Area C Director aims at building bridges – Agassiz-Harrison Observer

Feb 19, 2015

Alec Niemi is just a little busy these days. Well, OK, it’s more like a lot. Looking back over the first two months as the Area C director, Niemi has worked to rebrand the electoral area, investigate longstanding subjects of concern for residents and catch up on other issues.

Area C includes the communities of Hemlock Valley, a portion of Harrison Mills, Lake Errock and Morris Valley as well as six First Nations groups.

Niemi decided to run for office when a fellow Lions club member put the idea in his head. He won the seat in the Fraser Valley Regional District (FVRD) November 15 election, beating out the former Area C director Wendy Bales, 167 votes to her 138. He views his work as building bridges and hopes to make connections throughout this term that will help the people of Area C.

“I’ve always been a bridge builder, both physically and mentally,” says Niemi. “My whole background has been about helping people.”

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