Campbell River – Campbell River 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. “The overdose crisis has been going on …
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back to Michele Babchuk98 new licensed child-care spaces are on their way to Campbell River
VICTORIA – Local families in Campbell River will soon be able to access 98 new licensed child-care spaces thanks to an almost $1 million investment through the Province’s Child Care Major Capital Funding Program, announced New Democrat MLA for North …
John Horgan’s New Democrats commit to four-lane Highway 1 from Kamloops to Alberta
VICTORIA— New Democrat leader John Horgan committed to moving forward with a four-lane upgrade to Highway 1 between Kamloops and the Alberta border in his address to municipal leaders at the Union of B.C. Municipalities conference in Victoria this week. …
Christy Clark ferry fix won’t come until after the election
VICTORIA— Christy Clark admitted that when she made cuts to the North Coast ferry in 2014 it decimated the Discovery Route, and heavily impacted First Nations economies and tourism. Even worse, the chaos she created won’t be fixed for at …
NDP slams ferry affordability as B.C. Ferries AGM gets under way
VANCOUVER – Christy Clark’s B.C. Liberal government has made ferries unaffordable for coastal British Columbians, said New Democrat spokesperson on ferries Claire Trevena. “British Columbians are being squeezed by the Christy Clark government every which way they turn. The B.C. …
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 …
Commuters pay the price for Liberal bungling of Port Mann Bridge
SURREY – Families and small business will be facing yet more financial pain after the B.C. Liberals hiked up the tolls on the Port Mann Bridge. “Every single day, middle class families see their more of their paycheques eroded by …
Shipbuilding Act good for B.C.’s economy
VICTORIA – Legislation introduced today would nurture B.C.’s shipbuilding industry, benefit the province’s economy, and create jobs, say B.C.’s New Democrats. “The Provincial Shipbuilding Act would ensure that ferries, seabuses and any other vessels used by or for the public are built, maintained …
No end in sight for ferry fare increases
VICTORIA – Families living on the coast will continue to pay more and get less when it comes to B.C. Ferries, says New Democrat transportation spokesperson Claire Trevena. “B.C. families living on our coast have watched life become much more …
Liberal transportation plan is no plan at all
VICTORIA – The B.C. Liberals’ so-called 10-year transportation plan is little more than a collection of nice pictures, vague comments and fact boxes, say the New Democrats. “Only a Christy Clark government would call this a plan,” said Claire Trevena, …