. . "2728"^^ . "Ministry Abolished"@en . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Evelyn Marie Gillespie (born April 1, 1952) is a Canadian former politician. She served as MLA for the Comox Valley riding in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1996 to 2001, as a member of the British Columbia New Democratic Party. She graduated from the University of British Columbia in 1976 with a degree in recreation education. She also operated a small resort in the Comox Valley and now owns and operates the Laughing Oyster Bookshop in Courtenay, British Columbia."@en . . . . . . . . . . "2001-05-16"^^ . . "21899658"^^ . . . . "1952-05-01"^^ . . . . "1952-05-01"^^ . . . . "Minister of Women's Equality"@en . . . . . . . . . . . "1996-05-28"^^ . . "Evelyn Marie Gillespie (born April 1, 1952) is a Canadian former politician. She served as MLA for the Comox Valley riding in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 1996 to 2001, as a member of the British Columbia New Democratic Party. She graduated from the University of British Columbia in 1976 with a degree in recreation education. Before her election as an MLA, she co-ordinated volunteer programs at a Calgary shelter for abused women and their children and also worked as a co-ordinator of volunteer programs at the Addiction Research Foundation in Toronto and with the Vancouver Health Department. She also operated a small resort in the Comox Valley and now owns and operates the Laughing Oyster Bookshop in Courtenay, British Columbia."@en . . . . . "Evelyn Gillespie"@en . . . . . "1084684613"^^ . . . . . . . "Resort Operator"@en . . . . "--11-01"^^ . . . . . . . . . . . . . "Evelyn Gillespie"@en . . . . . . . . . "British Columbia Legislative"@en . . . . "Evelyn Gillespie"@en . . . "Calgary, Alberta, Canada"@en . .