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 …
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back to Nina KriegerMLA Fleming unveils new Stop of Interest sign in remembrance of The First Flight
VICTORIA – Local MLA Rob Fleming unveiled a new Stop of Interest sign today at Lansdowne Middle School in remembrance of The First Flight. The sign commemorates September 8th, 1910, when a pioneering aircraft made its first flight. The Gibson …
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 …
Clark government brags British Columbians are forced to take payday loans
VICTORIA— Christy Clark’s affordability crisis is forcing more and more people to turn to expensive payday loans, says New Democrat MLA Rob Fleming. “It’s alarming that Christy Clark’s minister responsible for payday loans bragged Thursday about how great these high-interest …
Supreme Court decision a big win for B.C. children
VICTORIA— The Supreme Court of Canada has upheld a B.C. court decision which found that the Christy Clark government deliberately tried to provoke a strike with B.C. teachers for political gain while leaving children undersupported in overcrowded classrooms, says B.C. …
Documents show that Christy Clark’s government made up excuses when putting school kids at risk
VICTORIA – New documents released by the B.C. New Democrats show that Christy Clark’s government is making up excuses for why they are indefinitely delaying school seismic upgrades and putting hundreds of children’s public safety at risk. “When the Christy …
Christy Clark shows how far she’ll go to close schools in Vancouver
VANCOUVER – Christy Clark has created more chaos for students, parents and teachers in Vancouver by having her education minister fire the Vancouver School Board, says New Democrat leader John Horgan. “This is a terrible day for everyone in Vancouver …
Statement by B.C. New Democrats on World Teachers’ Day
VICTORIA— Rob Fleming, New Democrat education spokesperson, and Jodie Wickens, New Democrat deputy education spokesperson, issued the following statement on World Teachers’ Day: “Today we say thank you to our great teachers who inspire our kids and impart knowledge and …
Christy Clark’s education minister brags about kids in Chilliwack forced to learn in portables
CHILLIWACK– Christy Clark’s education minister used the number of portables in Chilliwack as an excuse for why he thinks it’s okay government has failed to get 7,000 kids out of Surrey portables. “Only the Christy Clark government would brag about …
Random acts of education funding all about Christy Clark’s bad headlines
VICTORIA–Christy Clark’s eleventh-hour education funding isn’t about kids, it’s about bad headlines, say the New Democrats. “The premier was content to underfund education for years, forcing school districts into heartbreaking and disruptive decisions to close schools and cancel programs,” said …