Christine Boyle wins B.C. NDP nomination in Vancouver [Video]

A current Vancouver city councillor has won the B.C. NDP nomination for a provincial riding after the environment minister announced he will not run again.

Christine Boyle secured the nomination for Vancouver-Little Mountain Thursday after running against former city councillor, Andrea Reimer.

Boyle said on social media the nomination “is an incredible honour.”

“Thank you all for your support! Your encouragement, and your passion for a fairer, healthier, more affordable B.C. has been so moving,” she said.

Boyle also thanked Reimer, who served as a city councillor for 10 years before she decided not to run again in 2018.

“I have so much respect for you and your team, who ran a strong, positive, inspiring campaign,” Boyle said. “My big regret of this whole race has just been that we can’t both win.”

The NDP nomination opened up after Environment Minister George Heyman announced last month he would not be seeking re-election this fall. 

“I’ve been lucky enough to be in …