Since last July, Kootenay residents often ask me how my life has changed now that I serve as a cabinet minister in B.C.’s new NDP government. As you can imagine, it’s a huge honour to take on the role of …
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ACCELERATE KOOTENAYS GIVES ELECTRIC VEHICLES A BOOST IN A CANADA-FIRST INITIATIVE
Creston, B.C. – Canada’s first regional and community-driven strategy to accelerate the adoption of electric vehicles celebrated its Kootenay-wide network of electric vehicle charging stations this week. The initiative has installed 10 out of the 13 Direct Current Fast Chargers …
New affordable rentals under construction in Creston
CRESTON – The Government of British Columbia is partnering with the Kootenay Region Association for Community Living and the Columbia Basin Trust, to build and manage nine new affordable rental units in Creston designed for low-income adults with disabilities. “Affordable …
Government, First Nations and industry collaborate to promote B.C.
VICTORIA – An innovative collaboration is taking B.C.’s mining success stories to the international stage, Michelle Mungall, Minister of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources, has announced. Government, along with First Nations and several exploration companies from B.C.’s northwest region, has …
B.C. supports shift to clean transportation options
VICTORIA – The Province is making clean transportation more affordable and accessible for British Columbians, with incentives and one of Canada’s largest networks of charging and fuelling stations, announced Michelle Mungall, Minister of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources on Clean …
Pilot project to assist small business exporters extended
Nelson-Creston MLA Michelle Mungall, speaking on behalf of Minister of State for Trade, George Chow, announced a one-year extension of the Export Navigator pilot program for small businesses and entrepreneurs in Nelson on Wednesday. “Nelson has a strong entrepreneurial spirit …
Mungall announces BC Rural Dividend grants provide a boost to the Kootenays
NELSON – Under the BC Rural Dividend Program, Michelle Mungall, MLA for Nelson-Creston announced today that the Government of British Columbia is providing $100,000 for the Community Futures Development Corporation of Central Kootenay to support the development and implementation of …
MLA Mungall welcomes school upgrades
NELSON – Students in the Kootenay Lake School District will benefit from safer, more efficient and comfortable schools thanks to $3 million in provincial funding for school upgrade projects, announced Nelson-Creston MLA Michelle Mungall. “We’re prioritizing our kids’ education again,” …
COLUMN: A budget that works for the Kootenays
B.C.’s Minister of Finance Carole James delivered our government’s first full provincial budget on Feb. 20. As I listened, I thought of all the Kootenay people whom I met at their doors, at community events, on the street or chatted …
Minister Mungall announces family addition
Minister of Energy, Mines and Petroleum Resources Michelle Mungall announced today that she and her husband are expecting a new addition to their family. “Zak and I are very happy to announce our family will be expanding when we welcome …