"You know Westside-Kelowna has been represented by two premiers in the past, both of whom travelled a lot - you know, were outside the riding a lot - but delivered a lot for the community, for Kelowna; really changed the place because they were premier."
Re: "Residential care plan is not working," letter to the editor, Wednesday, June 12.
Although wages for senior ministry staff soared as Premier Christy Clark introduced her new cabinet last week, Finance Minister Mike de Jong said with the pay scale restructuring, the overall staff budget is not increasing.
ONE of Premier Christy Clark's frustrations for the past two years has been her struggle to put a new face on her government, to clearly show she was in charge and that there was a clear separation from the Gordon Campbell era.
The New Westminster school district's controversial business company faces an uncertain future since the provincial government introduced sweeping changes meant to tighten regulations for running offshore schools.
MLA Marc Dalton, re-elected for Maple Ridge-Mission, will continue in his role as parliamentary secretary for independent schools.
One of Premier Christy Clark's frustrations for the past two years has been her struggle to put a new face on her government, to clearly show she was in charge and that there was a clear separation from the Gordon Campbell era.
One of Premier Christy Clark's frustrations for the past two years has been her struggle to put a new face on her government, to clearly show she was in charge and that there was a clear separation from the Gordon
One of Premier Christy Clark's frustrations for the past two years has been her struggle to put a new face on her government, to clearly show she was in charge and that there was a clear separation from the Gordon Campbell era.
One of Premier Christy Clark's frustrations for the past two years has been her struggle to put a new face on her government, to clearly show she was in charge and that there was a clear separation from the Gordon Campbell era.
Now that the provincial election is behind us, the crew at the Abbotsford Chamber of Commerce hopes Christy Clark's government will act on its commitment to shrink B.C.'s deficit, and also do something about skilled labour shortages and that pesky PST.
The 61st annual general meeting and conference of the B.C. Chamber of Commerce was held in Nanaimo from May 23 - 25, 2013.
Former three-term Liberal MLA Dave Hayer, who represented Surrey-Tynehead for 11 years until retiring from provincial politics this year, plans to run for the Tories federally, in the 2015 general election, in a new riding proposed for Cloverdale-West Langley.
One of Premier Christy Clark's frustrations for the past two years has been her struggle to put a new face on her government, to clearly show she was in charge and that there was a clear separation from the Gordon Campbell era.
Both of Langley's MLAs, plus two more with Langley connections, will be at the cabinet table in Victoria.
So Burnaby Mayor Derek Corrigan and MLA [and Langley City Mayor] Peter Fassbender are having differences of opinion regarding transit issues.
Two men have been found guilty of civil contempt of court in connection with the operation of Chilliwack raw-milk dairy and cow share Our Cows.
Chilliwack-Hope's new MLA didn't make it into Premier Christy Clark's inner cabinet circle announced Friday, but Laurie Throness was named Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Justice and Attorney General for Corrections.