LADYSMITH – BC NDP MLAs Sheila Malcolmson, Debra Toporowski, Stephanie Higginson, and George Anderson say new provincial funding for local projects means Nanaimo, Ladysmith, and the Cowichan Valley will be better able to withstand and adapt to natural hazards and …
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back to Stephanie HigginsonNDP MLA Stephanie Higginson says funding for new playground will mean more fun for kids in Parksville
PARKSVILLE – New Democrat MLA Stephanie Higginson says students at Springwood Elementary will soon be playing and exploring on a new universally-accessible playground, thanks to $200,000 in provincial funding for SD69. “Every student deserves an inclusive, safe and fun place …
BC NDP MLAs Sheila Malcolmson, George Anderson, and Stephanie Higginson say funding will strengthen emergency support services in Nanaimo and Oceanside
NANAIMO – BC NDP MLAs says Sheila Malcolmson, George Anderson, and Stephanie Higginson say Nanaimo and Oceanside are receiving funding that will help to better support people who need to evacuate from their homes during emergencies. “Investments into emergency support …
NDP MLA Stephanie Higginson says more families in Oceanside benefiting from investments in child care
PARKSVILLE: NDP MLA Stephanie Higginson says that more families in Oceanside will benefit from $10-a-day child care spaces and funding for new child care centres. “As we see more and more young families choose Parksville to raise their kids, it’s …
BC NDP MLAs Anderson, Malcolmson, and Higginson say funding will build capacity of local volunteer fire departments across the mid island
NANAIMO – BC NDP MLAs Anderson, Malcolmson, and Higginson say funding announced this week will strengthen the work of local volunteer and composite fire departments to help keep people safer in emergencies. “The dedicated volunteer firefighters across Ladysmith – Oceanside should have the …
BC NDP MLAs says changes will bring more film and tv industry jobs to greater Nanaimo region
NANAIMO – BC NDP MLAs George Anderson, Stephanie Higginson, and Sheila Malcolmson say upcoming changes to the regional and distant location tax credits will bring more film and television productions and jobs to the greater Nanaimo region and other Vancouver …
BC NDP MLA Doug Routley says Cowichan will be better equipped to defend against climate change
COWICHAN VALLEY – BC NDP MLA Doug Routley says people in the Cowichan Valley will be safer during emergencies, with provincial funding that will better equip local governments and First Nations to reduce the risk of disasters. “The Cowichan Tribes …
BC NDP MLAs Sheila Malcolmson and Doug Routley say new classrooms are coming to Chase River Elementary
NANAIMO – BC NDP MLAs Sheila Malcolmson and Doug Routley say that students in Nanaimo will benefit as 125 new student spaces are added to Chase River Elementary as part of the government’s actions to expand schools. “We’ve been working hard to build …
BC NDP MLAs Malcolmson and Routley say people will gather, work and play in new community space on Gabriola Island
GABRIOLA ISLAND – BC NDP MLAs Sheila Malcolmson and Doug Routley celebrated the opening of the Lund Gathering Place on the weekend, where people on Gabriola Island will be able to gather, work, and play. “People on Gabriola love to gather …
People in the Cowichan Valley will be safer during emergencies, thanks to provincial funding for Emergency Operation Centres
LADYSMITH – BC NDP MLA Doug Routley says people in the Cowichan Valley will be safer during emergencies, with provincial funding that will better equip their local Emergency Operations Centres. “Having effective and efficient Emergency Operations Centres truly makes a …