Having spent time touring wildfire and flood-affected communities, I’m proud to be a part of a government that not only recognizes the need for improved emergency services in Indigenous communities but also is willing to do something about it. This …
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B.C. strikes deal with Ottawa to keep funding BC Bus North on routes that Greyhound abandoned
Good news for the Northwest! Affordable transportation to continue along Highway 16. I recently helped a constituent use BC Bus North so she could get to Kitimat where a job was waiting for her. That was a really satisfying feeling …
BC Rural Dividend Funding Provides over $1.1 million for five projects in the North and Central Coast regions.
Under the BC Rural Dividend Program, the Government of British Columbia is providing over $1.1 million for five projects in the North and Central Coast regions. “Indigenous and remote communities lack financial supports found in larger cities. The projects …
Video – Why We Need the North Coast Oil Tanker Moratorium to be Enacted
My testimony to the Senate Standing Committee on Transport and Communication in video form.
Why We Need the North Coast Oil Tanker Moratorium to be Enacted
The following is my testimony provided to the Canadian Senate’s Transportation and Communications Committee hearings on Bill C-48 held in Prince Rupert on Tuesday, April 16th, 2019. The Committee is deliberating on Bill C-48: Oil Tanker Moratorium Act which …
Debating Changes to the Coastal Ferry Act
Jennifer Rice Celebrates Public Safety Volunteers
Jennifer Rice Pays Tribute to Emergency Service Dispatchers
Jennifer Rice Celebrates Ground Search and Rescue
Tsunami Awareness Week
Last January’s tsunami warning was a wake up call for coastal communities in British Columbia. Emergency preparation gets put on a to-do list, but never checked off as done. That’s why, each year, during Tsunami Preparedness Week, which runs April …