Art Cowie (September 17, 1934 – November 21, 2009) was an urban planner, landscape architect and political figure in British Columbia. He represented Vancouver-Quilchena in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1991 to 1993 as a Liberal. He was born in 1934 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.[1]
Art Cowie | |
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Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia for Vancouver-Quilchena | |
In office 1991–1993 | |
Succeeded by | Gordon Campbell |
Personal details | |
Born | Halifax, Nova Scotia | September 17, 1934
Died | November 21, 2009 British Columbia, Canada | (aged 75)
Political party | BC Liberal Party |
Cowie was educated at the University of New Brunswick, at University College London and at the University of British Columbia.[2] He served on the Vancouver Park Board and then on Vancouver city council. Cowie resigned his seat in the provincial assembly in 1993 to allow Gordon Campbell to be elected to the assembly.[3] He was president of Sungold Entertainment Corporation and of Eikos Planning Incorporated. In 2003, he was named a director for the North Fraser Port Authority.[2] Cowie lobbied for the introduction of fee simple row housing in Vancouver and built a demonstration project.[4] He died from respiratory failure at the age of 75.[3]
References
edit- ^ The Canadian Parliamentary Guide. Gale Canada. 1993. ISBN 9780921925316. ISSN 0315-6168. Retrieved 2015-04-01.
- ^ a b "Appointment to North Fraser Port Authority". Government of Canada. October 7, 2003. Retrieved 2012-02-24.
- ^ a b Austin, Ian (November 23, 2009). "Art Cowie remembered as 'a great British Columbian'". The Province. Retrieved 2012-02-24.
- ^ Weder, Angela (August 6, 2010). "Finally, a row house of one's own". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 2012-02-24.