September 30th newsletter

Dear Neighbour, Former Senator, Justice, and Chair of Canada’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission Murray “Murr” Sinclair has equated the path to reconciliation as getting to the top of a mountain. The paths are marked and described, there are easy routes and tougher …

Library chats

Come join me for a chat at the library! I will be at both the Parkgate branch and the Lynn Valley branch once a month in October, November and December for a chance to meet up and ask me questions …

BC Vaccine Card

The  BC Vaccine Card is up and running. For those that have not applied for one yet, it can be applied for online here. You need to provide your personal health number (found on the back of your driver’s licence, …

BC Vaccine card-September 8th, 2021, newsletter

Dear Neighbour, The BC Vaccine Card website is now up and running and can be accessed here. The waiting time to access the website has ranged. Yesterday when one of the office staff accessed it, the wait time was about 40 minutes. …

Have your say about paid sick leave!

I encourage everyone to have their say about the future of paid sick leave. This pandemic has shown us how important paid sick leave is for workers around the province. Many of our lower paid workers are also our most …

July 30, 2021, newsletter

Dear Neighbour, It is now the end of July and heading into the August long weekend. How the time has flown by. BC Day is this Monday. For over a year now, the frontline workers, the nurses, teachers, first responders and …

BC brings in rodenticide ban

The Province has brought in a temporary ban on the widespread use of rodenticide in BC. Rodenticide, commonly referred to as rat poison, unfortunately kills more than just its intended victims but also can result in the deaths of other …