Lela Margaret Ann Evans is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Newfoundland and Labrador House of Assembly in the 2019 provincial election.
13 Facts About Lela Evans
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Lela Evans represents the electoral district of Torngat Mountains as a Progressive Conservative.
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Lela Evans was first elected in the 2019 provincial election and was re-elected in 2021.
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Lela Evans was born in Makkovik, a community in Nunatsiavut, Labrador and she is of Norwegian and Inuit descent.
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Lela Evans is the daughter of Annie Lela Evans and niece of feminist activist Ruth Flowers.
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In 2016, Lela Evans joined protests against the Lower Churchill Project despite working for the company developing the project, Nalcor Energy.
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Lela Evans has worked as a first-aid instructor and at the Voisey's Bay Mine.
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Lela Evans has served as a part of a team conducting community consultations on the Uranium mining moratorium in northern Labrador.
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Lela Evans is a graduate of the Memorial University of Newfoundland.
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Lela Evans was nominated as the Progressive Conservative candidate against her cousin and MHA Randy Edmunds.
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Lela Evans considered herself to be "putting the P in PC," meaning that she considers herself to be progressive in her political beliefs.
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Lela Evans has called for the Trans-Labrador Highway to be extended to reach communities in the northern part of Labrador.
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On October 25,2021, Lela Evans left the PC Party to sit as an Independent in the House of Assembly.