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Art Cowie
Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia for Vancouver-Quilchena
In office
1991–1993
Succeeded byGordon Campbell
Personal details
Born(1934-09-17)September 17, 1934
Halifax, Nova Scotia
DiedNovember 21, 2009(2009-11-21) (aged 75)
British Columbia, Canada
Political partyBC Liberal Party

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]

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]

  1. ^ 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.

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