
Former Chilliwack MLA eyes return to public service, stresses academic achievement in upcoming campaign
CHILLIWACK — Former two-term MLA Laurie Throness has announced that he plans to run for the vacant seat on the Chilliwack school board, which was vacated by MLA Heather Maahs after she won her seat in October’s provincial election.
Throness was an MLA for a little over seven years in the Chilliwack-Kent and Chilliwack-Hope ridings. Prior to that, he worked as MP Chuck Strahl’s chief of staff in three federal departments in Ottawa. In the 1980s, he worked for MLA Harvey Schroeder in Chilliwack.
Throness holds a PhD in history from Cambridge University, a master’s degree in public administration from Queen’s University, and several other degrees.
“I spent my entire elementary and secondary education in the public system and almost all of my post-secondary education as well, so my commitment to the public system and to academia in general is unquestioned,” Throness said. “I would like to dedicate my energy and experience to improving public education in School District 33.”