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 …
News for Lana Popham
back to Lana PophamLocal MLAs welcome school upgrades for Greater Victoria and Saanich students
VICTORIA – Local MLAs say students in Victoria and Saanich will benefit from safer, more efficient schools thanks to over $3 million in provincial funding for school upgrade projects in the Greater Victoria and Saanich School Districts. The Greater Victoria …
MLA Popham welcomes $160,000 for Camosun students
SAANICH – Saanich South MLA Lana Popham is welcoming $160,000 from the province that will provide new equipment for trades and technology students studying at Camosun College. The funding announcement of $160,000 for trades and technology equipment comes during Apprenticeship …
Local MLAs welcome school upgrades for Victoria and Saanich students
VICTORIA – Local MLAs say students in Victoria and Saanich will benefit from safer, more efficient and comfortable schools thanks to over $7 million in provincial funding for school upgrades in the Greater Victoria and Saanich School Districts. Greater Victoria …
251 new licensed child-care spaces are on their way to Greater Victoria
VICTORIA – Local families in Greater Victoria will soon be able to access 251 new licensed child-care spaces thanks to a more than $2.7 million investment through the Province’s Child Care Major Capital Funding Program. This investment includes $174,381 for …
John Horgan’s team ready to build a better B.C.
VANCOUVER – New Democrat Leader John Horgan announced changes to his shadow cabinet ahead of the coming legislative session, highlighting a strong team that will be working for all British Columbians, not just the handful of wealthy donors who had been paying her second …
New Democrat bill would ensure animal welfare standards applied to mink farms
VICTORIA— Mink bred for their pelts on B.C. farms should be protected by provincial animal cruelty laws, say the New Democrats. Lana Popham, New Democrat spokesperson for agriculture and food, introduced a bill on Wednesday that amends the Prevention of …
New Democrat bill would encourage agriculture and protect food security
VICTORIA— New Democrat agriculture and food spokesperson, Lana Popham, introduced a bill on Tuesday that encourages food production on B.C.’s agricultural lands and establishes food policies that are needed in order for B.C. agriculture to be harnessed as an economic …
New Democrat MLAs are visiting sites of green innovation in Prince George
PRINCE GEORGE— George Heyman, New Democrat spokesperson for green economy and technology, and Lana Popham, New Democrat spokesperson for agriculture and food, are touring green innovation projects in Prince George this week. “Prince George is among the provincial leaders in clean …
Women’s Caucus 2015 report
A year ends, and a new year begins Throughout 2015, the B.C. New Democrat Women’s Caucus was very active in raising issues of particular importance to women, as well as many other issues that concern all British Columbians. In this …