Liberals have chosen their candidate in the riding of Antigonish for the next Provincial Election. Retired nurse and health care leader Sheila Sears was elected by acclamation at a nomination meeting Saturday.
Antigonish Liberal Candidate Sheila Sears with Central Nova MP Sean Fraser. Fraser was an invited guest to the nomination meeting. (contributed)
In her speech to party members, Sears says she has entertained the idea of seeking the nomination in the past, but it wasn’t feasible and the timing wasn’t right.
Sears says she is shocked and disappointed by news that Nova Scotia has the highest rates of poverty in the country. She says the rising cost of living, lack of access to affordable housing and growing food insecurity are also concerns.
From 2003 to 2017, Sears worked for the Guysborough Antigonish Strait Health Authority and the Eastern Zone in various roles including Manager
of Public Health Care and later as Director of Public Health.
Sheila has been an active community volunteer for over two decades with organizations such as Kids First, the Antigonish Regional Development Authority, the local Chamber of Commerce, and Children’s Place Day Care. Most recently, she was a co-founder and
treasurer for SAFE: Syria Antigonish Families Embrace