The People鈥檚 Party of Canada (PPC) candidate for Skeena鈥揃ulkley Valley, Jody Craven, will be medevaced to Prince Rupert Regional Hospital for a gallbladder surgery on Tuesday, Aug. 31.
Craven was rushed to the Bulkley Valley District Hospital in Smithers at 5 a.m. on Monday following complaints of chest pain and was scheduled to be medevaced to Prince Rupert at 3 p.m. today. A Kitimat resident, he was at the Bulkley Valley Exhibition held over the Aug. 26-29 weekend, campaigning for the upcoming federal election on Sept. 20.
Craven will not be suspending his campaign and said that PPC will continue to reach voters in northwest B.C. He expects to be back on the ground within a week.
鈥淥nce I get the O.K. from the doctors after the surgery, I鈥檒l be back on the campaign trail to fight for the people of this riding,鈥� Craven told the Terrace Standard from the Bulkley Valley District Hospital, before being transferred to Prince Rupert.
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