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Delta South MLA proud of her record

Delta South MLA Vicki Huntington says she's proud of the work she's done on behalf of her riding.
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Delta South MLA Vicki Huntington

Delta South MLA Vicki Huntington says she's proud of the work she's done on behalf of her riding. Responding to assertions by Premier Christy Clark and Liberal hopeful Ian Paton that the riding needs someone inside government, and that Delta North MLA Scott Hamilton has had to pull double-duty representing the interests of South Delta, the two-term independent said she isn't surprised the Liberals are once again taking shots at her.

While the Liberals stress they aren't attacking Huntington personally when they call for more effective representation for the riding, the independent counters that's exactly what she's done when it comes to raising issues as well as assisting individual constituents. She said North Deltans have been calling on her as well as people in her own riding.

Huntington said she's surprised the premier is talking about the hospital when it was the community that pressured government not to further shrink it. She said she's also surprised the Liberals are championing agricultural land when she's the one who helped expose threats to the Agricultural Land Reserve. "I haven't asked questions about her (Clark's) plans to industrialize South Delta?" Huntington asked.

She said she's going to remain positive, including in her response to the Liberals, because she's proud of the work she's done assisting and representing her constituents, who expect their representative to speak out.

As far as Hamilton being able to get grants, she said South Delta likely "wouldn't be getting all these wonderful cheques if the government wasn't trying so hard to get rid of me. The money is pouring in because I am the MLA. I simply say, 'Keep it coming.'"