Happy July! ☀️
Hope you are all enjoying the sun, and staying safe in the heat! This month, I was so happy to meet many of you during the parade and festivities at the Steveston Salmon Festival on Canada Day. I am hosting the second annual Pride Walk on July 27th, and hope to see you there! In this newsletter, you will see me in action at government announcements that highlight investments that make a difference.
Join us for our annual Richmond Pride Walk (http://www.kellygreene.ca/) ! The gathering point is on the southeast corner of No.1 Road and Bayview Street. Come out and celebrate 2SLGBTQIA+ members and community with us! If you are interested in volunteering for this event, email your interest to Kelly.Greene.MLA@leg.bc.ca Check out the route map for important details on the pride walk location and nearby facilities.
Canada Day!
The 2024 Steveston Salmon Festival was amazing! Thank you for coming and celebrating with us. We had a great time seeing the excellent community participation, and handed out more than 8,000 lollipops! A huge thanks to the volunteers, staff and sponsors who made the day possible!
New Long Term Care Home Coming to Richmond
Vancouver Coastal Health prepares to build a new care home with more than 150 beds. Richmond Lions Manor-Fentiman will be a new eight-storey campus of care and will offer a total of 144 long-term care beds and 14 hospice beds. It is expected the construction manager will be chosen by fall 2024 and construction is anticipated to begin in 2026. ---- “People in Richmond and across B.C. deserve good health care at every stage of life – and that’s why improving high-quality long-term care is a top priority for our government,” said Premier David Eby. --- Kelly is learning that in the coming months, there will be a citizen advisory group. When our office has the call for applicants, we will share with you so please stay tuned. For more information, visit: https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2023PREM0037-000999
Safer Communities, A Richmond for the Future
The Government of British Columbia is investing $8,181,909 and the City of Richmond is contributing $3,467,100 to support the reconstruction of the No. 3 Road South Drainage Pump Station. This funding announcements will ensure our city is even more prepared to handle the impacts of climate change and extreme weather events. Upgrades to the No. 3 Road South Drainage Pump Station, as well as flood management and mitigation supports will keep our community safe. We are quadrupling its pumping capacity and raising a section of the dike. Once elevated, the dike segment will connect with two other raised sections, resulting in over 1,200 metres of dike built to year 2100 flood-design levels. More information: https://news.gov.bc.ca/stories/federal-and-provincial-governments-shore-up-flood-defences-in-richmond
Fire Ban
We’re in wildfire season, and with the hot weather we’ve been having, it’s important to take measures to keep people safe. With the increased risk of new wildfires, a province-wide campfire prohibition will take effect at 12 p.m. PDT on Friday, July 12, 2024. Contraventions of a fire prohibition are subject to fines of up to $1,150. ---- Download the BC Wildfire app (http://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/safety/wildfire-status) for the latest updates. Thanks for being safe this summer! Places to cool down during the heat in Richmond
Need a place to cool off? This Richmond map shows all the water fountains, waterplay stations, pools and community centers. For more information about staying cool this summer, view: Extreme heat event preparation: https://PreparedBC.ca/ExtremeHeat
For public health guidance and more information about the BC Heat Alert and Response System, visit: http://www.bccdc.ca/extremeheat
BC Builds
The Province’s new initiative to build more housing for people with middle incomes, will benefit from $2 billion in additional financing from the Government of Canada to help deliver thousands more homes that people with middle incomes who live and work in B.C. can afford. With the federal financing in place and through the 20 initial BC Builds sites, it is anticipated a minimum of between 8,000 and 10,000 homes for people with middle incomes will initially be built over the first five years of the program.
“All levels of government need to work together to solve the housing crisis,” said Premier David Eby. “Teachers, nurses, construction workers and other middle-income people need more housing options in B.C., and with several BC Builds sites identified and dozens of interested partners, we are well on our way to getting the additional housing they need built,” said Ravi Kahlon, Minister of Housing.
To learn more about BC Builds, visit: www.bcbuildshomes.ca (http://www.bcbuildshomes.ca/) Resources and calls to action: People anywhere in Canada can call and text 9-8-8 if they are thinking about suicide or are worried about someone who is.
Healthlink: dial 8-1-1
BC211 — multilingual service that links people to resources for help: dial 2-1-1 For financial supports for people, visit this page (https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/family-social-supports/affordability/cost-living) .
Our office promotes community events and hosts high school art shows. If you have a Steveston community event you would like to promote, please email your poster to our office or come by on a weekday afternoon to drop it off!
High School Volunteer Opportunities (https://www.kellygreene.ca/post/volunteer-with-kelly-greene) with MLA Kelly Greene (ie. handing out stickers, simple digital slideshow making, office help)
Know a Chinese speaker who wants to read government news more easily? Refer them to the official BC government Weibo - @ (https://weibo.com/governmentofbc) 卑诗省府
GovernmentofBC (https://weibo.com/governmentofbc) 的个人主页 (https://weibo.com/governmentofbc) - (https://weibo.com/governmentofbc)
For general BC vaccination info - https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/covid-19/vaccine/proof
To read and better prepare for road safety, visit PreparedBC webpage (https://t.co/siOnxAUXbN) .
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