Lana Popham
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Lana Popham MLA |
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| Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly for Saanich South |
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Assumed office May 12, 2009 |
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| Preceded by | David Cubberley |
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October 30, 1968 Regina, Saskatchewan |
| Political party | New Democrat |
| Children | Kyle Popham |
| Residence | Saanich, British Columbia |
| Occupation | farmer, small business owner |
Lana Popham is Canadian politician representing the riding of Saanich South in the 39th and 40th Parliament of British Columbia. She was elected as the British Columbia New Democratic Party candidate in the British Columbia general election, 2009 and has served on the Select Standing Committee on Public Accounts and as the Official Opposition Critic for the Ministry of Agriculture and Lands. She was re-elected in the British Columbia general election, 2013. She has introduced two private members bills: the British Columbia Local Food Act and the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Mink Farms) Amendment Act. Popham owns and operates the organic grape orchard, Barking Dog Vineyard, on Vancouver Island. Her background in community work has included participating in campaigns to reduce excessive automobile driving and to reduce the use of disposable plastic bags within the Capital Regional District.
Though born in Regina, Saskatchewan, Lana Popham was raised on Quadra Island, one of the Discovery Islands off the central-east coast of Vancouver Island. She graduated from the University of British Columbia with a bachelor of arts in geography and a major in urban planning. She married an Oak Bay firefighter and together they had a son. In 1997, they developed Barking Dog Vineyard, which, in 2000, became the first certified organic vineyard on Vancouver Island.
She has participated in numerous organizations, including the Island Organic Producers Association, the Peninsula Agricultural Commission. In 2005, she served as president of the Wine Islands Growers Association. She has been a member of several District of Saanich committees, including planning, transportation, and economic development committees. In 2007 she engaged in the "100 km Less" campaign challenging people to eliminate 100 kilometres from their weekly driving. In 2008 she campaigned to reduce or ban plastic shopping bags in the Capital Regional District, in favour of reusable bags.
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