Bill Goodacre Explained

Bill Goodacre
Birth Date:	15 August 1951
Birth Place:	Smithers, British Columbia
Death Place:	Smithers, British Columbia
Office:	MLA for Bulkley Valley-Stikine
Term Start:	1996
Term End:	2001
Predecessor:	Jackie Pement
Successor:	Dennis MacKay

William James Goodacre (August 15, 1951 – January 27, 2019) was a Canadian politician, who represented the electoral district of Bulkley Valley-Stikine in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1996 until his defeat by Liberal Party candidate Dennis MacKay in the 2001 general election. He was a member of the New Democratic Party.^{[1] [2]}

He received a degree in economics from the University of British Columbia and worked as a grocer for Goodacre's Stores Ltd. Goodacre was married to Mary Etta Cloud and served on the town council for Smithers, British Columbia.^[3] He died on January 27, 2019.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Beatty, Jim (May 5, 2001). "Politics 'different' in vast northwest: Just getting around Bulkley Valley-Stikine is a major challenge for candidates", The Vancouver Sun, p. A8.
2. "NDP set to decide". The Interior News February 17, 2005: 8.
3. Web site: Mr. Bill Goodacre . Legislative Assembly of British Columbia . 2012-03-07.
4. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/northern-bc-remembers-politician-bill-goodacre-1.4999170 "'He was such a northerner': Remembering Bill Goodacre"