Sunday Morning in Prince Rupert

We had a great day yesterday, dropping over 800 flyers in Prince Rupert and attending a tribute dinner to former BC Liberal MLA Bill Belsey.

Prince Rupert has lots of hills and the sun was out in full force yesterday so the flyer drop was tough but the entire team worked hard and did a great job!

The Tribute Dinner to former MLA Bill Belsey and his wife Lonie was amazing. Over 100 people came out to wish Bill and Loreen well which was great to see. I was struck by the strength of the organization and support that Bill and the BC Liberals have established in this community over the years. Friends, family and supporters who have stood by Bill, the Premier and the party had some great stories to tell last night and many spoke of how great it was to have people from all over town come together to elect a BC Liberal MLA and put the small community of Prince Rupert on the map.

I was also struck by how much everyone appreciated the work that the BC Young Liberals are doing. Countless people came by our table last night to say thank you and it was great to see our efforts energizing this great group of local supporters.

This is what the Road to Victory is all about: going from community to community to re-energize local supporters by working hard to deliver the BC Liberal message. All across BC there are groups of people just like the one in Prince Rupert who support the party and have worked hard to ensure its sucess. As we move towards the election, the BCYL is going to continue to visit these communities, building the support and enthusiasm that will lead the BC Liberals to victory in the 2009 campaign and beyond.

This morning, we're having brunch with Bill Belsey and then heading back to Terrace to wrap up our trip - its been a great weekend!

- Chris Sandve
President, BC Young Liberals