MAPLE RIDGE – New Democrat MLA Lisa Beare says funding boost to community-based Indigenous, adult and family literacy programs will help people gain skills in reading, writing, math and digital literacy. “Giving people the opportunity to improve their literacy opens …
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back to Lisa BeareNDP MLA’s Lisa Beare and Bob D’Eith say multiculturalism grants will help fight racism in Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows
MAPLE RIDGE- Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows MLA Lisa Beare and Maple Ridge-Mission MLA Bob D’Eith say multiculturalism grant funding will help local organizations fight systemic racism throughout the area. This year, priority was given to projects addressing anti-Indigenous, anti-Asian and anti-Black racism. “The rise we have seen in Anti-Asian …
Maple Ridge MLAs say improvements to West Coast Express will make locomotives run cleaner and longer
MAPLE RIDGE – New Democrat MLAs Lisa Beare and Bob D’Eith say joint federal and provincial funding for the refurbishment of seven locomotives on the West Coast Express will make them run longer and cleaner. “Pitt Meadows and Maple Ridge will benefit from these …
Addictions treatment and recovery services get a boost in Maple Ridge, say NDP MLAs
MAPLE RIDGE – New Democrat MLAs Bob D’Eith and Lisa Beare are welcoming funding for addictions treatment and recovery services in Maple Ridge, providing a boost for providers and ensuring people struggling with addictions are supported during COVID-19. “Our New Democrat …
NDP MLAs welcome new rent bank in Maple Ridge
MAPLE RIDGE – NDP MLAs Bob D’Eith and Lisa Beare are welcoming a new rent bank that is now open and accessible to low- to moderate-income households in Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows. A rent bank is a homelessness prevention …
Maple Ridge NDP MLAs sworn into Legislature
VICTORIA – Lisa Beare and Bob D’Eith were sworn into the Legislature virtually today as the re-elected BC New Democrat MLAs for Maple Ridge–Pitt Meadows and Maple Ridge–Mission following an historic election. They joined the largest BC New Democrat caucus …
Maple Ridge MLAs welcome next steps towards supportive housing for youth
MAPLE RIDGE –MLAs Bob D’Eith and Lisa Beare say that Ridge Meadows is on the path to a housing solution for vulnerable youth. The New Democrat provincial government is working in partnership with municipal, federal, school district, and First Nations …
Maple Ridge MLAs celebrate over $41 million in funding, 700 child care spaces created locally since 2017
MAPLE RIDGE – New Democrat MLAs Lisa Beare and Bob D’Eith are celebrating the creation of 700 new child care spaces in the Maple Ridge area since the BC New Democrats formed government in 2017, part of the fastest creation …
BC NDP Tourism Minister Lisa Beare is “championing tourism workers, business, and communities,” says Tourism Industry Association
While the BC Liberals try to gain political advantage with the challenges facing BC’s tourism sector, tourism businesses and community leaders tell a different story. Today, Tourism Industry Association CEO Walt Judas wrote to Tourism Minister Lisa Beare: “I wish …
MLA Lisa Beare welcomes new affordable homes for people in Maple Ridge
MAPLE RIDGE – New Democrat MLA Lisa Beare is welcoming the announcement of 49 new homes for middle-income individuals and families in Maple Ridge. “These new units will mean more working people and their families can find a place to …