Islanders and political leaders reflect on Lawrence MacAulay's 36 years of public service
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Islanders and political leaders are commemorating Lawrence MacAulay's 36 years of public service following his retirement announcement Saturday.
MacAulay's colleagues and constituents of his Cardigan, P.E.I., riding gathered at the Jim MacAulay Complex in St. Peters Bay for the formal announcement.
"I remember when I got elected, there was not a whole lot of activity on this part of the Island.… I had a part in it, but everybody had a part in it," MacAulay said in an interview with CBC News. "Things have changed and changed for the better."
MacAulay is the longest-serving MP in the Island's history, having represented the eastern P.E.I. riding of Cardigan since 1988.
"Lawrence never forgot where he came from," said Barry Hicken, who worked for MacAulay for nearly 25 years.
"Lawrence always put the issues first. He always made sure what he'd done was a benefit for Prince Edward Island and Cardigan in particular," Hicken said.
In addition to working with MacAulay, Hicken said he considers the agriculture minister a friend.
"I really never felt I had a job," Hicken said. "When you went to work with Lawrence, you didn't feel like you were going to work."
MacAulay is a household name in every house in Cardigan, and in a lot of houses in Prince Edward Island, he said.
"He did a lot of good things," Hicken said. "He brought a lot of good stuff to Prince Edward Island."
The UPEI-affiliated Canadian Centre for Climate Change and Adaptation in St. Peters Bay, along with MacAulay's work looking after the ferry service will be part of his legacy, Hicken said.
The next MP for Cardigan will have big shoes to fill, said Floyd MacLean, president of the Cardigan Liberal Association.
"It'll be hard to find somebody as popular, for sure," said MacLean. "But things always change and there is lots of interest."
MacLean said that while it's sad to see MacAulay go, "he certainly deserves a good retirement."
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