April 13, 2016 | Kevin Campbell | The Northern View With reports that the B.C. NDP party had sent a letter to federal regulators rejecting the proposed Pacific NorthWest LNG terminal on Lelu Island, North Coast MLA Jennifer Rice responded …
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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 …
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 …
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 …
Contaminated Drinking Water Found in Prince Rupert Schools
February 22, 2016 This week we learned that the drinking water provided to children in four schools in Prince Rupert was contaminated with lead. This revelation came four years after drinking water in Kitimat schools was discovered to have also …
Unacceptable levels of lead found in water at four schools
February 21, 2016 Dear Editor, The Ministry of Health has shown an absence of leadership by choosing not to test drinking water in a timely manner and furthermore to then not inform the general public in Prince Rupert that there …
Minister of Health dismisses lead concerns
VICTORIA— For the second day in a row, Health Minister Terry Lake, dismissed community concerns about elevated lead levels found in four Prince Rupert schools, says North Coast MLA Jennifer Rice. “It’s almost like Minister Lake doesn’t care about the …
“How long have they known?” North Coast MLA wants answers after high levels of lead found in Prince Rupert schools’ water
February 17, 2016 | CBC Daybreak North Northern Health and school district 52 are warning students and parents about elevated levels of lead found in four of their schools. We speak to district superintendent Sandra Jones, and then North Coast …
Press Release: Statement on lead in drinking water in Prince Rupert schools
For Immediate Release Feb. 16, 2016 Statement on lead in drinking water in Prince Rupert schools VICTORIA— Jennifer Rice, MLA for North Coast, issued the following statement concerning elevated levels of lead in drinking water in Prince Rupert schools. “I …