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The North Vancouver Conservative Association offers a merit bursary, in the amount of $1000.00, to a student graduating from a North Vancouver secondary school. Applicants should have been involved for at least three of the last five years in school and community activities and service. They should also have maintained an acceptable level of academic achievement. The purpose of the bursary is to help fund the student's post-secondary education. MEMBERSHIP IN THE CONSERVATIVE PARTY OF CANADA IS NOT A CONDITION FOR APPLYING FOR THIS BURSARY. Click here for a copy of the application form. Deadline for receipt of applications is April 30, 2010. |
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Governments Work Together To Improve Heywood Park |
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January 29, 2010  North Vancouver, BC– Andrew Saxton, Member of Parliament for North Vancouver, on behalf of the Honourable Lynne Yelich, Minister of State for Western Economic Diversification, today announced federal funding to upgrade facilities at Heywood Park in North Vancouver.
The Government of Canada and the City of North Vancouver will fund the construction of a new playground and the replacement of the park’s washroom facilities. |
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Andrew Saxton delivers the statement |
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Andrew Saxton, Member of Parliament for North Vancouver, yesterday delivered the following statement in the House of Commons: Mr. Speaker, four days ago Tropical Storm Ketsana hit the Philippines, causing the nation’s worst flooding in more than 40 years. I want Canadians and the Filipino community in the Lower Mainland and across Canada to know that this government did not wait before responding to this tragedy. |
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Government of Canada Invests in North Vancouver |
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September 22, 2009
North Vancouver, BC– Andrew Saxton, Member of Parliament for North Vancouver, on behalf of the Honourable Lynne Yelich, Minister of State for Western Economic Diversification, today announced federal funding to upgrade recreational facilities in North Vancouver. The Government of Canada, in partnership with the City of North Vancouver, District 5 Little League and the North Vancouver Central Little League, will fund upgrades to the baseball facilities at Chris Zuehlke Memorial Park in North Vancouver. The project includes improvements to the sports field, concession building, dug outs and seating area and the construction of a new scoreboard. (full version in PDF)  Andrew Saxton addresses assembled guests, while Bob Fontaine of District 5 Little League, and City Mayor Darrell Mussatto watch on. |  Mayor Darrell Mussatto, M.P. Andrew Saxton, Kathie Boyd of the Baseball Sport Council, and Bob Fontaine and Roger Shaw of District 5 Little League. |
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Minister Peter Kent On Canada’s Relationship With Iran |
Rose OF Peace NORTH VANCOUVER: On July 16, the Honourable Peter Kent, Canada’s Minister of State of Foreign Affairs, attended Rose of Peace, a forum in North Vancouver to discuss recent political events in Iran. The forum was hosted and organized by North Vancouver M.P. Andrew Saxton, and was attended by nearly one hundred members of the North Shore’s Persian and Iranian Community, in solidarity with the people of Iran. (full version in PDF) |
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Andrew is a businessman and was born right here in North Vancouver. He spent his early childhood living on the North Shore where his father built the Grouse Mountain skyride and headed up the mountain resort.
After graduating with a degree in Administrative and Commercial Studies from the University of Western Ontario in 1986, Andrew started his career in finance with Credit Suisse in Switzerland.
He later took a position with Credit Suisse in New York and thereafter returned to Vancouver with the same firm.
In 1994 Andrew moved to Hong Kong with HSBC and in 1997 he was appointed Senior Vice President of HSBC in Singapore.
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