Furstenau: Watershed security strategy and fund a step in the right direction
VICTORIA, B.C. – Today, the Minister of Environment and Climate Change Strategy announced it is developing a watershed security strategy and fund. Sonia Furstenau, leader of the B.C. Greens and MLA for Cowichan Valley has issued the following statement:
BC Greens call for government to recognize that COVID-19 is an airborne virus
VICTORIA, B.C. – B.C. Green Party leader Sonia Furstenau, MLA for Cowichan Valley, is calling on the BC NDP government to implement concrete measures with clear policies that recognize COVID-19 is an airborne virus.
Furstenau: Clarity, not confusion needed from BC NDP on COVID-19
VICTORIA, B.C. – Sonia Furstenau, leader of the B.C. Greens and MLA for Cowichan Valley has issued the following statement:
“Two years into this pandemic, British Columbians should expect clarity and transparency when it comes to decisions and guidance from this government. Instead, it is becoming more and more difficult to understand what informs decision-making in B.C. when it comes to COVID-19. Hospitals and health care services are struggling, health care workers are burning out, and patients’ needs are not being met, and testing and tracing have collapsed.
B.C. Green Party surpasses $1 million fundraising goal in 2021
VICTORIA B.C. – The B.C. Green Party announced today that it surpassed its $1 million fundraising goal for 2021 by nearly 10%, raising a total of $1.093 million. This is the first time the party has received over $1 million in a non-election year.
Furstenau: Illicit drug poisonings continue to rise; urgent need for action
VICTORIA, B.C. – The latest BC Coroner Services report reveals more than six people died each day from suspected illicit drug poisonings during the month of October, 2021. Sonia Furstenau, leader of the BC Green Party and MLA for Cowichan Valley has issued the following statement: