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Who was Arthur Laing?

Last updated June 17, 2020 by ZagBot Comment

Arthur Laing was a Canadian politician and Liberal Member of Parliament for Vancouver South between 1949 and 1953, and again from 1962 to 1972.

In 1953, he became leader of the BC Liberals and was elected to the British Columbia legislature to represent Vancouver-Point Grey from 1953 to 1956.

He was appointed by Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau as a Senator of Canada in 1972.

The Arthur Laing Bridge over the North Arm of the Fraser River and connecting Granville Street in Vancouver with Sea Island in Richmond was named in his honour and officially opened on May 15th, 1976. The south end of the bridge is located close to his birthplace, Eburne, a community that once existed on the northeast corner of Sea Island.

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