Marke Raines

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Marke Raines (January 18, 1927 – April 10, 2020) was a Liberal party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was previously a broadcaster and journalist for radio stations CJJC, CKNW and CJOR and television station BCTV. Born in Calgary, Alberta, Raines gained notoriety as a CKNW radio reporter when in 1964 he made an unauthorised crossing of the Port Mann Bridge, as the facility had not yet been opened to the public. rdf:langString
rdf:langString Marke Raines
rdf:langString Marke Raines
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rdf:langString Toronto, Ontario, Canada
xsd:date 2020-04-10
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xsd:date 1927-01-18
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rdf:langString anchorman, broadcaster, journalist, news reporter/announcer
rdf:langString The electoral district was abolished in 1979.
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rdf:langString Marke Raines (January 18, 1927 – April 10, 2020) was a Liberal party member of the House of Commons of Canada. He was previously a broadcaster and journalist for radio stations CJJC, CKNW and CJOR and television station BCTV. Born in Calgary, Alberta, Raines gained notoriety as a CKNW radio reporter when in 1964 he made an unauthorised crossing of the Port Mann Bridge, as the facility had not yet been opened to the public. He was elected in the Burnaby—Seymour riding in the 1974 general election, but did not seek another term in the House of Commons after finishing his term in 1979 in the 30th Canadian Parliament. He was appointed a part-time member of the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission in 1981 for a five-year term. Raines died of heart failure on April 10, 2020 in Toronto.
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