By Pete McIntyre / Beach Radio Vernon

Former Vernon mayor, MLA Hanson dies

Apr 26, 2018 | 11:18 AM

VERNON, B.C. — A former Vernon mayor and MLA is being remembered for his political and community contributions.

Lyall Hanson died Monday at age 88 following a lengthy illness.

Hanson was mayor of Vernon starting in 1981, before becoming the Social Credit MLA for the North Okanagan from 1986 to 1996.

Hanson also served in Bill Vander Zalm’s cabinet as Minister of Labour and for Municipal Affairs.

Wayne McGrath was mayor of Vernon during part of Hanson’s time as an MLA.

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“He was not like his boss, Bill Vander Zalm, he was not flamboyant. He went about his work in a quiet, but nonetheless, effective manner,” McGrath tells Beach Radio News.

“Whenever you met him, he was always very thoughtful in the comments he would make. He was a person I certainly respected,” adds McGrath.

Before getting into politics, Hanson also ran an auto dealership in Vernon.