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New benefit helps 60,000 more families with child care expenses
New benefit helps 60,000 more families with child care expenses With the launch of its new Affordable Child Care Benefit (ACCB), the provincial government is making child care more affordable for 80,000 B.C. families. This is four times the number …
Debating the impact of climate change on communities and economies.
Recovery from flooding and other natural disasters can take years. The frequency and severity of events such as flooding, fires and landslides are increasing. As of yesterday, there are 2,000 homes on evacuation order, 1,300 on evacuation alert and more …
The Importance of B.C. as Canada’s Pacific Gateway
B.C. is Canada’s export gateway to the Asia-Pacific region. B.C.-origin exports to the Pacific Rim were $16.2 billion last year, 37 percent of all B.C. exports. In the last ten years, it’s grown by 52 percent and it continues to …
AED Awareness Day
Cardiac arrest can happen to anyone, anywhere and at any time. With one Canadian going into cardiac arrest every 13 minutes, an automated external defibrillator (AED) is an effective and easy-to-use device that saves lives. April 12th is AED Awareness …
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Welcoming Gary Coons to the Legislature
Former roommate to MLA Nicholas Simmons, former colleague of the Hon. Jinny Sims and my former landlord, mentor and North Coast MLA Gary Coons visited the Legislature today. He received a warm welcome from the House.
New School Funding for the North and Central Coast
We’re still working with the School District to complete a plan for replacing Prince Rupert Middle School. Until everything is in place, the old school needs to fix its deficiencies in order to keep operating. MLA Rice welcomes school upgrades …
Rural dividend grants support three projects in the north coast region
The rural dividend encourages economic diversification, innovation, sustainability and collaboration, and recognizes the diverse needs of individual communities. Ecotrust Canada is being awarded $100,000 for the North Coast Innovation Lab in Prince Rupert, a place-based program to generate and implement …
Ocean Networks Canada
We all know that B.C. is seismically active. Some of the world’s highest magnitude earthquakes have occurred just off our shore. Ocean Networks Canada manages a collection of observatories along our coast where nodes on the ocean floor collect real-time …