POWELL RIVER – New Democrat MLA Nicholas Simons is welcoming $301,750 in funding for arts, culture, and sport not-for-profit organizations through the Community Gaming Grants program. 14 local organizations are receiving funding including the Powell River Academy of Music and …
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VICTORIA – New Democrat MLA Nicholas Simons is welcoming new child care funding for the shíshálh (Sechelt) Nation, and the Sunshine Coast Community Services Society, as part of the B.C. government’s Early Learning and Child Care (ELCC) agreement with the …
MLA Simons welcomes age-friendly grants for seniors in Powell River and Sechelt
Powell River – Seniors on the Sunshine Coast will benefit from greater accessibility and a higher quality of life thanks to age-friendly grants coming to two communities, announced New Democrat MLA Nicholas Simons. “Accessible health services, connections with neighbours, options …
MLA Simons welcomes school upgrades to Powell River-Sunshine Coast
POWELL RIVER – Students up and down the Sunshine Coast will benefit from safer schools and better learning conditions thanks to $3.5 million in provincial funding for school upgrade projects, said Powell River-Sunshine Coast MLA Nicholas Simons. “We’re making education …
MLA Simons welcomes Community Action Team to Powell River to fight overdose crisis
Powell River – Powell River is one of 18 B.C. communities that are getting a Community Action Team (CAT) and dedicated funding as part of the Province’s escalated response to the overdose crisis. “The overdose crisis deeply affects families and communities …
MLA Simons welcomes greater incentives for people to switch to cleaner fuel sources
VICTORIA – Powell River-Sunshine Coast MLA Nicholas Simons is welcoming $12,700 in incentives from government to encourage people on the Sunshine Coast to switch to cleaner fuel sources this winter. Simons said that in the past, the B.C. wood stove …
72 New licensed child-care spaces are on their way to the Sunshine Coast
SECHELT – Local families in Sechelt will soon be able to access 72 new licensed child-care spaces thanks to a $500,000 investment through the Province’s Child Care Major Capital Funding Program, announced Nicholas Simons, MLA for Powell River-Sunshine Coast. “Every …
Premier knowingly appointed cabinet intent on dismantling ALR
VICTORIA— Despite promising to protect farmland during the election, leaked emails reveal that as soon as she was elected Premier Clark purposefully appointed ministers who had long desired to remove protections for farmland to oversee B.C. agriculture, say New Democrats. …
Comox Valley MLA Don McRae votes to end debate on reducing protections for farmland
VICTORIA – Comox Valley MLA Don McRae showed he supports dismantling the Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR) by voting on Tuesday to prematurely cut off debate on Bill 24, say B.C.’s New Democrats. “Don McRae made it clear with his actions …
Liberals misled British Columbians with election promise to “preserve agricultural land”
VICTORIA – During the election campaign the B.C. Liberals promised to protect agricultural land, but now they are doing just the opposite, say the New Democrats. “Before the election, Country Life in B.C. magazine asked the Liberals specifically if they …