Former B.C. NDP MLA Dan Coulter dies at 49 [Video]

Former NDP MLA for Chilliwack and incoming provincial director Dan Coulter has died at age 49, the party announced Friday.

Last week, he was hospitalized following a “serious medical emergency,” according to the B.C. NDP. The party has not elaborated on the nature of the medical event or his cause of death.

“It is with heavy hearts that we acknowledge the loss of Dan Coulter, a devoted advocate for the people of British Columbia, a passionate voice for inclusivity and justice, and a cherished member of the BC NDP family,” reads a joint statement from current party director Heather Stoutenburg and president Aaron Sumexheltza.

“To those of us who knew him, Dan was so much more than a colleague — he was a friend and a mentor. He was smart, funny, thoughtful and honest. But above all things, he was kind.”

Coulter was elected in his Chilliwack riding in 2020 …