Thomson at the end of the Rutland May Days parade with their Street Striders.
Norm with members the Chinese-Tibetan “All are dancer Studio” group who performed at the B.C. Legislature in Victoria to honour Asian Heritage Month.
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Kelowna MLAs with the Taiko Drummers at the Diversity Health Fair held at Okanagan College
Kelowna MLAs Norm Letnick, Ben Stewart and Steve Thomson stand with Housing and Social Development Minister Rich Coleman, Kelowna Deputy Mayor Kevin Craig and John Howard Society Director Shelley Cook at the announcement of funding for Newgate, 40 bed facility in Rutland.
Touring Chapparal Industries, a leading manufacturer of Kelowna Modular Homes and modular commercial buildings, with MP Ron Cannan.
At the $7.3 million Rutland Road supportive housing announcement with fellow MLAs, and Minister of Housing and Social Development Rich Coleman.
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Norm joins MLA-colleagues Steve Thomson and John Rustad and Kelowna General Hospital Auxiliary President Seymour Zidle in celebrating Hospital Auxiliary Day. The province proclaimed May 10th as the day to recognize the great work of hospital auxiliaries across the province.
Norm with Environment Minister Barry Penner and Kelowna-Mission MLA Steve Thomson at the testing of the Oyama Snow Pack along with Ministry Staff.
Norm with his Team at the MS Walk in Kelowna.
Steve, Ben and Norm with Mr. Reno Culos as he receives dialysis at the announcement of new equipment for the Rutland Renal Clinic.
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Kelowna MLA’s Norm Letnick, Ben Stewart and Steve Thomson meet with local charities, societies and children and youth focused groups to celebrate the receipt of gaming grants.
Kelowna-Lake Country MLA Norm Letnick with staff from the Cabana Bar and Grille show off the delicious deserts featuring Lake Country apples from Compact Orchard. The Canadian Food and Wine Affair event at the BC Canada Pavilion showcased agricultural products from across the province to Olympic visitors from around the world.
Kelowna-Lake Country MLA Norm Letnick and Westside-Kelowna MLA Ben Stewart with Quebec Premier Jean Charest and his wife Michelle Dionne at the Canadian Francophonie Day Breakfast at the Terminal City Club in Vancouver.
Norm with Alberta MLA George Vanderburg, BC MLA Marc Dalton, and Alberta Legislature Speaker of the House MLA Ken Kowalski at celebrating the Olympics at Alberta House.
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Norm with “The Great One,” Wayne Gretzky ,at Alberta House.
Members of the Swedish Women's Hockey Team pose with Norm and his wife and daughter at the Olympic Torch Celebration in Kelowna.
The three Kelowna MLA's, Ben Stewart, Steve Thomson and Norm Letnick, show their Olympic support at Kelowna's Torch Celebration.
Lighting the cauldron at Kelowna's Olympic Torch Celebration.
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Kelowna's final torch bearer of the night and Canadian Olympic Rower, Scott Frandsen, poses with Ben, Steve, and Norm at the Torch Celebration
Norm joins Premier Gordon Campbell, Minister Steve Thomson, and Minister Ben Stewart at the announcement of the $450-million expansion of cardiac services in Kelowna.
The Official Opening of UBCO Medical Center. Pictured are Norm Embree, Chairman of the Board IHA, Brad Bennett, Chair Board of Governors of UBC, Premier Gordon Campbell, Dr. Gavin Stuart, Dean, Faculty of Medicine UBC, and Kelowna MLAs Steve Thomson, Ben Stewart and Norm Letnick.
Norm and members of the Knotty Ladies Dragon Boat team at the Olympic Torch celebration in Kelowna.
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Norm shows his Canadian Spirit with the 2010 Olympic Torch.
Norm with 2010 Winter Games mascot Miga and Paralympic athlete Andrea Holmes.
The Okanagan Caucus at the Okanagan corridor transportation plan meeting at the Okanagan College Center for Learning.
Kelowna MLAs with Mayor Sharon Shepherd and chamber members at the Kelowna Chamber of Commerce luncheon.
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Norm with Steve Thomson and Ben Stewart at the Kelowna Chamber Luncheon
Norm with fellow MLA Steve Thomson and 4H 2009 overall award winners Ryan Moffat, Kristen Bransfield, Raija Mclean, Emily Allen, Kyra Casorso at the Kelowna Hoofbeats 4H Awards Banquet.
Norm with Kelowna-Mission MLA Steve Thomson, Dr. Richard Townley, Ron Kaerne, Health Services Minister Kevin Falcon and Dr. Richard Hooper at the opening of the Cardiac Care Centre in Kelowna General Hospital.
Norm with fellow MLAs and caucus staff at Stephanie Cadieux’s birthday party
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Okanagan College President Jim Hamilton with MLAs Stewart, Thomson and Letnick at the announcement of the new Education Quality Assurance (EQA) Government of British Columbia brand for quality for private and public post-secondary education in British Columbia.
Norm and his family celebrating Halloween at Government House with the Honourable Steven L. Point, Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia. October 31, 2009.
Norm and his wife Helene Letnick with Mohini Singh at the Deepak Binning Foundation fundraiser for Cancer.
Norm with event participant at the Little Travellers Safety Village Halloween Howl event.
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Norm with Minister Steve Thomson and Tracy-Jo Russell at the Start with Hi Canadian Mental Health awareness campaign at Orchard Park Mall.
Norm's Constituency Office.
Norm poses with the 2010 Olympic Torch
Norm and Susan Knight of SunFM at the Kelowna Gospel Mission’s annual Stuff the Bus event at Walmart, a donation drive of clothing, blankets, toothbrushes and other items to help those in need prepare for winter.
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Norm with members of the Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services in Kamloops, BC during the Committee’s travel week. October 15, 2009.
Members of the the Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services tour Kamloops during the Committee’s travel week. October 15, 2009.
Norm helps prepare Thanksgiving dinner at the Kelowna Gospel Mission.
Norm and fellow MLA Steve Thomson present a 4H market lamb to Kelowna Gospel Mission executive director Randy Benson and kitchen manager Jackie Sear for Thanksgiving dinner.
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Norm with CBC's Ian Hanomansing at the 2010 Sustainability Roundtable.
Norm Letnick joined in a game of sledge hockey with fellow BC Liberal MLAs, UBCM representatives and paralympians.
Norm and wife Helene cruise the Art Walk in Lake Country.
