PORT ALBERNI – New Democrat MLA Scott Fraser is welcoming $87,500 in funding for four local not-for-profit organizations. The organizations in Port Alberni, Bamfield and Bowser, all provide public safety services which are receiving funds through the Community Gaming Grants program. “Through …
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PORT ALBERNI – Local MLA Scott Fraser is reminding everyone in the Alberni Valley that the deadline to register and vote in the referendum on electoral reform is fast approaching. “This month, we have the chance to change our politics …
Local MLA Scott Fraser welcomes child care pilot projects in Port Alberni, Tofino, and Hornby Island
VICTORIA – New Democrat MLA Scott Fraser is welcoming an exciting initiative that will see child care fees eliminated or capped at $200 per month for 74 families in Port Alberni, Tofino and Hornby Island. The initiative is part of …
New Democrat MLA Scott Fraser welcomes child care investment in Port Alberni
VICTORIA – New Democrat MLA Scott Fraser, welcomes new child care funding for the Port Alberni Association for Community Living and the Nuu-Chah-Nulth Tribal Council as a part of the B.C. government’s Early Learning and Child Care (ELCC) agreement with …
MLA Scott Fraser welcomes supportive housing for women and children fleeing violence in Port Alberni
VICTORIA – New Democrat MLA Scott Fraser is welcoming a B.C. government announcement that Port Alberni is one of twelve communities set to benefit from new supportive housing for women and children fleeing violence. “For far too long, women and …
MLA Scott Fraser welcomes new playground for EJ Dunn Elementary in Port Alberni
Port Alberni – Mid Island-Pacific Rim MLA Scott Fraser said students at EJ Dunn Elementary are getting a new universally-accessible playground, thanks to $105,000 in provincial funding announced by the Premier and Minister of Education today. “The PAC at EJ …
MLA Fraser welcomes school upgrades for Alberni students
PORT ALBERNI – Local MLA Scott Fraser says students in the Alberni region will benefit from safer, more efficient and comfortable schools thanks to over $2 million in provincial funding for school upgrade projects in the Alberni School District. “The …
MLA Fraser welcomes Community Action Team to Port Alberni to fight overdose crisis
Port Alberni – Port Alberni is one of 18 B.C. communities that are getting an on-the-ground Community Action Team (CAT) and dedicated funding as part of the Province’s escalated response to the overdose crisis. “Fentanyl has killed a lot of people …
MLA Fraser welcomes greater incentives for people to switch to cleaner fuel sources
VICTORIA – Mid Island-Pacific Rim MLA Scott Fraser is welcoming $14,750 in incentives from government to encourage people in the Alberni-Clayoquot region to switch to cleaner fuel sources this winter. Fraser said that in the past, the B.C. wood stove …
89 new licensed child-care spaces are on their way to Qualicum Beach, Hitacu and Royston
VICTORIA – Local families in Mid Island – Pacific Rim will soon be able to access 89 new licensed child-care spaces thanks to a more than $1.1 million investment through the Province’s Child Care Major Capital Funding Program, announced New …