Two Former New Waterford Area MLA’s Have Died

by Bobby NockJune 18, 2018June 18, 2018

Two former New Waterford area MLA’s have died.

James Buddy McEachern died on Friday in Dartmouth at the age of 77 after a long battle with Alzheimer’s Disease.

McEachern won Cape Breton Centre for the NDP in 1974.

He served as interim NDP leader for just over a month before Alexa McDonough became the party’s first female leader in 1980.

And former Cape Breton Centre MLA Russell MacNeil died in Halifax on Saturday.

MacNeil held the riding for the Liberals between 1989 and 1993.

He was 87.

Bobby Nock

Bobby grew up in Whycocomagh before moving to Halifax to attend university where he earned a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Journalism degree. After university, Bobby moved back to Cape Breton where he began working as a freelance journalist and has done work for both print media and as a broadcast journalist. As the News Director, Bobby Nock will get your day started by bringing you information that helps connect you to the community with all the latest in local news.

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