Brooks back as B.C. Conservative leader
PRINCE GEORGE — The BC Conservative Party has once again elected Vanderhoof business owner Dan Brooks as its leader.
Brooks took 52.1% of the votes in the election in which 472 votes were cast. Kelowna financial adviser Konrad Pimiskern received 47.9% of the votes.
Brook says despite it being such a close race, he wishes to keep the party on the same page. “BC Conservatives want a unified party in 2017,” he said. “I’m certainly going to reach out to everybody who supported the other candidates and make sure that they feel a part of this party and a part of the solution to the problems BC faces in the next election.”
One of the first priorities he says he will focus on is the economy. “It’s all about jobs and economic growth,” he said. “We want to build a pipeline across British Columbia from the Rocky Mountains to the Pacific Ocean.”