Paul Kenny served as a member of the Legislative Assembly for Bathurst from 1978-1991. He was a member of the Knights of Columbus, the United Commercial Travelers, the North Shore Forest Syndicate and an honorary member of the Big Brothers & Bi

g Sisters. He was a former president of the United Papermakers & Paperworkers union and a past director of the Northumberland Co-Op and was involved in all aspects of his community.