Rick Thorpe is a

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politician. He was a BC Liberal Member of the Legislative Assembly in the province of

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from 1996 to 2009, representing the riding of Okanagan-Westside. A Certified Management Accountant, Thorpe was employed in the brewing industry for 22 years and then was a partner in a winery. He served as president of the

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in 1994 and 1995.

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