VICTORIA – Local MLAs Carole James, Rob Fleming, Mitzi Dean, and Lana Popham are welcoming $154,400 through the province’s BC Arts Council Grant Program which will support arts and culture organizations in Greater Victoria. From Greater Victoria, 24 organizations and …
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back to Darlene RotchfordGreater Victoria MLAs welcome over $500,000 in funding for public safety and crime prevention
Victoria – Local MLAs are welcoming one-time grants totaled at $531,698 for Greater Victoria through the Crime Prevention and Remediation grant program, announced last Friday. Programs that mentor vulnerable youth, support women escaping violence and help Indigenous families heal from …
MLAs Rob Fleming and Mitzi Dean welcome new playgrounds for Greater Victoria schools
VICTORIA – Victoria-Swan Lake MLA Rob Fleming and Esquimalt-Metchosin MLA Mitzi Dean says students in Greater Victoria are getting new universally accessible playgrounds, thanks to $210,000 in provincial funding announced today. Braefoot Elementary school and Eagle View Elementary school are …
Local MLAs welcome BC Arts Council Grants for Greater Victoria
VICTORIA – Local MLAs Carole James, Rob Fleming and Mitzi Dean are welcoming $939,548 through the province’s BC Arts Council Grant Program for community projects that will create new programs that encourage more inclusivity and accessibility in the creative sector, …
MLA Dean welcomes community multiculturalism and anti-racism grants
Victoria – Mitzi Dean, MLA for Esquimalt-Metchosin, is welcoming funds through the province’s Multiculturalism Grant Program for projects designed to promote multiculturalism and fight racism. “On behalf of New Democrat MLAs in Victoria, I want to say thank you to …
MLA Dean welcomes school upgrades for West Shore students
COLWOOD – Esquimalt-Metchosin MLA Mitzi Dean says students in the West Shore will benefit from safer, more efficient schools thanks to over $1 million in provincial funding for school upgrade projects in the Sooke School District. “The BC Liberals neglected our …
Local MLA reminds people in Greater Victoria to vote in referendum
VICTORIA – Local MLA Mitzi Dean is reminding everyone in Greater Victoria that the deadline to register and vote in the referendum on electoral reform is fast approaching. “Right now, we have the opportunity to change our voting system and …
Local MLA Mitzi Dean welcomes funds for arts, culture and sport programs in Esquimalt-Metchosin
VICTORIA – New Democrat MLA Mitzi Dean is welcoming $ 366,700 in funding for arts, culture and sport not-for-profit organizations through the Community Gaming Grants program. 10 local organizations are receiving funding, including the Victoria Operatic Society and the Juan …
New Democrat statement on BC Liberal appearance at anti-choice rally
Victoria – Parliamentary Secretary for Gender Equity Mitzi Dean has issued the following statement on the appearance of BC Liberals at an anti-choice rally: “For decades, Canada has recognized the fundamental right of women to make their own reproductive choices. …
MLA Dean welcomes $14,750 for seniors in Metchosin
VICTORIA – Esquimalt-Metchosin MLA Mitzi Dean welcomed an almost $15,000 grant from the province that will support seniors in living active, socially engaged and independent lives by making Metchosin more age-friendly. “This grant will be used to increase communication and …