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Dear <<First Name>>,

I’m so happy to be with my good friend, Henry Yao, MLA for Richmond South Centre 姚君憲, 列治文南中區省議員, this week along with MLA Kelly Greene at his Constituency Office’s Grand Opening!
I’ve seen firsthand MLA Henry Yao’s tireless dedication to our community through his continuous strong advocacy at the Legislature in Victoria and his larger than life presence in the beautiful Richmond community.

The Haida Nation Eagle spirit gives us vision and insight. It’s evident that MLA Henry Yao is a leader in our communities. Thank you for having me to be part of this milestone!

I had a wonderful day with Mayor Patrick Van Minsel to extensively tour the District of Peachland to understand firsthand their priorities and upcoming development opportunities.

I also sat down with Peachland Chamber of Commerce to listen to local business owners’ concerns and passionate feedback.

I’m committed to supporting growing communities to maintain their character and vibrancy!

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

Strengthening local emergency-evacuation, public-notification planning

To keep people safer and more informed during emergencies, the province is providing funding to 19 communities, including Burnaby, to develop and upgrade emergency-evacuation-route plans and public-notification plans.

More communities will be able to strengthen their emergency evacuation plans and their strategies to notify the public in case of emergency thanks to funding from the Community Emergency Preparedness Fund.

Read more: https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2023EMCR0053-001283

Province protecting seniors through education, awareness

Seniors in B.C. will be better protected against abuse as the Province continues to work with partners to further raise awareness and co-ordinated community responses to prevent abuse and neglect.

The BC CRN has received a grant of $4.2 million in provincial funding to support Community Response Networks (CRNs) throughout the province for the next three years. Eighty-six CRNs in more than 256 communities in B.C. bring seniors and community representatives together to create a co-ordinated community response to abuse, neglect and self-neglect of vulnerable adults, as well as spread awareness of elder abuse.

Read more: https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2023HLTH0107-001278

Minister Bailey's statement on July Labour Force Survey results

B.C.'s economy is holding steady this month with a 4,100 increase in full-time jobs and a 5,700 decrease in part-time jobs.

B.C. continues to add full-time jobs to its economy, with a growth of 32,500 full times jobs in 2023.

B.C.'s unemployment rate remains low at 5.4%, which makes B.C. the fourth-lowest unemployment rate in Canada.

Read more: https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2023JEDI0049-001276

B.C.'s highest honour recognizes 14 British Columbians

Fourteen exceptional people who have made an outstanding provincial, national, or international impact will be appointed to the Order of British Columbia, the Province's highest form of recognition and an official part of the Canadian Honours System.

The B.C. government has worked to increase awareness of the province's highest honour to ensure that outstanding people from all walks of life and from all parts of the province have an opportunity to be honoured.

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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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