BURNABY – College and university students in Burnaby will immediately benefit from investments announced in Budget 2019, says New Democrat MLA for Burnaby-Lougheed, Katrina Chen. “Students around the province have been burdened by debt as the cost of living and …
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back to Rohini AroraBurnaby MLAs welcome B.C. government funds for local environment and public safety organizations
BURNABY – Local New Democrat MLAs Anne Kang, Janet Routledge, Katrina Chen and Raj Chouhan are welcoming $128,000 in funding for three not-for-profit organizations in Burnaby. The organizations, which offer public safety and environmental programs, are receiving the funds through the Community Gaming Grants program. The recipients …
Burnaby MLAs welcome new government-funded playground for Suncrest Elementary students
BURNABY – New Democrat MLA Raj Chouhan said today that students at Suncrest Elementary in Burnaby can finally enjoy a new playground, thanks to funding from the provincial government. “The children at Suncrest desperately needed a new playground,” said the …
Local MLAs welcome child care pilot project in Burnaby
BURNABY – Burnaby-Edmonds MLA Raj Chouhan and Burnaby-Lougheed MLA Katrina Chen are welcoming an exciting initiative that will see child care fees eliminated or capped at $200 per month for 136 spaces in Burnaby. The initiative is part of a …
Burnaby MLAs welcome B.C. government funds for local arts, culture and sport programs
BURNABY – Local New Democrat MLA’s Anne Kang, Janet Routledge, Katrina Chen and Raj Chouhan are welcoming $2,235,135 in funding for 48 organizations for arts, culture and sport in Burnaby through the Community Gaming Grants program. Recipients of the community …
Burnaby MLAs welcome much-needed supportive housing for those fleeing violence
BURNABY – Local New Democrat MLA’s Anne Kang, Janet Routledge, Katrina Chen and Raj Chouhan are welcoming a B.C. government investment in Burnaby that will create new supportive housing for women and children fleeing violence. Dixon Transition Society will operate …
MLA Chen celebrates construction of seismically safer school in Burnaby
BURNABY – Burnaby-Lougheed MLA Katrina Chen is celebrating construction of a safer school in Burnaby today, with work having begun on seismic upgrades at École Armstrong Elementary. “We’re working hard to ensure families have the security of knowing their children …
B.C. Liberals support court challenge that would block people from having their say
VANCOUVER – Andrew Wilkinson’s B.C. Liberals and big business are trying every trick in the book to stop people from having their say in the referendum on how we vote. “Andrew Wilkinson and the B.C. Liberals want the status quo, …
Burnaby MLAs welcome school upgrades for students in our community
BURNABY – Local MLA’s Anne Kang, Janet Routledge, Minister Katrina Chen and Raj Chouhan say students in Burnaby will benefit from safer, more efficient and more comfortable schools thanks to over $5.5 million in provincial funding for school upgrade projects …
What the B.C. Liberals really think about child care – in their own words
VICTORIA – Andrew Wilkinson’s official spokesperson on children and family development revealed Monday what the B.C. Liberals think of investments in child care. Here is what Laurie Throness, Andrew Wilkinson’s official spokesperson for children and family development, said in the …