COMOX – Courtenay-Comox MLA Ronna-Rae Leonard says students at Airport Elementary School are getting a new accessible playground, thanks to $105,000 in provincial funding. “Playgrounds are as essential to students in school as textbooks and school supplies are,” said MLA …
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MLA Leonard welcomes BC Arts Council Grants
COURTENAY – Local MLA Ronna-Rae Leonard is welcoming $81,079 through the province’s BC Arts Council Grant Program for community projects that will create new programs that encourage more inclusivity and accessibility in the creative sector, including those that support emerging Indigenous artists. “Our …
Local MLAs welcome school upgrades for Comox Valley students
COMOX VALLEY – New Democrat MLAs Ronna-Rae Leonard and Scott Fraser say students in the Comox Valley will benefit from safer, more efficient schools thanks to over $1.8 million in provincial funding for school upgrade projects in the Comox Valley School District. “Students are far …
MLA Ronna-Rae Leonard Spoke about the role of women in politics in the Legislature
Today, MLA Leonard spoke in the Legislature about the role of women in politics. You can read the transcript below, or watch the video here. Once again, as we have for over a century, we’re set to celebrate International Women’s …
MLA Ronna-Rae Leonard spoke about the CV Therapeutic Riding Society in the Legislature
Today, MLA Leonard spoke about the Comox Valley Therapeutic Riding Society in the Legislature. You can read the transcript below, or find a link to the video here. There is a beautiful, sandy network of trails along the bank of …
MLA Ronna-Rae Leonard spoke about Arthritis in the Legislature
Today, MLA Leonard spoke about Arthritis in the Legislature. You can find a link to the video here or read the transcript below: Hon. Speaker, 1.2 million British Columbians have one of 100 types of arthritis. That’s costing $7 billion, …
MLA Ronna-Rae Leonard Spoke about Housing Affordability in the Legislature
Today, MLA Leonard spoke about housing affordability in the Legislature. You can watch her speak here, or read the transcript below. Thanks to the member for Kamloops–South Thompson for raising the matter of housing affordability. Achieving housing affordability is complex, …
MLA Ronna-Rae Leonard Responds to Throne Speech in the Legislature
Today, MLA Leonard responded to the Throne Speech in the legislature. You can read the transcript below, or find the link to the video here: http://bit.ly/2SMrhcP Okay, let me start that again. I am privileged to address this government’s third throne …
MLA Ronna-Rae Leonard welcomes funds for local environmental and public safety organizations
COURTENAY – New Democrat MLA Ronna-Rae Leonard is welcoming $314,000 in funding for eight not-for-profit organizations in the Comox Valley. The organizations, which offer public safety and environmental programs and services, are receiving the funds through the Community Gaming Grants program. “Great people in …
Local MLA reminds people in the Comox Valley to vote in referendum
COURTENAY – Local MLA Ronna-Rae Leonard is reminding everyone in the Comox Valley that the deadline to register and vote in the referendum on electoral reform is fast approaching. “Elections BC is receiving more and more ballots every day,” said Leonard. “We have …