PHOTOS: Hundreds pay respect to former B.C. MP Chuck Strahl [Video]

Hundreds of people paid their respects to the late Chuck Strahl on Friday, a reputable and much-loved former Chilliwack MP.

Strahl died on Aug. 13 after a battle with mesothelioma, a type of cancer. He was 67.

Current and former federal, provincial, and municipal politicians, along with family, friends and the public gathered at Chilliwack Alliance Church for his memorial on Aug. 23.

Strahl was born on Feb. 25, 1957 in New Westminster, and grew up in a logging family. He first became a public official in 1993, and served Chilliwack and the surrounding area for 18 years. 

Rev. Matthew Mordaunt said he was a man who was “filled with fantastic stories, humour, integrity and wisdom.”

Others spoke just as highly of the late politician, including leader of the former Reform Party of Canada, Preston Manning who delivered Strahl’s eulogy.

What has been remarked on many times following Strahl’s passing was the “positive …