NEW WESTMINSTER – New Democrat MLAs Jennifer Whiteside and Aman Singh say new support from the BC New Democrat government will help local fairs, festivals and community events resume in New Westminster. “We know that arts, culture and sports organizations have …
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NDP MLAs say funding for parent councils will support activities for kids in New Westminster
NEW WESTMINSTER – New Democrat MLAs Jennifer Whiteside and Aman Singh say that funding through the province’s Community Gaming Grants (CGG) program will support local learning opportunities and extracurricular activities for children in schools. Extracurricular activities are so important for students …
NDP MLAs say students at Justice Institute of British Columbia will benefit from more co-op and work-integrated learning opportunities
NEW WESTMINSTER – New Democrat MLAs Jennifer Whiteside and Aman Singh say students at the Justice Institute of British Columba will have greater access to valuable learning opportunities with new co-op and work-integrated learning funding. “I am so proud of the resilience of students …
NDP MLAs Singh and Whiteside say students at Douglas College will benefit from new technology and trades equipment
NEW WESTMINSTER – New Democrat MLAs Aman Singh and Jennifer Whiteside say students will gain hands-on skills thanks to new technology and trades equipment upgrades at Douglas College. “It’s vital that students have access to equipment that keeps up with technological …
NDP MLAs Whiteside and Singh say people in New Westminster will enjoy better infrastructure for walking or cycling on the Agnes Greenway
NEW WESTMINSTER – New Democrat MLAs Jennifer Whiteside and Aman Singh say people in New Westminster will soon benefit from better active transportation infrastructure that will safely connect neighbourhoods to parks, schools, and town centres. “People need more opportunities to walk, …
NDP MLAs say New West students will have new accessible playground, school upgrades
NEW WESTMINSTER – New Democrat MLAs Jennifer Whiteside and Aman Singh say students at Herbert Spencer Elementary will soon be playing on a new accessible playground, thanks to $165,000 in provincial funding, along with $1,658,000 in funding for school upgrades for two other …
NDP MLAs say supports for vulnerable people will help tackle homelessness in New Westminster
NEW WESTMINSTER – New Democrat MLAs Aman Singh and Jennifer Whiteside say vulnerable people in New West will have greater access to local services which will help tackle homelessness as the community recovers from the impacts of the pandemic. “The …
NDP MLAs say skills training will help people in New Westminster get back to work
NEW WESTMINSTER – New Democrat MLAs Aman Singh and Jennifer Whiteside say people whose jobs were affected by COVID-19, and those in marginalized or underrepresented groups, will be able to access new training and job opportunities to find their place …
NDP MLAs say BladeRunners will prepare at-risk youth for work in New Westminster
NEW WESTMINSTER – New Democrat MLAs Aman Singh and Jennifer Whiteside say at-risk youth in New Westminster will be able to gain skills in in-demand fields thanks to BladeRunners, an employment and skills training program that provides wrap-around supports for young people. “The pandemic has been hardest …
NDP MLAs Singh and Whiteside say mental health funding for Royal Columbian will ensure youth in crisis have access to support
NEW WESTMINSTER – New Democrat MLAs Aman Singh and Jennifer Whiteside say the expansion of emergency support services at Royal Columbian Hospital for youth experiencing mental health and substance use challenges will provide young people with the help they need at …