This op-ed was originally published on the Georgia straight website on July 29th, 2014 Last weekend, residents of the Cypress, Pine, and Maple community gardens hosted Vancouver residents and passersby to display the results of their 25-year area beautification project. They …
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Save the gardens along the Arbutus Corridor
Earlier this month CP Rail issued letters to local residents and community gardens along the Arbutus corridor advising them that they have until July 31st to remove any items and structures deemed to be on CP land. Yesterday George met …
Vancouver City Council passes motion in support of Community Health Centres
June 25th – George joined community members, doctors, and nurse practitioners at Vancouver City Council this morning. City Council was debating a motion, put forward by Councillor Kerry Jang, calling on Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH) to maintain and improve primary …
George Heyman and David Eby hear about community struggles with childcare
June 24th – MLA George Heyman (Vancouver-Fairview), and MLA David Eby (Vancouver-Pointgrey) co-hosted a forum on childcare in Vancouver this evening. They were joined by a diverse crowd of parents, grandparents and early childhood educators, all eager to share their …
Government’s dismissal of mayors’ plan to fund transportation with carbon tax is short-sighted
“Now should be the time for them to be constructive and work with mayors before livability deteriorates.” – George Heyman
George Heyman and David Eby work with community to Save Pine Free Youth Clinic
On May 2nd and May 20th, George Heyman co-hosted community meetings about the closure of Pine Free Youth Clinic along with David Eby, the MLA for Vancouver-Point Grey. Community members shared their stories of the incredible service provided by the …
Speak out against Bill 24 and help save the Agricultural Land Reserve
For decades the Agricultural Land Reserve (ALR) and the protection it provides for agricultural land and local food production has been a point of pride for British Columbians. With the B.C. Liberal government’s proposed changes to the ALR, B.C. is …
George question the Minister of Transportation about party bus regulations in B.C.
“In July 2008, 16-year-old Shannon Raymond died after travelling with friends on a party bus where alcohol and the drug Ecstasy were used in combination. In February 2013, 16-year-old Ernest Azoadam was found dying at a Chevron station in Surrey …
George questions the government on the closure of the Pine Free youth clinic along with his collegue David Eby
A number of clinics, including Pine Free Clinic which services Vancouver-Fairview, Vancouver-Point Grey, and Vancouver-False Creek, are facing closure or increased user fees, making health care inaccessible for users in the area. MLAs George Heyman and David Eby ask the …
George Heyman speaks on Climate Change
George speaks on the impact of climate change in BC and abroad. He notes the environmental impact of weakened agricultural land plans and he calls on the provincial government to lay out a clear plan for ensuring British Columbia cuts …