NEW WESTMINSTER – New Democrat MLA Judy Darcy is welcoming $588,050 in funding for 16 organizations for arts, culture and sport in New Westminster through the Community Gaming Grants program. “In New Westminster, art and culture and sport are crucial …
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NEW WESTMINSTER – New Democrat MLAs Judy Darcy and Raj Chouhan are welcoming new child care funding for the Spirit of the Children Society, as part of the B.C. government’s Early Learning and Child Care (ELCC) agreement with the Government …
BC Liberal Affordability Committee shouldn’t be believed, says MLA Darcy
NEW WESTMINSTER – The BC Liberal Caucus’ so-called “Affordability Committee” is meeting in New Westminster today, but according to New Democrat MLA for New Westminster Judy Darcy, the BC Liberals spent 16 years making life less affordable for people in …
MLA Judy Darcy welcomes new playground for Qayqayt Elementary in New Westminster
NEW WESTMINSTER – MLA Judy Darcy said students at Qayqayt Elementary school in New Westminster are getting a new accessible playground, thanks to $105,000 in provincial funding announced by the Premier and Minister of Education today. “I am so excited …
MLA Darcy welcomes school upgrades for New Westminster students
NEW WESTMINSTER – Local MLA Minister Judy Darcy says students in New Westminster will benefit from safer, more efficient and more comfortable schools thanks to over $2 million in provincial funding for school upgrade projects in the New Westminster School …
Protect B.C. patients by banning paid plasma clinics, says Darcy
VICTORIA— Scott Adams, Andrew Cumming and others like them need access to a safe, stable blood supply, says New Democrat health spokesperson Judy Darcy. That’s why Darcy is pressing the Christy Clark government to step in immediately and ban paid …
Leaked memo shows Island Health is planning cuts to address Christy Clark underfunding
VICTORIA— A leaked memo from Island Health Authority shows that Christy Clark’s underfunding of healthcare is forcing the authority to make cuts and put patients at risk. Island Health president Brendan Carr sent a memo to senior staff indicating that …
Christy Clark is failing our seniors, report shows
VICTORIA –The Christy Clark government is failing to protect an increasingly vulnerable senior population from the effects of the affordability crisis, say the New Democrats. “Seniors are waiting too long for services and aren’t getting the support they need from …
Statement on World AIDS Day
VICTORIA – New Democrat Leader John Horgan and health spokesperson Judy Darcy released the following statement to mark World AIDS Day: “World AIDS Day has been recognized for more than a quarter century as an opportunity for people around the world to …
14-month wait highlights Clark government failure on health care
Five-year-old waits too long for simple procedure to help him hear NEW WESTMINSTER— A five-year-old New Westminster boy has had to wait 14 months to have a simple procedure to help him hear because of the failures of Christy Clark’s …