Next week, on May 1, our new short-term rental regulations come into effect. These rules will help ensure more homes are available for the people who live and work in our communities – rather than just generating profit. We’re already seeing …
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Good resource jobs now AND a generation from now
We want good resource jobs in our communities today, AND in a generation from now. Past administrations have eroded our collective natural assets to make a quick dollar for distant shareholders, at the expense of our social and economic future …
B.C. takes action to improve literacy for students
More support for early screening and interventions will help students with dyslexia and other learning disabilities be more successful. So that’s what we’re doing! A total of $30 million over three years will expand the services of several provincial outreach …
Telephone Townhall, April 9th, 2024!
Questions for the Premier? Join myself, Harwinder Sandhu, MLA for Vernon-Monashee, and Premier David Eby , for a Telephone Town Hall for the people of Boundary-Similkameen! Follow the link below to register with your phone number and optional questions. We’re …
More B.C. families benefit from $10-a-day child care
More families in British Columbia will save thousands of dollars every year as more than 930 child care spaces move into the $10 a Day ChildCareBC program in March and April. This brings the total number of $10-a-day spaces in …
Bill 13 – Land Title and Property Law Amendment Act, 2024
On April 1st, 2024 The Province of British Columbia introduced legislative amendments that would provide changes to the ways First Nations can acquire, hold and register fee simple land in B.C., reducing discriminatory and racist barriers. The proposed amendments are …
New financial incentives launched for Boundary Hospital health-care staff
New financial incentives launched for health-care staff in Grand Forks – BC News Interior Health is now offering financial incentives in an effort to attract health-care staff in Grand Forks.
Hopepunk for youth: eco-anxiety, our ‘othering’ of youth, and the opportunity for optimism ahead.
HOPE: Last month I had a chance to speak to my colleagues in the BC legislature about some of the challenges that our youth are facing, and the burden we place upon their shoulders for the future. This was tied, …
New supportive homes open in Vernon
New supportive homes open in Vernon VERNON – The Province, through BC Housing, has partnered with the Turning Points Collaborative Society and the City of Vernon to open 52 new supportive homes for people experiencing or at risk of homelessness …
Big White on-mountain bus service conversations
Big White on-mountain bus service considered by MLA – Kelowna News The issue of on-mountain bus service at Big White has landed on the desk of the MLA for Boundary-Similkameen, Roly Russell.