Sindi Hawkins is the British Columbia Liberal Party MLA for Kelowna-Mission. She is the Deputy Speaker of the B.C. legislature. The British Columbia Liberal Party (usually referred to as the BC Liberals) is the governing political party in British Columbia, Canada. ... A Member of the Legislative Assembly, or MLA, is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district to the Legislature or legislative assembly of a subnational jurisdiction. ... Kelowna-Mission is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada. ... A legislature is a type of representative deliberative assembly with the power to adopt laws. ...

Hawkins was first elected in 1996 and has been re-elected in 2001 and 2005. She served as Minister of Health Planning and as Minister of State for Intergovernmental Relations. The British Columbia general election of 1996 was the 36th provincial election in the Province of British Columbia, Canada. ... British Columbia riding map showing the winning parties and their vote percentage of each riding. ... Popular vote map by riding Popular vote map by riding (four-colour version) The 38th British Columbia general election was held on May 17, 2005, to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of the Province of British Columbia (BC), Canada. ...

As Minister of Health Planning, she was responsible for a long-term strategy to train more doctors and nurses in British Columbia. As a result of this planning, B.C. has added medical school campuses at the University of Northern British Columbia in Prince George, the University of Victoria, and at UBC-Okanagan in Kelowna. The B.C. Liberal government has also expanded the number of nurses being trained around the province. Motto: Splendor Sine Occasu (Latin: Splendour without diminishment) Official languages English de facto (none stated in law) Flower Pacific dogwood Tree Western Redcedar Bird Stellers Jay Capital Victoria Largest city Vancouver Lieutenant-Governor Iona Campagnolo Premier Gordon Campbell (BC Liberal) Parliamentary representation  - House seats  - Senate seats 36 6 Area... The University of Northern British Columbia (UNBC) is a small, primarily undergraduate university whose main campus is in Prince George, British Columbia. ... There were several people named Prince George, and places named after them: George, Prince of Wales Prince George, Duke of Kent Prince George, Duke of Cambridge Prince George of Denmark Prince George of Yugoslavia Prince George I, Duke of Westrogothia Prince George (Blackadder character) Prince George, British Columbia Prince George... The University of Victoria (usually known as UVic) is located in Greater Victoria, British Columbia, Canada (northeast of Victoria). ... Locator map for Kelowna, BC Kelowna (2001 population 96,288, metropolitan population 147,739) is a city on Okanagan Lake in the interior of British Columbia, Canada. ...

Before being elected to provincial office, Hawkins was a registered nurse in general duty, intensive care, management, education and consulting. She also has a post-graduate certificate in neuroscience nursing from the Montreal Neurological Hospital. She was recognized as one of the first nurses in Canada to be certified in neuroscience nursing by the Canadian Nurses Association. Hawkins then earned a law degree from the University of Calgary and set up her own company as a lawyer with an interest in medical-legal issues. Vintage photo of a nursing school class Registered Nurses are professional nurses who often supervise the tasks performed by Licensed Practical Nurses, orderlies and nursing assistants. ... Drawing of the cells in the chicken cerebellum by S. Ramón y Cajal Neuroscience is a scientific discipline that studies the structure, function, development, genetics, biochemistry, physiology, pharmacology, and pathology of the nervous system. ... The University of Calgary is a public university located in the north-western quadrant of Calgary, Alberta, Canada. ...

In 2004, Hawkins was diagnosed with leukemia and waged a high-profile battle with the illness. She was saved as a result of a bone marrow transplant from her sister. Hawkins has since campaigned for cancer research and bone marrow donation awareness.[1] Leukemia (or leukaemia; see spelling differences) is a cancer of the blood or bone marrow characterized by an abnormal proliferation of blood cells, usually white blood cells (leukocytes). ... Bone marrow transplantation (BMT) or hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) is a medical procedure in the field of hematology and oncology that involves transplantation of hematopoietic stem cells (HSC). ...

External links

• Sindi Hawkins' official MLA web site