Elizabeth May and I are hosting community meetings throughout January.
Elizabeth has completed two tours of her Saanich-Gulf Islands riding per year. Once in January, and once in September.
They are informative and always very well attended. So, when we were setting up our constituency calendars, we also made them a priority.
This is our third round. And, it is the second time that we have joined the MP/MLA forces, to make our rounds together.
We start the meeting with a brief update of our work from the past few months and highlight some of the work ahead. But, we spend most of our time responding to the issues most concerning to the people who attend.
Not only does this tour give Elizabeth and I the rare opportunity to spend time together, the numerous ferry trips provide the space to work over some of the cross-jurisdictional issues in our riding.
So far, we have completed meetings on Saturna, Galiano and Mayne Islands.
Concerns have been raised with emergency management, storm response and recovery, climate change, communications, leadership, Indigenous relations and UNDRIP, Site C, Trans Mountain Pipeline, Orcas and salmon. A more thorough report on the issues will follow.
The tour continues this week with stops on Salt Spring Island, Pender Island and Sidney. We will wrap up in Central Saanich at the end of January.
Our community meetings are open to the public and completely non-partisan.
Upcoming Meeting Tour
Salt Spring Island
Thursday, January 17th @ 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM
Multi Purpose Room – Gulf Islands Secondary School (232 Rainbow Rd)
Pender Island
Friday, January 18th @ 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Pender Island Community Hall
Sidney
Saturday, January 19th @ 6:00 PM – 7:30 PM
Mary Winspear (Bodine Family Hall)
Brentwood Bay
Saturday, January 26th @ 7:00 PM – 8:30 PM
Brentwood Bay Community Hall (7082 Wallace Dr)
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