COURTENAY – A report released this week credits the New Democrat government for a decrease in the cost of living for Comox Valley, says Courtenay-Comox MLA Ronna-Rae Leonard. Comox Valley’s living wage has decreased by 8 per cent since last year, …
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back to Ronna-Rae LeonardMLA Ronna-Rae Leonard welcomes new playground for Airport Elementary School in Comox
COMOX – Courtenay-Comox MLA Ronna-Rae Leonard says students at Airport Elementary School are getting a new accessible playground, thanks to $105,000 in provincial funding. “Playgrounds are as essential to students in school as textbooks and school supplies are,” said MLA …
MLA Ronna-Rae Leonard welcomes new playground for Airport Elementary School in Comox
COMOX – Courtenay-Comox MLA Ronna-Rae Leonard welcomes a new accessible playground for students at Airport Elementary School thanks to $105,000 in provincial funding. “Playgrounds are as essential to students as textbooks and school supplies are,” said MLA Leonard. “Our government …
Local MLA Leonard welcomes BC Arts Council Grants
COURTENAY – Local MLA Ronna-Rae Leonard is welcoming $81,079 through the province’s BC Arts Council Grant Program for community projects that will create new programs that encourage more inclusivity and accessibility in the creative sector, including those that support emerging …
Local MLAs welcome school upgrades for Comox Valley students
COMOX VALLEY – New Democrat MLAs Ronna-Rae Leonard and Scott Fraser say students in the Comox Valley will benefit from safer, more efficient schools thanks to over $1.8 million in provincial funding for school upgrade projects in the Comox Valley …
MLA Ronna-Rae Leonard welcomes funds for local environmental and public safety organizations
COURTENAY – New Democrat MLA Ronna-Rae Leonard is welcoming $314,000 in funding for eight not-for-profit organizations in the Comox Valley. The organizations, which offer public safety and environmental programs and services, are receiving the funds through the Community Gaming Grants program. “Great …
Local MLA reminds people in the Comox Valley to vote in referendum
COURTENAY – Local MLA Ronna-Rae Leonard is reminding everyone in the Comox Valley that the deadline to register and vote in the referendum on electoral reform is fast approaching. “Elections BC is receiving more and more ballots every day,” said …
Local MLA Ronna-Rae Leonard welcomes child care pilot project in Comox
VICTORIA – New Democrat MLA Ronna-Rae Leonard is welcoming a new child care initiative that will see child care fees capped at $200 per month or eliminated altogether for 35 families in Comox. The initiative is part of a B.C. …
Local MLA Ronna-Rae Leonard welcomes funds for arts, culture and sport programs in Courtenay-Comox
VICTORIA – New Democrat MLA Ronna-Rae Leonard is welcoming $506,100 in funding for arts, culture and sport not-for-profit organizations through the Community Gaming Grants program. 21 local organizations are receiving funding, including the Comox Valley Minor Hockey Association and the …
New Democrat MLA Ronna-Rae Leonard welcomes child care investment in Courtenay
VICTORIA – New Democrat MLA Ronna-Rae Leonard, welcomes child care funding for the Comox Valley Child Development Association in Courtenay as a part of the B.C. government’s Early Learning and Child Care (ELCC) agreement with the Government of Canada. “Investing …