FORMER B.C. PREMIER CHRISTY CLARK TO JOIN SHAW BOARD

Former B.C. premier Christy Clark has been named to the board of Calgary-based Shaw Communications Inc. The cable TV and telecom firm says Clark, premier from 20112017, was chosen because of her contacts in politics and business across Canada and especially in its biggest market, Greater Vancouver. Clark retired from politics in August last year after the B.C. Liberal party was defeated.

Before becoming premier, Clark served as an MLA for nine years, and held cabinet positions for four of those years. In 2005, she took a break from public service and worked as a columnist, commentator and host of the Christy Clark Show on CKNW radio. In May, law firm Bennett Jones announced Clark would join its government affairs and public policy team in Vancouver.