, ▁due ▁to ▁concerns ▁with ▁the ▁long - term ▁le ase ▁agreement ▁and ▁ris ks ▁involved , ▁replacing ▁the ▁plant ▁and ▁animal ▁conserv atory ▁Cry stal ▁Gard ens ▁with ▁the ▁multi - media ▁tour ist ▁att raction , ▁The ▁B . C . ▁Exper ience , ▁which ▁file d ▁for ▁bank rupt cy ▁protection ▁three ▁months ▁after ▁opening . ▁ ▁Provin cial ▁politics ▁With ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁BC ▁general ▁election ▁still ▁a ▁year ▁away , ▁F lem ing ▁declared ▁his ▁interest ▁in ▁seeking ▁the ▁N DP ▁nom ination ▁in ▁the ▁Victoria - H ill side ▁r iding . ▁Within ▁a ▁few ▁months , ▁former - ML A ▁Steve ▁Or ch erton , ▁who ▁had ▁won ▁the ▁r iding ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁but ▁lost ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁declared ▁his ▁candid acy ▁for ▁the ▁N DP ▁nom ination . ▁The ▁primary ▁was ▁bil led ▁as ▁a ▁contest ▁between ▁the ▁hard ▁line ▁" old - school ▁union ▁man " ▁Or ch erton ▁versus ▁the ▁" new ▁wave " ▁moder ate ▁F lem ing ▁which ▁was ▁seen ▁as ▁the ▁symbol ic ▁struggle ▁that ▁was ▁occurr ing ▁throughout ▁the ▁party . ▁F lem ing ▁won ▁the ▁N DP ▁nom ination ▁in ▁January ▁and ▁began ▁campaign ing ▁in ▁April ▁for ▁the ▁general ▁election . ▁F lem ing ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁five ▁candidates ▁across ▁the ▁province ▁who ▁were ▁end ors ed ▁by ▁the ▁Conserv ation ▁V ot ers ▁of ▁British ▁Columbia . ▁In ▁the ▁May ▁general ▁election ▁F lem ing