In addition to a $50 million investment in Indigenous language preservation and revitalization, we’re investing $6 million in Friendship Centres like the Friendship House Association of Prince Rupert. Premier John Horgan and I visited the Friendship House on Monday, March …
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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 …
Premier John Horgan Visits Prince Rupert
Premier John Horgan visited Prince Rupert on March 26. We toured DP World, met with the Mayor and Council of Prince Rupert, met with young entrepreneurs as well a visited the Prince Rupert Friendship House. Premier John Horgan Visit No …
Nelson Kinney
A good man and vibrant community advocate who will be missed by many. I sat beside Nelson in council chambers back when I was a city councillor. I could always rely on him to have a drawer full of candies …
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 …
B.C. investment in Indigenous language revitalization puts reconciliation into action
First Peoples’ Cultural Council will work in partnership with First Nations communities to develop and implement revitalization plans for each of the living Indigenous languages in B.C., to reverse the disruption to Indigenous languages from Canada’s history of colonization and …
April Showers May Bring More than Flowers
April showers may bring more than flowers. April showers bring spring flowers, but they can also unleash floods and trigger landslides – a reality that those of us who reside along flood plains, unstable slopes and river banks know all …
Government Announces More Funding for Haida Gwaii Telecommunications
We’re pleased to announce $400,000 in funding for Gwaii Communications. This investment is in addition to the $45 million in funding announced for the “Connected Coast” project and will connect 341 households on Haida Gwaii with a fibre-optic connection, with …
Chronic hepatitis C medication now available for all British Columbians
Any British Columbian living with chronic hepatitis C now is able to access treatment, regardless of the severity of their disease, Health Minister Adrian Dix announced on March 13 In addition to expanding coverage to all British Columbians, a new chronic …
Spring Flooding
Emergency Management BC is also investing in flood risk mitigation. In February, the Governments of Canada and British Columbia announced funding for 30 flood-related projects through the National Disaster Mitigation Program. These risk assessments, flood mapping projects and mitigation initiatives …