Interim Leader Adam Olsen to meet North Shore Municipal and Community Leaders
Media Statement January 30, 2014
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Interim Leader Adam Olsen to meet North Shore Municipal and Community Leaders
North Vancouver, BC – On February 4, 2014 Green Party of BC Interim Leader Adam Olsen will be visiting three municipal offices on the North Shore and joining a community reception.
Statement by Interim Leader Adam Olsen to mark Chinese New Year
Adam Olsen
Interim Leader, BC Green Party
On behalf of the BC Green Party, I would like to extend our warmest wishes to those celebrating Chinese New Year here in British Columbia and around the world.
Game-changer? Ministry’s response commits to protect only most productive farmland
On January 20, 2014, British Columbia Agriculture Minister Pat Pimm responded to my November 14, 2013 open letter to Premier Christy Clark regarding the core review and the Agricultural Land Commission (ALC).
Derelict vessels continue to pollute BC coastline
For decades mayors, councillors, trustees and regional directors have passed resolutions at the UBCM asking for senior governments to take care of the derelict & abandoned vessels, illegal mooring buoys and human waste dumping that pollute their local shorelines.
Unfortunately, senior governments have ignored this marine pollution and left cleanup to the local government and regional districts to coordinate, manage and in many cases, finance.
Time for Fiscal Fairness for Coastal Communities served by BC Ferries
Public controversy over the fiscally-challenged British Columbia Ferry Corporation emerged as one of the top news stories in 2013. Signs that the former crown corporation was in an unsustainable financial position prompted Honourable Todd Stone, the Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure to announce several cuts and changes to the BC Ferry service in November. These included service reductions on some routes, cuts to seniors’ discounts and the potential addition of slot machines on major routes.