NANAIMO – Nanaimo region NDP MLAs are welcoming a new rent bank that will be accessible to low-to-moderate income households in the community starting in January 2021. “People are still struggling with housing costs here, so we’re working hard to …
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NANAIMO – NDP MLAs Adam Walker, Doug Routley and Sheila Malcolmson are welcoming new affordable rental homes in Nanaimo and Parksville for people with low-to-moderate incomes. Provided by the Building BC: Community Housing Fund, these new affordable rental homes are …
NDP Nanaimo MLAs sworn into Legislature
VICTORIA – Sheila Malcolmson and Doug Routley were sworn into the Legislature virtually today as the BC New Democrat MLAs for Nanaimo and Nanaimo-North Cowichan. The 57 new BC NDP members were sworn in as part of part of British …
Families in Nanaimo and Ladysmith to benefit from 536 new child care spaces
NANAIMO – New Democrat MLA Doug Routley says that the 536 new licensed child care spaces coming to Nanaimo and Ladysmith will benefit families, helping parents return to work, go back to school or pursue other opportunities. “Families in my …
Ladysmith and Cowichan Tribes to be better prepared for flooding emergencies
LADYSMITH – New Democrat MLA Doug Routley says that Ladysmith and the Cowichan Tribes will be better prepared for flooding emergencies, thanks to nearly $300,000 announced by the province today for two local flood risk assessment and mapping projects. “It’s …
People in Ladysmith and on Gabriola Island to benefit from improved arts and recreation spaces
LADYSMITH – New Democrat MLA Doug Routley says that people in Ladysmith and on Gabriola Island will benefit from a stronger local arts community and have access to more recreational opportunities, thanks to a new joint provincial-federal investment of $3.8 …
People on Gabriola Island to benefit from economic development project
GABRIOLA ISLAND – New Democrat MLA Doug Routley says that people on Gabriola Island will benefit from increased job opportunities, thanks to $100,000 in provincial funding for an economic development project. “Islanders are resilient, innovative and full of ideas on …
MLA Routley says people in Ladysmith to benefit from local poverty action plan
LADYSMITH – New Democrat MLA Doug Routley says that a $25,000 grant in provincial funding to help local government boost supports for vulnerable and low-income people in Ladysmith. “This funding will give us more resources to tackle poverty right here …
Province, local MLAs, ask Nanaimo companies to assist through new COVID-19 Supply Hub
NANAIMO – A new COVID-19 Supply Hub is connecting needed medical supplies to support front-line health care workers, and local MLAs Sheila Malcolmson and Doug Routley are encouraging Nanaimo companies to assist. “Making sure our health care professionals in Nanaimo and …
MLAs Malcolmson and Routley welcome school upgrades in Nanaimo-Ladysmith
NANAIMO – New Democrat MLAs Sheila Malcolmson and Doug Routley say students in Nanaimo and Ladysmith are going to see more green, efficient and safe learning spaces thanks to over $1 million in provincial funding for school upgrade projects in …