by Carl BR Johnson
June 11, 2013
Photo by Carl BR Johnson — An emblem on a provincial government building.
Prince George – Peace River is one step away from adding the Northern Rockies to its name.
“It’s such a large riding, it’s the 9th largest riding in Canada, so we need to have a large riding name,” said MP Bob Zimmer.
He expects the decision to happen some time in the next 30 days.
“Our name change passed another milestone at PROC committee on June 5th, the last hurdle is Elections Canada,” he said, referring to Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs – the body that governs such changes.
He said that most names changes like this are usually approved once they’ve made it past PROC and was hopeful that it will go through.
Zimmer felt the old name, simply Prince George – Peace River, didn’t properly include an entire section of B.C. – The Northern Rockies.
“It’s a very significant portion and right now, it’s simply unrecognized,” said Zimmer.
“I think the name change will not only better represent the region but also the people that live there.”
The Conservative MP believes that the inclusion of that section of B.C. will help him better represent the riding.
“I believe it will help me better represent the people there because without the inclusion of Northern Rockies, I felt that we were leaving people out somehow,” he said.
Zimmer stated that he had also, “run it by some of the mayors in the region” to gauge their opinions on the name change proposal.
“It’s recognition of the Northern Rockies’ contribution to this province,” said Fort St. John Mayor Lori Ackerman.
“It sends a stronger message to those living in the Northern Rockies region that they will be better represented,” said Mike Bernier, MLA of Peace River South and former mayor of Dawson Creek.
The new name will be Prince George – Peace River – Northern Rockies. The city councils of both Dawson Creek and Fort St. John supported the name change. However, local residents are not as convinced.
“I should think that they would have better things to accomplish in government than a name change,” said Wayne Johnson, a longtime resident of Dawson Creek.
Sigrid Franklyn, another citizen in Fort St. John, said she was aware of the name change but wasn’t supportive of it either.
“I think it’s a bit ridiculous,” she said.
“Will there be enough room on the ballot for such a long name I wonder?”
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