Eby says NDP plan will allow people to ride Skytrain from Langley to UBC
At a campaign stop in Langley, David Eby highlighted how the BC NDP plan for transit expansion will allow people to ride the Skytrain all the way from Langley to UBC. He also committed to deliver more middle-class homes in growing communities like Langley and Surrey. “The BC NDP’s Action Plan for You commits to extending the Broadway Subway past Arbutus, all the way to UBC. This builds on other major transportation projects being delivered, including the Surrey-Langley Skytrain,” he said.
BC NDP to provide necessary funding to Surrey Urban Mission
The BC NDP sent a letter committing, if re-elected, to provide the necessary funding to the Surrey Urban Mission so that it can continue delivering the services people need. Through their programs to provide shelter, meals, and access to basic needs like showers and washrooms to vulnerable people in Surrey, the Urban Mission organization serves the entire community.
“Services provided by the Surrey Urban Mission are often the first step to help people get the support they need to find permanent housing and get access to life changing services,” added Shah. “We will continue to work with partners to ensure that people have access to the support they need to be healthy and safe as we take action to build the homes people need.”
BC NDP to deliver new patient care tower at Langley Memorial Hospital
BC NDP candidates Andrew Mercier (Langley-Willowbrook), John Aldag (Langley-Abbotsford), and Megan Dykeman (Langley-Walnut Grove) announced the BC NDP’s commitment to build a new patient care tower as part of upgrades to the Langley Memorial Hospital campus. Phase one of the upgrades to the Langley Memorial Hospital will include the previously-announced new long-term care home that will double the number of long-term care beds at the hospital site. The second phase of the project includes building a new patient-care tower, which would include new state-of-the-art operating rooms. The new patient-care tower is expected to be located on the site of the current long-term care home. The plan also includes renovating the ambulatory day care space within the existing hospital.
BC NDP to expand cancer coverage for firefighters
BC NDP candidate Mike Starchuk (Surrey-Cloverdale) has announced that if elected, the BC NDP will expand presumptive coverage for firefighters who experience higher rates of cancer.
“As a former firefighter, I’ve seen dear friends and colleagues find out they have cancer,” said Starchuk. “It takes a devastating emotional toll on the person and their loved ones. Getting the care and time off they need doesn’t have to be an added worry.”
Working with the BC Professional Fire Fighters’ Association, the BC NDP would expand presumptive coverage for “all cancer types,” set the cumulative employment periods for these cancer types at 2 years, and collaborate with the federal government on implementing a National Framework on Cancers linked to Firefighting.
“Expanding presumptive cancer coverage, reducing cumulative periods and collaborating on the national framework through the recent Federal Bill C-224 ensures firefighters get the recognition and support they need. We thank the NDP and David Eby for their commitment to our members’ health and safety.”
BC NDP will help build Port Coquitlam Multi-Sport Court
David Eby, leader of the BC NDP, Mike Farnworth, BC NDP candidate in Port Coquitlam, and Brad West, mayor of Port Coquitlam, announced the BC NDP’s commitment to fund a new multi-sport court in Port Coquitlam.
If re-elected, the BC NDP will provide the City of Port Coquitlam with $3 million towards a new multi-sport covered facility. The multi-sport court will be designed to connect people to lacrosse, Canada’s oldest sport — often referred to as the “Creator’s Game” due to its deep Indigenous roots. This is a response to the growth of lacrosse—specifically among female athletes—across British Columbia.
“The Multi-Use Sport Covered Facility will be a game changer for Port Coquitlam’s sports and recreation, especially for lacrosse,” said Josh Wahl, President of Port Coquitlam Minor Lacrosse Association.
The new facility will accommodate lacrosse, ball hockey, basketball, volleyball, pickleball, and badminton and offer space for leisure use. The space will be covered for rain protection and will include spectator seating.
New Mobile Integrated Crisis Response team will deliver mobile assessments and on-the-ground mental health support
BC NDP candidates Megan Dykeman, John Aldag, and Andrew Mercier announced that under a re-elected BC NDP government, people in Langley experiencing a mental health crisis will get the compassionate medical care they need from a Mobile Integrated Crisis Response (MICR) team, based on successful programs across the Lower Mainland, including Car 67 in Surrey.
MICR teams are staffed with mental health professionals like psychiatric nurses and uniformed police officers who provide mobile assessments and crisis intervention.
MICR teams, formerly known as Car Teams, have been successfully implemented in communities across the Lower Mainland, serving residents of Surrey (Car 67), Semiahmoo and Tsawwassen First Nations, as well as Abbotsford, Burnaby, Chilliwack and Coquitlam/Port Coquitlam.
“Those experiencing mental health crises deserve compassionate and specialized care,” said Fraser Holland, Chair of the Langley Homeless Action Table. “We’ve pushed for services like Car 67, which will provide the support our community needs to address these crises with the care and understanding they deserve. I’m thrilled to see this commitment.”
