Vernon Morning Star: Published: September 09, 2009 9:00 AM
A memorial service will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. at St. Andrews Presbyterian Church in Armstrong for a popular Spallumcheen councillor.Lorna Bissell passed away at Hospice House in Vernon Sunday, at the age of 60, after a five-year battle with breast cancer.
Bissell was first elected to Spallumcheen council in a byelection in 2004. She served out the term and was re-elected in subsequent municipal elections in 2005 and 2008.She had previously served nearly 20 years in municipal politics in Ontario.A byelection will be held in the Township of Spallumcheen on Saturday, Nov. 21, to fill the spot left by Bissell's passing.
See Friday's Morning Star for further details on Bissell's life and the upcoming byelection.
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