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 …
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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.
Grand Forks partnerships get funding to help tackle homelessness
NDP MLA Russell says supports for vulnerable people will help tackle homelessness in Grand Forks City of Grand Forks to receive $200K grant for homelessness services City council and housing minister Eby still negotiating proposed Moto shelter project
Rural British Columbians to benefit from increased connectivity
https://www.newswire.ca/news-releases/government-of-canada-and-b-c-government-invest-to-bring-high-speed-internet-to-over-2-000-more-homes-in-british-columbia-854017626.html OTTAWA, ON, Aug. 6, 2021 /CNW/ – The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted how much we rely on our connections. Now more than ever, Canadians across the country need access to reliable high-speed Internet as many of us are working, learning, and staying …
[Op. Ed.] Grief and redress: burning churches isn’t the path forward.
‘The burning of churches is not the way forward,’ writes MLA Russell Russell’s latest column includes voices from Indigenous leaders throughout the Boundary-Similkameen
MLA Russell says new, affordable rentals coming to Osoyoos
OSOYOOS – NDP MLA Roly Russell says 43 new, affordable rental homes are coming to Osoyoos for people with low to moderate incomes. “It’s great to see the Osoyoos Indian Band moving forward with this work to ensure community members have …