May News Updates/Prepare for Hot Weather ☀️

Fans for Seniors: We are collecting fans at our constituency office!
Monday - Friday 10am - 5pm
Address 105-6411 Nelson Ave (Collection box available at building inside door, across from elevator)

Dear <<First Name>>,

I am honoured to join the community in the Moose Hide Campaign - Walk to End Violence Against Women and Children.

The Moose Hide Campaign is a movement of Indigenous and Non-Indigenous men and boys standing up against violence towards women and children.

I proudly wear these moose hide to stand in solidarity with Indigenous communities and to signify my commitment to honour, respect, and protect the women and children in our lives.

Take the pledge: https://moosehidecampaign.ca

TJ Fest is one of the exciting ways we celebrate our community in Burnaby. This past weekend, MLA Janet Routledge and I brought greetings on behalf of Premier David Eby during the opening ceremony. I shared a booth with my friends MP Peter Julian and MP Jagmeet Singh and I had such a good time connecting with people that came by the booth!

Here are some things I'd like to share with you from the past week:

Spring legislative session focused on tackling big challenges

During the spring legislative session, Premier David Eby and the B.C. government focused on the issues that matter most to British Columbians – passing new laws and introducing solutions to help reduce costs for families, build more affordable homes, strengthen public health care, and train people for the opportunities of the future.

Government passed 25 pieces of legislation in the spring session to deliver on British Columbians' priorities.

While other jurisdictions around the world face uncertainty and instability, B.C.'s economy remains strong - with a low unemployment rate, more than 20,000 full-time jobs created this year, and the export of made-in-B.C. goods to the rest of the world up 20% over last year.

Read more: https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2023PREM0028-000713

New partnerships preparing B.C. students with future-ready skills

Students from kindergarten to Grade 12 in B.C. will have more access to programs that develop skills needed to succeed in technology and other in-demand careers.

The province is partnering with several organizations to develop and implement programs that equip students with skills for emerging sectors such as digital marketing and technology.

We're boosting the opportunities available to students while they are still in high school, so more young people can gain skills and experience in some of the emerging and in-demand sectors such as technology.

Read more: https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2023ECC0027-000687

B.C. reaches new surgical milestone

The Year-End Progress Report on B.C.’s Surgical Renewal Commitment to patients clearly demonstrates ongoing innovation delivering the most surgeries ever recorded in the province in a year.

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, non-urgent scheduled surgeries were postponed on March 16, 2020, resuming on May 18, 2020. Since then, further surgical postponements were caused by subsequent waves of COVID-19, extreme weather, and human resources challenges.

We have not only delivered on our commitment to complete the postponed surgeries, but we have delivered more surgeries overall than we did prior to surgical renewal.

Read more: https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2023HLTH0063-000720

Investment creates 3,000 tech-learning spaces in B.C.

More students will have access to in-demand programs as 3,000 more technology-relevant spaces become available in the public post-secondary education system.

Post-secondary education and skills training plays an invaluable role in closing the skills gap, supporting economic sustainability and growth in our province.

This is on top of the 2,900 new student spaces created over the past six years, for a total of nearly 6,000 new tech-relevant spaces throughout B.C. since 2017.

Expanded supports help seniors to continue living independently

More seniors around the province will have improved support to remain independent and living in their own homes, as the province strengthens the United Way British Columbia’s Better at Home, bc211 and community-based programs.
seniors want to be supported to live independently in their communities for as long as possible.
The province is investing $70 million over two years to expand the Better at Home program to nine more communities, continue the bc211 program and continue community-based projects that reach people who might not otherwise have access to community services.

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I'm here for you

As always, if you have any questions or concerns about any provincial issue, please don’t hesitate to reach out. We are here to help you.

My office can be reached at (604) 775-0565 or Anne.Kang.MLA@leg.bc.ca.

Sincerely,

Anne Kang, MLA
Burnaby-Deer Lake

Provincial Government Resources

Visit gov.bc.ca/getvaccinated for your influenza and COVID-19 vaccination info
Call 811 for free-of-charge provincial health information and advice.
Call 211 for free, confidential, multilingual service that links people to resources for help.

Burnaby Family Doctor Resources

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For non-emergency health information and advice, click here.

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