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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Bill introduces calls for water testing at schools
April 13, 2016 | Shannon Lough | The Northern View As it stands, there is no routine testing of lead or contaminates in school drinking water in the province. In February, Northern Health discovered high levels of lead in the …
BCTF urges province to test school water for lead
April 7, 2016 | Tracy Sherlock | Vancouver Sun The B.C. Teachers’ Federation is urging the provincial government to ensure schools have safe drinking water. There is concern about lead in school drinking water — a teacher in Kitimat had water tested …
New Democrats call for regular water testing in B.C. schools
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 …
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 …