Pemberton – Patrick Weiler, Member of Parliament for West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country, Russell Mack, Squamish-Lillooet Regional District Electoral Area C Director, and His Worship Mike Richman, Mayor of Pemberton, announced a federal investment of more than $418,000 to extend the Friendship Trail in Pemberton. Through this investment, approximately 0.75 kilometre of trail will be constructed to connect the Friendship Trail …
Victoria – Patrick Weiler, Member of Parliament for West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country, Rob Fleming, B.C. Minister of Transportation and Infrastructure, and Erinn Pinkerton, President and Chief Executive Officer of BC Transit, announced a joint investment of more than $16.8 million to expand the adoption of NextRide technology in British Columbia’s public transit system. NextRide uses state-of-the art technology like …
Whistler – Patrick Weiler, Member of Parliament for West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country, on behalf of Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, Infrastructure and Communities and Arthur De Jong, Councillor of the Resort Municipality of Whistler, announced federal funding for a wildfire fuel treatment program in Whistler. Climate modelling has revealed that longer, hotter, and drier summers are expected …
Sunshine – Patrick Weiler, Member of Parliament for West Vancouver-Sunshine Coast-Sea to Sky Country, on behalf of Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Intergovernmental Affairs, Infrastructure and Communities, and Sunshine Coast Regional District Board Chair Darnelda Siegers, highlighted a federal investment of $461,400 and a Provincial investment of $307,600 to complete upgrades to the Woodcreek Park Wastewater Treatment Plant System in Sunshine …
Ottawa – Scientific evidence confirms that plastic pollution is pervasive in the environment, and that macroplastic pollution is harmful to wildlife and their habitat. Single-use plastics, such as checkout bags, and food and beverage service items, make up the bulk of macroplastics found on shorelines in Canada and internationally. The Single-Use Plastics Prohibition Regulations were made under the authority of the Canadian Environmental Protection …
