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McGeer, Patrick Lucey

  • 23226
  • Person
  • 1927-2022

Patrick McGeer was born in Vancouver in 1927. He studied chemistry at UBC and played basketball for the UBC Thunderbirds, representing Canada on the 1948 Olympic team. He later studied at Princeton, earning a PhD in 1951. In the early 1950s he worked for DuPont Chemical where he helped develop Teflon. This is where he met fellow research chemist, Dr. Edith Graef. They married in April 1954 and moved to Vancouver, where Pat obtained his medical degree from the University of British Columbia and Edith volunteered as an assistant at UBC’s neurochemistry lab.

McGeer represented the Vancouver-Point Grey riding from 1962 to 1986, first as a Liberal and later as part of Bill Bennett's Social Credit government holding several cabinet positions, including Minister of Education. As Minister of Universities, Sciences and Technology, he started North America's first open university (Knowledge Network), sponsored engineering programs at Simon Fraser University and the University of Victoria, encouraged BC's technology industry with the Discovery Foundation, collaborated with the Ministry of Health to build a teaching hospital at UBC, and proposed a fixed link to Vancouver Island. He was also the minister responsible for the Insurance Corporation of B.C.

After leaving politics in 1986, McGeer focused on science, spending decades researching Alzheimer's disease alongside his wife, Edith. The couple collaborated on 3 books and more than 1000 research papers documenting discoveries that led to new treatments for diseases ranging from Parkinson's to Alzheimer's. Both were awarded the Order of Canada for their research. They also received the Order of British Columbia. Pat McGeer died on August 29, 2022.

Martley (family)

  • 1683
  • Family

The Martley family were farmers, prospectors and guides in the Lillooet District.
Captain John Martley was born in Dublin, Ireland in 1828. In 1849, after graduating from Sandhurst, he joined the British Army. He served in the Crimea and sold his commission in February 1861. In May 1861 he arrived in Victoria with his family and one servant. One of three former British army officers to be given a military grant of land in British Columbia, Martley built a home, 'The Grange', and farmed at Pavilion Mountain in the Lillooet district. In the election of 1875, he ran unsuccessfully for the Provincial Legislature for the riding of Lillooet West. In January 1878, he was appointed a Justice of the Peace at Lillooet. Captain Martley was the author of a book of poems, Songs of the Cascades, published in 1894 under the pseudonym Erl Viking. He died in 1896. His only son, Arthur Hugh John (1855-1942) was a longtime resident and teamster-prospector in the Lillooet district. He had two daughters, Alice Maud (married William George Cox Manson, a big game guide in British Columbia) and Isabella (married Joseph Pelletier).

Maclure, Margaret

  • 17237
  • Person
  • [1868?]-1938

Margaret Maclure was born in Scotland, ca. 1868, to Charles Stewart Simpson and Jessie Fullerton Shannon. At six weeks old she moved to India where her father worked as a civil engineer. Her father died during the construction of a bridge over the Hooghly River in India, and Margaret returned to Scotland with her mother. Her mother married Rev. Patrick Macfarlane Macleod, who became a pastor at St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church in Victoria.

On August 10, 1889, Margaret married architect Samuel Maclure (d. 1929). Margaret was involved in the art and music scene in Victoria and was one of the first presidents of the Ladies Musical Club, which later became absorbed in the Victoria Musical Art Society. Additionally, she was an artist and wrote newspaper articles. Margaret died at St. Joseph's Hospital in 1938.

Canada. Office of the Chief Electoral Officer

  • 38536
  • Corporate body
  • 1920-

The position of Chief Electoral Officer, was created in 1920 by the Dominion Elections Act, largely to put an end to political partisanship in the administration of federal elections. Originally, the Chief Electoral Officer was responsible only for the administration of general elections and by-elections. Under the Canada Elections Act and other laws that now govern the federal electoral process, Elections Canada's mandate has broadened to include the administration of referendums and other important aspects of our democratic electoral system.

André & Associates Interpretation and Design Ltd.

  • 38524
  • Corporate body
  • 1961-2020

André & Associates Interpretation and Design Ltd was the brainchild of Jean Jacques André who was born in 1932 and grew up in Marseilles, France. His career began early, and between 14 and 19 years old he was an assistant naturalist and trained in taxidermy and preparation of birds and animal skins for the Natural History Museum of Marseilles, as well as mapping caves in southern France for Max Escalon de Fonton. He came to Canada in 1951, working initially as a farm laborer in Saskatchewan, and a year later, in a sawmill in northern British Columbia (both elements he incorporated into the design of the exhibits). This provided the income to purchase camera equipment and he created documentaries on mountain climbing and caving. Within a few years he settled in Victoria, British Columbia and was hired by the BC Forest Service as a cameraman/photographer where he worked for nine years.

The family business was founded in Victoria in 1961 as Jean Jacques André Design and Graphic Arts. In 1968 he was hired on contract and developed a Master Exhibit Plan called 'Project 70'. In 1970 he took the permanent position as Chief of Exhibits at the Royal BC Museum and developed the plans for Modern History (Old Town), Natural History, the First Peoples galleries, and many others while there.

Upon leaving the museum in 1982 he re-opened the family business, Jean Jacques André Consultants Ltd. Though he was still very involved in project designs, in 1993 Jean Jacques' daughters and senior designer Rennie Knowlton, went into partnership and opened Jean Jacques André and Associates Ltd. This later became André & Knowlton Associates, as Rennie Knowlton and his daughter Bianca, now co-owned the company. Rennie Knowlton was bought out a few years later, thus changing the name of the business to André & Associates Interpretation and Design Ltd.

The company is known for a large number of different exhibits across the world, such as Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump (Alberta), Lake Louise Visitor Centre (Alberta), Hebrew Union College Skirball Cultural Centre (California), Wanapum Heritage Center at Priest Rapids (Washington State), the National Atomic Testing Museum (Nevada), Makah Cultural and Research Center (Washington State), and the Hong Kong Museum of History (Hong Kong).

The company closed in 2020, and André died in 2021.

Vancouver Island. Supreme Court

  • 9551
  • Government
  • 1869-1870

The Supreme Court of Civil Justice of the Colony of Vancouver Island was renamed the Supreme Court of Vancouver Island by the 1 March 1869 "Ordinance to regulate the Supreme Courts of Justice of British Columbia". The court remained separate from the Supreme Court of Civil Justice of British Columbia, even though the two colonies had merged in 1866. This ordinance also provided for the future merger of the two courts into the Supreme Court of British Columbia, which was completed 29 March 1870 under the Courts Merger Ordinance, 1870.

Vancouver Island. Supreme Court of Civil Justice

  • 9543
  • Government
  • 1856-1869

The Supreme Court of Civil Justice of the Colony of Vancouver Island was established by an Imperial Order in Council from the British Privy Council, dated 4 April 1856. The court remained separate from the Supreme Court of Civil Justice of British Columbia, even when the two colonies merged in 1866.

The court was renamed the Supreme Court of Vancouver Island by the 1 March 1869 Ordinance to regulate the Supreme Courts of Justice of British Columbia. This ordinance also provided for the future merger of the two courts into the Supreme Court of British Columbia, which was completed 29 March 1870 under the Courts Merger Ordinance, 1870.

Vancouver Island (Colony). Governor (1864-1866 : Kennedy)

  • 345
  • Government
  • 1864-1866

The first governor of the Colony of Vancouver Island, Richard Blanshard, was appointed in 1849 by royal commission (21 July 1849, Queen Victoria). Prior to that, the affairs of the colony were also the affairs of the Hudson’s Bay Company and were administered by the chief factor (James Douglas) and employees of the company.

In 1849, Vancouver Island was granted to the company as a colony. Blanshard arrived in Victoria in March 1850 to take up the position of Governor. The instructions issued to him included the authority to issue writs of summons and writs of elections, administer oaths, grant or withhold assent to bills, appoint and suspend public officials as instructed by the Crown, grant pardon or clemency to persons convicted in colonial courts, issue marriage licenses, and ensure that proper records were kept of all matters within the jurisdiction of the colony.

Blanshard resigned in 1851 and James Douglas was appointed as Governor of the colony. The Hudson’s Bay Company grant expired in 1859 and Britain assumed responsibility for the Colony of Vancouver Island. Douglas continued as Governor until 1863 when he retired and Arthur Edward Kennedy was appointed. Kennedy remained in that position until 1866 when the colony was united with the Colony of British Columbia.

Vancouver Island (Colony). Governor (1851-1864 : Douglas)

  • 343
  • Government
  • 1851-1864

The first governor of the Colony of Vancouver Island, Richard Blanshard, was appointed in 1849 by royal commission (21 July 1849, Queen Victoria). Prior to that, the affairs of the colony were also the affairs of the Hudson’s Bay Company and were administered by the chief factor (James Douglas) and employees of the company.

In 1849, Vancouver Island was granted to the company as a colony. Blanshard arrived in Victoria in March 1850 to take up the position of Governor. The instructions issued to him included the authority to issue writs of summons and writs of elections, administer oaths, grant or withhold assent to bills, appoint and suspend public officials as instructed by the Crown, grant pardon or clemency to persons convicted in colonial courts, issue marriage licenses, and ensure that proper records were kept of all matters within the jurisdiction of the colony.

Blanshard resigned in 1851 and James Douglas was appointed as Governor of the colony. The Hudson’s Bay Company grant expired in 1859 and Britain assumed responsibility for the Colony of Vancouver Island. Douglas continued as Governor until 1863 when he retired and Arthur Edward Kennedy was appointed. Kennedy remained in that position until 1866 when the colony was united with the Colony of British Columbia.

Vancouver Island (Colony). Governor

  • 9536
  • Government
  • 1849-1866

The first governor of the Colony of Vancouver Island, Richard Blanshard, was appointed in 1849 by royal commission (21 July 1849, Queen Victoria). Prior to that, the affairs of the colony were also the affairs of the Hudson’s Bay Company and were administered by the chief factor (James Douglas) and employees of the company.

In 1849, Vancouver Island was granted to the company as a colony. Blanshard arrived in Victoria in March 1850 to take up the position of Governor. The instructions issued to him included the authority to issue writs of summons and writs of elections, administer oaths, grant or withhold assent to bills, appoint and suspend public officials as instructed by the Crown, grant pardon or clemency to persons convicted in colonial courts, issue marriage licenses, and ensure that proper records were kept of all matters within the jurisdiction of the colony.

Blanshard resigned in 1851 and James Douglas was appointed as Governor of the colony. The Hudson’s Bay Company grant expired in 1859 and Britain assumed responsibility for the Colony of Vancouver Island. Douglas continued as Governor until 1863 when he retired and Arthur Edward Kennedy was appointed. Kennedy remained in that position until 1866 when the colony was united with the Colony of British Columbia.

Vancouver Island (Colony). Governor (1849-1851 : Blanshard)

  • 2
  • Government
  • 1849-1851

The first governor of the Colony of Vancouver Island, Richard Blanshard, was appointed in 1849 by royal commission (21 July 1849, Queen Victoria). Prior to that, the affairs of the colony were also the affairs of the Hudson’s Bay Company and were administered by the chief factor (James Douglas) and employees of the company.

In 1849, Vancouver Island was granted to the company as a colony. Blanshard arrived in Victoria in March 1850 to take up the position of Governor. The instructions issued to him included the authority to issue writs of summons and writs of elections, administer oaths, grant or withhold assent to bills, appoint and suspend public officials as instructed by the Crown, grant pardon or clemency to persons convicted in colonial courts, issue marriage licenses, and ensure that proper records were kept of all matters within the jurisdiction of the colony.

Blanshard resigned in 1851 and James Douglas was appointed as Governor of the colony. The Hudson’s Bay Company grant expired in 1859 and Britain assumed responsibility for the Colony of Vancouver Island. Douglas continued as Governor until 1863 when he retired and Arthur Edward Kennedy was appointed. Kennedy remained in that position until 1866 when the colony was united with the Colony of British Columbia.

Vancouver Island (Colony). Sheriff

  • 12
  • Government
  • 1857-1866

The office of Sheriff of the Colony of Vancouver Island was established in 1857 when Governor James Douglas appointed Andrew Muir to the position. Prior to that, the affairs of the colony were also the affairs of the Hudson’s Bay Company and were administered by employees of the company and the chief factor of Fort Victoria. The first law enforcement was initiated for the Colony of Vancouver Island in 1853 when Governor Douglas commissioned four citizens to serve as magistrates and justices of the peace. The Sheriff was appointed just prior to the gold rush on the Fraser River in 1858 that increased the population of the colony from a few hundred to many thousand, almost overnight. The Sheriff was responsible for suppressing unlawful assemblies and riots, for pursuing and arresting felons, and for summoning juries. The Sheriff was also the returning officer for parliamentary elections and reader of royal proclamations. The offices of coroner, local constable, and justice of the peace devolved from the duties of the Sheriff. The first election of a Legislative Assembly for the Colony of Vancouver Island took place in 1856, prior to Muir’s appointment, under the orders of Governor James Douglas. Before the second election of representatives in 1859, the Registration of Voters Act was passed, outlining detailed procedures to be followed by the Sheriff when compiling voters’ lists. At the same time, the Representation Act established electoral boundaries and representation for seats in the Legislative Assembly and the Franchise Act established qualifications for voters. Muir was followed as Sheriff by George W. Heaton (1859-1860) and William B. Naylor (1860-1866). The position was also known as High Sheriff. Peter O’Reilly was Sheriff of the Colony of British Columbia (1858-1866). Joseph A.R. Homer was appointed the first Sheriff of the united colony of British Columbia (1866-1871).

Vancouver Island (Colony). Road Commissioners

  • 38519
  • Government
  • 1860-[1866?]

The Road Act, 1860 established several road districts in the Colony of Vancouver Island. Each road district was managed by several Road Commissioners appointed by the Governor. The commissioners were responsible for ensuring adequate roads were constructed and maintained in their districts. Each district’s Road Commission was headed by a Chairman who also acted as Treasurer. Fines and taxes may be collected by the Commissioners and used for road construction expenses. Financial records were to be supplied to the Colonial Secretary every June.

The initial districts included: Esquimalt Road District (consisting of Metchosin, Sooke and Esquimalt land districts),Esquimalt Town Road District, Victoria Road District (consisting of the Victoria, Lake and Saanich land districts), Cowichan Road District, Chemainus Road District and Nanaimo Road District. New districts were to be established once 24 landholders settled in an area. Each landholder was required to spend several days of labour a year (or provide a labourer as their replacement) on road improvement.

Vancouver Island (Colony). Police and Prisons Dept.

  • 13
  • Government
  • 1858-1866

The Police and Prisons Dept. of the Colony of Vancouver Island was established when a Commissioner of Police, Augustus F. Pemberton, was appointed in 1858. Prior to that, from 1849 to 1853, the affairs of the Colony of Vancouver Island were also the affairs of the Hudson’s Bay Company and were administered by the chief factor (James Douglas) and employees of the company. In 1853, James Douglas, Governor of the Colony of Vancouver Island, commissioned four citizens to serve as magistrates and justices of the peace for the three districts of the colony that comprised the area immediately west of Victoria. He then established a Supreme Court of Civil Justice for the colony. In 1858, due to the gold rush on the Fraser River, the population of the Colony of Vancouver Island rose from a few hundred to many thousand, almost overnight. The newly appointed Commissioner of Police, who was also the Police Magistrate, was the representative of law and order and his immediate job was to organize a police force for the colony. He was responsible for the police stations and jails in Victoria and neighbouring communities. Pemberton was Commissioner of Police until 1866 when the colonies of Vancouver Island and British Columbia were united. At that time, Chartres Brew, who had been appointed Chief Inspector of Police for the Colony of British Columbia in 1858, became the Superintendent of Police for the united Colony of British Columbia.

Vancouver Island (Colony). Office of the Surveyor General

  • 11
  • Government
  • 1859-1871

The first Surveyor General for the Colony of Vancouver Island was appointed in 1859 under the name Colonial Surveyor. Prior to that, the affairs of the colony were also the affairs of the Hudson’s Bay Company and were administered by the chief factor (James Douglas) and employees of the company. The name was changed to Surveyor General by Royal Warrant in 1861. The first Surveyor General was Joseph Despard Pemberton who was originally hired as Colonial Surveyor and Engineer for the Hudson’s Bay Company in Victoria in 1851. In 1859, when his contract with the company expired and the Hudson’s Bay Company surrendered the Colony of Vancouver Island to the British government, Pemberton was appointed as Colonial Surveyor for the colony. In 1861, Pemberton received a royal warrant from Queen Victoria naming him as Surveyor General for the Colony of Vancouver Island. He served in that position until 1864 during which time his assistant, Benjamin W. Pearse, served as Acting Surveyor General when Pemberton was absent. Pemberton resigned his post in 1864 and Pearse continued as Acting Surveyor General until 1866 when Vancouver Island was united with the Colony of British Columbia. The Chief Commissioner of Lands and Works and Surveyor General for the Colony of British Columbia was responsible for Vancouver Island from 1866 until 1871 when the Colony of British Columbia joined confederation as a province of the Dominion of Canada.

Vancouver Island (Colony). Legislative Council

  • 10
  • Government
  • 1863-1866

The Legislative Council of the Colony of Vancouver Island was established in 1863 when the governor, under instruction from the Colonial Office, introduced a new government structure for the colony. The governor dissolved the Council and replaced it with an Executive Council and a Legislative Council.

The Legislative Assembly, with an increase to fifteen members, retained its status as lower house, where legislation initiated by the Executive Council was debated and approved. The Legislative Council assumed the legislative functions of the former Council (upper house). Its fifteen members included five members of the Executive Council (not the governor), five magistrates, and five appointed members representing the districts of the colony (Victoria, Esquimalt, Sooke, and Nanaimo).

When the colonies of Vancouver Island and British Columbia were united in 1866, the government administration for the Colony of Vancouver Island ceased to exist. The power and authority of the Executive and Legislative Councils of the Colony of British Columbia was extended to include Vancouver Island. Two magistrates and four selected representatives from the island were added to the Legislative Council of the united British Columbia.

Vancouver Island (Colony). Legislative Assembly

  • 9
  • Government
  • 1856-1866

The Legislative Assembly of the Colony of Vancouver Island was established in 1856 under its first name, the General Assembly (also known as the House of Assembly or simply the Assembly), after Governor James Douglas was reminded by the Colonial Office to establish an elected assembly of landowners as authorized in his 1851 commission. Prior to that, the government of the colony was administered, first, by the Hudson’s Bay Company and, secondly, solely by the 3-member Council appointed by Richard Blanshard in 1851.

By proclamation, dated 16 June 1856, Douglas announced the process by which the election of an Assembly would take place in the four designated electoral districts of Victoria, Esquimalt, Sooke and Nanaimo. The first House of Assembly was opened in August 1856 with seven members. The purpose of the Assembly was to represent the wishes of the general population to the governor and council on the provision of laws and legislation for the colony.

The second election, held in 1859, reflected the change in status of the colony resulting from the termination of its grant with the Hudson’s Bay Company and, at the same time, the influx of population resulting from the Fraser River gold rush and the establishment of the Colony of British Columbia. Three acts were passed to standardize election procedures. The Registration of Voters Act outlined the procedures for compiling voters’ lists, the Representation Act established electoral boundaries and representation for seats in the Legislative Assembly, and the Franchise Act established qualifications for voters. The Franchise Act also defined the duration of the House of Assembly as three years. The Representation Act provided for an increase in members to thirteen, including more members from Victoria and Esquimalt and adding representatives from parts of the colony north of Victoria (including the Lake District, Saanich, Salt Spring, and Chemainus districts).

In 1863, the governor, again under instruction from the Colonial Office, introduced a new government structure for the Colony of Vancouver Island. He dissolved the 3-member Council and replaced it with an Executive Council (5 members including the governor) and a Legislative Council (15 appointed members including 5 selected from the Legislative Assembly). The Assembly continued in its function as representative government with an increase to fifteen constituencies. The Assembly acted as lower house, where legislation initiated by the Executive and Legislative Councils (acting as upper house) was debated and approved. The Assembly was increasingly referred to as the Legislative Assembly from this time.

When the colonies of Vancouver Island and British Columbia were united in 1866, the government administration for the Colony of Vancouver Island ceased to exist. The power and authority of the Executive and Legislative Councils of the Colony of British Columbia was extended to include Vancouver Island. Two magistrates and four selected representatives from Vancouver Island were added to the Legislative Council of the united British Columbia.

Vancouver Island (Colony). Executive Council

  • 8
  • Government
  • 1863-1866

The first Executive Council of the Colony of Vancouver Island was appointed by Governor Douglas in 1863. Prior to that, the government of the colony was administered first by Governor Blanshard and after 1851 by a 3-member Council under Governor Douglas. In 1863, the Colonial Office in England instituted constitutional changes for the Colony of Vancouver Island and the Council, established in 1851, was dissolved.

The Executive Council inherited the power and authority of the former Council except for the enactment of laws. It was responsible for advising the governor on matters of government administration. Its members were appointed by the Governor and included the Colonial Secretary, Attorney-General, Treasurer, and Surveyor-General, with the Governor as presiding member. The Legislative Council, which assumed the legislative functions of the former Council, was appointed at the same time. Its fifteen members included five members of the Executive Council (not the governor), five magistrates, and five appointed members representing five districts of the colony. The Assembly retained its status as lower house, where legislation initiated by the Executive Council was debated and approved.

When the colonies of Vancouver Island and British Columbia were united in 1866, the government administration for the Colony of Vancouver Island ceased to exist. The power and authority of the Executive and Legislative Councils of the Colony of British Columbia was extended to include Vancouver Island.

Vancouver Island (Colony). Colonial Secretary

  • 4
  • Government
  • 1859-1866

The first Colonial Secretary of the Colony of Vancouver Island, William A.G. Young, was appointed by Governor James Douglas in 1859. Prior to that, the affairs of the colony were also the affairs of the Hudson’s Bay Company and were administered by the chief factor (Douglas) and employees of the company. The Colonial Secretary was the administrative assistant to the Governor as well as keeper of the official record for the council, and later, of the Executive and Legislative Councils.

From 1859 to 1863, one Colonial Secretary (William Young) served both the Colony of British Columbia and the Colony of Vancouver Island under Governor Douglas. In 1863, the Colonial Office in England instituted constitutional changes that required a separate government for each colony. Along with James Douglas, Young relinquished his position with the Colony of British Columbia but they kept their positions with the Colony of Vancouver Island. Douglas appointed Young, as Colonial Secretary, to the Executive Council, along with the Attorney-General, Treasurer, and Surveyor-General. The Governor was the presiding member, but in the event of his incapacity or absence from the colony, the Colonial Secretary became the officer administering the government.

Young travelled to England in 1864/65, during which time Henry P. Wakeford, private secretary to Arthur Kennedy, the new governor of Vancouver Island (1864-1866), performed the duties of the Acting Colonial Secretary. Young returned to the position from 1865 to 1866. In November 1866, the Colony of Vancouver Island was united with the Colony of British Columbia, after which time there was a single Colonial Secretary for the united colony. Edwin Nesbitt served briefly as Colonial Secretary during the transition period. Arthur N. Birch was the first Colonial Secretary for the united Colony of British Columbia.

Vancouver Island (Colony). Council

  • 7
  • Government
  • 1851-1863

The first Council of the Colony of Vancouver Island was appointed by Governor Richard Blanshard immediately before his departure in August 1851. Prior to that, the affairs of the colony were also the affairs of the Hudson’s Bay Company and were administered by the Chief Factor (James Douglas) and employees of the company.

The Council had three members (James Douglas, John Tod, and James Cooper) with Douglas as senior member until he was made Governor the following year (28 April 1852). It was responsible for the administration of the government of the colony, including the keeping of records of all proceedings to be forwarded to the Colonial Office in England.

In 1856, at the insistence of the Colonial Office, Douglas held an election that added seven elected representatives to the Council (sometimes referred to as the Assembly, General Assembly, or House of Assembly). Before a second election was held in 1859, three acts were passed to standardize election procedures. They were the Registration of Voters Act to outline the procedures for compiling voters’ lists, the Representation Act to establish electoral boundaries and representation for seats in the Legislative Assembly, and the Franchise Act to establish qualifications for voters.

The Council remained in place until 1863 when it was dissolved and replaced by an Executive Council and a Legislative Council.

Hesse, Jurgen Joachim

  • 1308
  • Person
  • 1924-2008

Born in Germany, Jurgen Hesse was a freelance CBC radio broadcaster based in Vancouver. He died on July 30, 2008.

Curtis, Hugh Austin

  • 16061
  • Person
  • 1932-2014

Hugh Curtis was born in Victoria, British Columbia on October 3, 1932. He started his career as a radio announcer before focusing on politics. He became a municipal councillor for Saanich in 1961 and served as mayor of Saanich from 1964-1973.

His provincial political career began in 1972 as a Progressive Conservative; he joined the Social Credit party in 1974. Curtis served in the provincial cabinet as Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing (1975-1978), Provincial Secretary and Minister of Government Services (1978), and Minister of Finance (1979-1986). He left the provincial government in 1986. He died on May 27, 2014.

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