Randene Neill
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Randene Neill | |
|---|---|
 Campaign portrait, 2024 | |
| Minister of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship of British Columbia | |
| Assumed office November 18, 2024 | |
| Premier | David Eby |
| Preceded by | Nathan Cullen |
| Member of the British Columbia Legislative Assembly for Powell River-Sunshine Coast | |
| Assumed office October 19, 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Nicholas Simons |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1968 or 1969 (age 56–57)[1] |
| Party | BC NDP |
| Alma mater | University of British Columbia British Columbia Institute of Technology |
| Occupation | Journalist |
Randene Neill MLA is a Canadian politician and former journalist. She was elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2024 general election, representing the electoral district of Powell River-Sunshine Coast as a member of the British Columbia New Democratic Party.[2] Neill was appointed Minister of Water, Land and Resource Stewardship by Premier David Eby in November 2024.
Born in Vernon, British Columbia,[3] Neill studied at the University of British Columbia, graduating in 1991 with a Bachelor of Arts,[4] and at the British Columbia Institute of Technology, graduating in 1996.[5] She joined BCTV in 1998 as a news writer and reporter,[5][6] and was appointed noon news anchor when the station rebranded as Global BC in 2001. In 2011, she became the station's late-night news anchor, later moving to the morning news.[7] Neill left Global in 2016 to work as a communications director with Anthem Properties.[8][9][10][11] In 2021, she returned to broadcasting as the morning co-anchor for all-news radio station CKWX,[11] leaving in 2022 after a ten-month stint.[12]
A video of Neill during an animal adoption segment at Global BC went viral when a shelter dog jumped on her and licked her face, while another dog ran around.[13][14]
Neill currently resides in Pender Harbour, having moved there in 2020.[1]