Churchill

• Wally Daudrich
• Saara Harvie
• Tina Keeper (Incumbent)
• Niki Ashton

Wally Daudrich

Party: Conservative Party of Canada

Education: Graduate of Keewatin Community College

Profession: Small business owner

Marital Status: Married

Name of Spouse: Dawn

Children: Three daughters and one son

Career Background: Professional experience includes logging, working as a hunting and fishing guide and as a building construction teacher at Barrenlands First Nation. Currently owns and operates Lazy Bear Lodge and Café on Hudson Bay.

Community Activities: On the board of the Churchill Economic Development Association, is involved with the Churchill Chamber of Commerce and the Manitoba Lodges and Outfitters Association.

Electoral History

Municipal: Defeated in the 2006 Churchill mayoral election.

Mailing address:

Po Box 1087

The Pas, Man.

R9A 1L1

Contact information:

Telephone: 204-679-1290

info@Wallydaudrich.ca

www.wallydaudrich.ca

Saara Harvie

Party: Green Party of Canada

Birthdate: Aug. 6, 1976

Age: 32

Birthplace: Thunder Bay, Ont.

Education: Health-care aide certificate from the University College of the North.

Profession: Health-care aide, breastfeeding support worker

Marital Status: Divorced

Children: Two sons

Career Background: Worked as a home-care attendant in Flin Flon before becoming a stay-at-home-mother for a number of years. Currently working as both a health-care aide and a breastfeeding support worker in the Nor-Man Region. Local volunteer leader for an internationally recognized breastfeeding support group.

Community Activities: Was a member of the board for the Regional Multicultural Youth Council of Northwestern Ontario. Worked with at-risk and street youth and with inmates at a local penitentiary. Volunteers with a breastfeeding peer support group. Has been on the local breastfeeding friendly initiative committee for seven years and has sat on the local advisory board for Best Beginnings: Baby & Me.

Contact information:

Telephone: 204-687-9992

saara.harvie@greenparty.ca

Tina Keeper

Party: Liberal Party of Canada

Birthdate: March 20, 1962

Age: 46

Birthplace: Norway House, Man.

Education: Degree in theatre and history from the University of Winnipeg.

Profession: Actor

Career Background: Prior to entering politics, she starred in the CBC television series North of 60.

Community Activities: Participated in public education initiatives and was active in the development of a visioning committee towards creating a suicide prevention program. Has been awarded the Order of Manitoba and an Aboriginal Achievement Award.

Electoral History

Federal: Elected in this riding in 2006.

Political History

Cabinet: Special Advisor for Aboriginal Outreach. Previously served as Public Health Critic and Heritage Critic.

Committee: Member of the Standing Committee on Canadian Heritage.

Contact information:

Telephone: 204-677-0220

tinakeepercampaign@mts.net

tinakeeper.liberal.ca

Niki Ashton

Party: New Democratic Party of Canada

Birthplace: Thompson, Man.

Education: Graduate of Li Po Chun United World College in Hong Kong. BA in global political economy at the University of Manitoba. MA from the Norman Paterson School of International Affairs at Carleton University. PhD candidate in peace and conflict studies at the Arthur V. Mauro Centre in Peace and Justice at the University of Manitoba.

Profession: Instructor and researcher

Career Background: Is a full-time Instructor at the University College of the North in Thompson and in Gillam/Fox Lake in sociology, and has lectured in politics and ethics with the Aboriginal Self-Government Administration Program. Conducts research in Aboriginal social justice. Taught at the Winnipeg Greek Community School. Has interned at the Canadian embassies in Vietnam and Greece, the Greek Embassy in London, England, and at the United Nations Development Program in Slovakia.

Community Activities: Chair of the Thompson Crisis Centre and the Status of Women Committee of the New Democratic Party of Manitoba. Volunteered at the 2007 Manitoba Indigenous Summer Games in Thompson. Worked as a volunteer at Welcome Place assisting with refugee applicant sponsors and teaching English as a second language; founded the Hellenic Students Association of Manitoba; volunteered as a speaker for the promotion of French Immersion in Manitoba; worked as a co-ordinator and promoter for volunteerism for the Athens 2004 Olympic Games; volunteered as a national Olympic committee assistant for the team from the People's Republic of China.

Electoral History

Federal: Defeated in Churchill in 2006.

Contact information:

Telephone: 204-679-5778

nikiashton@ndp.ca

nikiashton.ca

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