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Rix friend of British Columbia, Liberal Party

By Andrew MacLeod November 9, 2009 03:40 pm 11 comments

Premier Gordon Campbell’s statement on the death of Donald Rix said the 78-year-old doctor and businessman was a “great friend to our province.”

Rix was also a great friend of the British Columbia Liberal Party, giving at least $133,885 since 2005 either personally or through his companies, MDS Metro Laboratory Services Ltd., Rix Clinical Laboratories Ltd., Rix Industrial Laboratories Ltd. and Southlands Equities Ltd..

Rix’s main business was providing the laboratory work for medical tests.

Obituaries noted gifts including $9.5 million to the University of British Columbia and $400,000 to Junior Achievement of B.C.

Premier Campbell called Rix “a truly great British Columbian . . . whose generosity has left a lasting legacy for our province.”

Andrew MacLeod is The Tyee’s Legislative Bureau Chief in Victoria. Reach him here.

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  • sunshine coast girl

    2 years ago

    Anybody who donates

    great amounts of money to the BC Lieberal Party is NOT a great British Columbian. They are actually a huge traitor!

  • Tieleman

    2 years ago

    Rix no traitor - Bill Tieleman

    Donald Rix was a true philanthropist who gave much of his wealth away.

    Comments that he was a "traitor" simply because he supported a right-wing political party are unfair and unseemly.

    I met Rix and while I never agreed with his politics, he was clearly someone who believed in BC and did much good for our province.

  • OilbertaRedTory

    2 years ago

    Ralph Nader wants to

    save us by Philanthropy :
    http://onlythesuperrich.org/

    Guess that settles the Charity vs Justice debate:
    http://www.saintmarys.edu/~incandel/charjust.html

  • OilbertaRedTory

    2 years ago

    Ralph Nader wants to

    save us by Philanthropy :
    http://onlythesuperrich.org/

    Guess that settles the Charity vs Justice debate:
    http://www.saintmarys.edu/~incandel/charjust.html

  • OilbertaRedTory

    2 years ago

    Ralph Nader wants to

    save us by Philanthropy :
    http://onlythesuperrich.org/

    Guess that settles the Charity vs Justice debate:
    http://www.saintmarys.edu/~incandel/charjust.html

  • OilbertaRedTory

    2 years ago

    Ralph Nader wants to

    save us by Philanthropy :
    http://onlythesuperrich.org/

    Guess that settles the Charity vs Justice debate:
    http://www.saintmarys.edu/~incandel/charjust.html

  • OilbertaRedTory

    2 years ago

    Ralph Nader wants to

    save us by Philanthropy :
    http://onlythesuperrich.org/

    Guess that settles the Charity vs Justice debate:
    http://www.saintmarys.edu/~incandel/charjust.html

  • OilbertaRedTory

    2 years ago

    Ralph Nader wants to

    save us by Philanthropy :
    http://onlythesuperrich.org/

    Guess that settles the Charity vs Justice debate:
    http://www.saintmarys.edu/~incandel/charjust.html

  • OilbertaRedTory

    2 years ago

    Ralph Nader wants to

    save us by Philanthropy :
    http://onlythesuperrich.org/

    Guess that settles the Charity vs Justice debate:
    http://www.saintmarys.edu/~incandel/charjust.html

  • OilbertaRedTory

    2 years ago

    Ralph Nader wants to

    save us by Philanthropy :
    http://onlythesuperrich.org/

    Guess that settles the Charity vs Justice debate:
    http://www.saintmarys.edu/~incandel/charjust.html

  • OilbertaRedTory

    2 years ago

    Ralph Nader wants to

    save us by Philanthropy :
    http://onlythesuperrich.org/

    Guess that settles the Charity vs Justice debate:
    http://www.saintmarys.edu/~incandel/charjust.html

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