April 7, 2016 VICTORIA— New Democrat MLA Jennifer Rice introduced a bill today that would prevent more children being exposed to elevated lead levels in their drinking water. “Parents in this province should have peace of mind when they send their children off …
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NDP health critic looks at rural maternity care – Clearwater
April 5, 2016| Keith McNeill | Clearwater Times | Up until 2008, doctors delivered babies at Dr. Helmcken Memorial Hospital. Up to 80 babies per year were born in the hospital. Last year about 40 babies were born from Clearwater …
NDP MLA on rural healthcare fact-finding tour
April 5, 2016 | Barbara Roden | Ashcroft Cache Creek Journal | MLA Jennifer Rice (NDP; North Coast) is on a fact-finding mission to rural communities in B.C., to listen to parents, advocates, and service providers talk about access to …
Press Release: New Democrat rural health care spokesperson to hear about maternity care in the Cariboo
March 29, 2016 CLEARWATER— Jennifer Rice, New Democrat spokesperson for northern and rural health, will visit Clearwater, Ashcroft and Quesnel to hear from parents, advocates and service providers about access to maternity care. “One of the biggest issues I hear …
Press Release: Local MLA organizes water tests following government neglect
March 9, 2016 VICTORIA— After the Christy Clark government refused to take the issue of lead in the drinking water of North Coast communities seriously, B.C. New Democrat MLA for the North Coast, Jennifer Rice, initiated water testing in three …
Jennifer Rice Participates in Lion Eye Dotting Ceremony
February 28, 2016 Jennifer Rice participates in the Lion Eye Dotting Ceremony at the Prince Rupert Chinese Association annual New Year Celebration. Thank you to all who made this evening such a success!
Province-wide Tour: Maternity Matters
Jennifer Rice, MLA for North Coast will be embarking on a province wide Maternity Matters Tour. The tour aims at learning about the challenges that mothers-to-be face in accessing maternity care in rural and/or remote communities. What challenges are there …
Local MLA calls for premier apology
February 26, 2016 | Andrew Hudson | Haida Gwaii Observer North Coast MLA Jennifer Rice is demanding an apology after B.C. Premier Christy Clark called local LNG opponents a “rag-tag group” and “forces of ‘no’.” “This was hardly a ‘rag-tag’ …
Lead worries prompt more tests of water in schools
February 25, 2016 | Lindsay Kines | Times Colonist | The Northern Health Authority will be helping school districts test the drinking water in four other northwest communities following the discovery of elevated lead levels at schools in Prince Rupert, …
Lead in school water spurs call for province-wide tests
February 23, 2016 | Lindsay Kines | Times Colonist B.C. Health Minister Terry Lake deflected calls Monday for provincewide testing of drinking water in older schools, despite the discovery of elevated lead levels in tap water at schools in Prince …