Tonight both hospitals are closed in Cariboo-Chilcotin
@adriandix
Incredibly dangerous. No notice on the latest closure! This is completely unacceptable!
Our residents are for certain at risk tonight!
There must be an independent review of Interior Health!
My most sincere gratitude to all of the individuals that helped in an effort to protect Williams Lake. Thank you frontline workers, fire personnel, BC Wildfire, City of Williams Lake, Williams Lake Fire Department, Search And Rescue, BC Ambulance, ESS, Conservation officers the
Tonight 100 Mile House Emergency closure!
Last night Williams Lake closed! Where are you on these closures
@adriandix
This situation is deteriorating in rural BC!
It has become a dangerous situation for our residents!
Very serious situation developing with repect to the landslide into the Chilcotin River. I will share information as I receive it!
The landslide is massive 30 meters deep and 600 meters long.
Technical experts on scene and en route. Hope for more information by morning.
Doug McMann supports reconciliation but his livelihood is gone because Eby’s NDP won’t help compensate the business & property owners whose livelihoods are affected by title changes.
It’s just plain wrong — BC’s reconciliation shouldn’t hurt everyday, hardworking people.
#bcpoli
Dangerous, frustrating and maddening! Hospital Closure again tonight! 5:30 pm until tomorrow morning at 7:30 am.
No question, we have heard some unbelievable stories of close calls over the last few weeks!
PLEASE SHARE! Our rural residents need to receive this!
@adriandix
Absolutely appalling! Amidst heat warnings, rodeos, backcountry recreation…. The emergency at Cariboo Memorial Hospital will be closed for a fourth night in a row!
This truly is putting our residents at risk! Through the weekend, I have heard of some horrible situations and have
Cariboo Memorial Hospital- Emergency Room closure! This time with no notice.
Closure “effective immediately” very concerned about our rural residents who will not be aware of this closure
@adriandix
This regional hospital must be open!!!
So proud to be out chatting door to door with residents of Surrey today with Elenore Sturko
@elenoresturko
Residents have been excited to meet their fantastic BC Liberal candidate!!
This is yet another tax on everyday life. David Eby and his government have once again shown their complete and utter disregard for the financial struggles of British Columbians.
Petition:
So proud to announce my candidacy for the 2024 Provincial Election as the BC United candidate for Cariboo- Chilcotin.
Proud to join in announcements with colleagues
@PeterMilobar
@toddstonebc
@tegart_jackie
Have been very proud to serve Cariboo -Chilcotin!
Absolutely unacceptable
@adriandix
Yet again we are warned of a closure in the Emergency department at Cariboo - Memorial!
Way beyond acceptable!
Heat wave! Risks of wildfire and of course outdoor recreation! This is a crisis!
Many have reached out through letters, messages and
In BC, our great Canadian Healthcare system has been killed by Eby’s NDP.
BC’s ERs are closed, our doctors are overwhelmed & Eby’s NDP personally banned nurses from working — which forced so many into retirement.
Now healthcare isn’t available for YOU, when YOU need it.
#bcpoli
Thank you to everyone who attended this health care rally…. 200 plus residents came out on a very hot and-long weekend Friday to share and discuss in a very respectful way -concerns that so many have with respect to hospital closures at Cariboo Memorial Hospital and very many
This hospital is so important not only to Kamloops but also very important to a large part of rural BC!!
@jjhorgan
@adriandix
This must be a priority not a billion dollar vanity project
This situation keeps getting worse.
@jjhorgan
and
@adriandix
need to finally take action to resolve this. “We are currently experiencing a shortage of staff at Kamloops- Royal Inland Hospital (RIH),” the email said.
#bcpoli
Chilcotin River update. This continues to be a very serious situation. The most recent update from the Cariboo Regional District Emergency Operation Center - is a hope that this will slowly release itself and that they are going to be waiting for that to occur over the next two
Amazing to have the support and interest in our rural communities including here in Cariboo - Chilcotin by an amazing leader!
Thank you
@KevinFalcon
for spending a couple of days here as part of your northern and rural tour!!
Prolific crime has to end in this province! RCMP do an amazing job of arresting these individuals. They should not be able to continuously offend and reoffend! Thoughts go out to Mel and Troy after much damage and loss at their store in Quesnel!!
I can tell you Minister that there are ranchers who cant wait until next year! Many are making very stressful decisions at their kitchen tables today! Decisions to sell cattle that they will not be able to feed! Neither ranchers or the herds can wait a year!
Does the BC Agriculture Minister actually think that ranchers replant hay fields each year and it’s as simple as using a different seed next year? 🤦♂️
@Dave_Eby
seems to have multiple challenges with the Ministers he has hand picked
#bcpoli
No question reconciliation is important to everyone in this province but…. businesses like “Skinner Creek Hunts” cant be alone in the cost.
Businesses like this one are struggling under this pressure to operate!
@Dave_Eby
Inside Flat Lake fire:
@GlobalBC
's Pat Bell is w/ Cunningham family as they battle flames on their ranch near
#100MileHouse
.
No
@BCGovFireInfo
ground crews — this firefight is all family & friends.
MLA Lorne Doerkson among those wielding a hose.
#bcpoli
More on
@GlobalBC
at 11.
A bitter clash between BC’s search and rescue volunteers and the “Ministry of No” threatens to upend the province’s volunteer SAR system, which saves hundreds of people a year.
My latest in
@BeatNorthern
:
Hard to believe that you could be so disconnected from rural BC!!! We dont all have the infrastructure you have Premier!! Cant just “take the bus” Many of us simply dont have that option!
🚨 BREAKING 🚨
John Horgan finally responds to the 3 options presented by
@KevinFalcon
and the
@BCLiberalCaucus
that the province could take to reduce gas prices.
His response to British Columbians facing
#PainAtThePumps
? "Think before you hop in the car"
Yikes.
#BCpoli
Conversation on topics as complicated as land use cannot be held in any other way but public
@nathancullen
There must be transparency. Residents in Pender Harbour are currently being cut out of the conversation! Not a good start!
There's never been a single vote in the
@BCLegislature
on the NDP's reckless decriminalization experiment.
At 11am, BC United will once again be calling for a vote. After David Eby's Friday
#DecrimDeception
where nothing will change, it's long overdue... end decrim now!
#BCpoli
Great to have a moment to enjoy some sights in Whiterock and a fantastic lunch at Zapoteca. Delicious burritos for lunch with great company!!! Thank you
@TrevHal
for your hospitality!!
BC NDP government won't compensate business displaced by Aboriginal title - “Not good enough, said local BC Conservative MLA Lorne Doerkson, who has met with McMann and intends to push his case provincially.
#bcpoli
For the next 48 hours, people who rely on Merritt’s hospital must access their emergency care in Kamloops - an hour away.
People in the Nicola Valley pay their taxes & this is what the NDP delivers in return.
It’s time for change.
#bcpoli
Minister…. You didn’t include this announcement today!! Sad news in Rural BC with another closure of our 100 Mile Emergency room for tonight and through what will be a very hot weekend!!! Please be safe!
@adriandix
Delivering a petition on behalf more than 1100 residents of the Sunshine Coast, who are calling on the government to repeal the Pender Harbor "Dock Management Plan." Frustrated residents have been requesting meetings with govt for months and... have been denied!
#bcpoli
Hard to imagine that this situation could get worse but when you are multiple hours away from a rural hospital that you would rely on only to find it closed…. Just add more hours on horrendous roads! Very bad situation!
Even as his press conference continues it is simply unbelievable that
@adriandix
keeps listing off numbers and patting his govt on the back while there are ER closures and diversion in rural BC. Hospital services are 100s of kms apart Minister, maybe drive those winter roads!
Today, I wrote to the Conflict of Interest Commissioner, raising concerns about a potential conflict on the part of NDP Minister Josie Osbourne.
People deserve transparency from government - the Minister needs to explain her actions.
I agree 100%
@KevinFalcon
!!
We must build on diversity and strive for much better inclusion! Very much look forward to accomplishing this together with you as our next leader!!!!
Since launching my campaign, I’ve argued our Party needs a ‘root to branch’ rebuild to ensure we reflect the diversity of our communities. More diversity in key positions ensures systemic disenfranchisement will never happen again. (1/4)
#bcpoli
Wow. People are losing homes, property, animals, businesses and the BC NDP say don’t worry “that’s OK”. No wonder people are not getting the help they need and being left to fend for themselves!! Appalling and arrogant attitude from a sitting Gov!!!
Shocking the disconnect by this Minister to rural BC! Things are for certain not fine! Many families are very fearful in rural BC and are be crushed by policy and inaction by your government
@BrendaBaileyBC
Really Minister? This is what you have to say to people in our region? Did you talk to businesses hanging on by a thread, families who received a pink slip, patients desperate to find a doctor or have a procedure done? Time your govt did something, anything, to support the North!
I dont think the majority of residents in this province would agree with the Attorney General!! I think that residents would like to see these horrible acts of crime stopped!!
B.C. attorney general says increasing arrests to fight violent crime is 'futile'.
@MurrayRankinNDP
,
@Dave_Eby
and the rest of the
@bcndp
may think arresting violent criminals is futile, but law abiding BC residents don’t.
#bcpoli
It is that callous nature in which this NDP govt and its members regard the thousands of residents that are still affected by the past wildfire season!! Frightening really!!
Because
@BCLiberalCaucus
members are the only ones standing up for all the people affected by wildfires who have lost homes and lives, the NDP say we are politicizing the issue??? Shame!!! Maybe they should do their jobs then and help the the people who need help.
#bcpoli
Today I had a chance to ask about fencing on Crown land that has been consumed by fire over the summer!! This is a very important item for the ranchers of this province!! The Minister suggests it is a “priority”. I hope so! It could cost us all if it isn’t
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Exciting news! Party members from every region of the province have decided BC United is the clear favourite. This name will be put to a membership wide vote by the end of the year.
Thank you to the hundreds of British Columbians who participated in the
#BCBudget
2022 Consultation over the last 3 months! The
#BCLeg
Finance Committee will now review all input and release its recommendations by November 15.
#StayTuned
Sad to see that the Williams Lake Stampede- which is currently home to evacuated people and animals has received no support in these funding announcements!!!
NDP Gov & Minister
@melaniejmark
are making another announcement today regarding supports for large attractions. Hoping the Interior Provincial Expo qualifies this time. The
@ArmstrongIPE
is incredibly important to the local economy and our region.
#BCpoli
Absolutely a crisis for the third night in a row, Cariboo Memorial Hospital is closed again! This affects our entire region make no mistake about it! Other clinics and hospitals have to make decisions…. serious decisions as to where and how to send patients - from different
Devastating news just announced for rural British Columbia and the forestry sector. 730 jobs permanently lost across three communities. Bear Lake, Houston, Prince George.
This NDP government has completely abandoned the forestry sector, hurting families and communities.
#bcpoli
“British Columbians whose livelihoods hang in the balance need to know that this government is doing far more than just having conversations. They need real action, support and relief.”
@LDoerkson
talks wildfire recovery ⬇️
#bcpoli
Fantastic tour of Site C and the beautiful community of FtStJohn!! Incredible work at Site C!! Thank you to two very proud northern MLA’s for the the tour
@Mike_A_Bernier
@Daniel_Davies
Premier these closures in rural BC are becoming more frequent and frankly dangerous for residents!!
@jjhorgan
the time has come to address this in a significant way!!
Premier
@jjhorgan
promised 24/7 emergency care to
#Ashcroft
voters in the last election. This is a far cry from what they're getting. People in Ashcroft and beyond deserve timely access to health care.
#bcpoli
Thank you BC Nurses Union!! Thank you for an opportunity to meet again and hear the massive challenges that your members are facing every day!! It was a great evening of sharing!!
The sad reality is that our hospital is closed again this evening.
For many of us, this has been an incredibly frustrating time! For some of us it has been outright frightening!
It absolutely must change. I can appreciate the complexities of what is happening, but I feel our
Thoughts and prayers to the Williams Lake First Nation and anyone that will be affected by the findings and announcements made today. MLA statement on former St. Joseph's Mission
Thank you to everyone for coming out to our incredible
@bcliberals
convention this weekend and a huge thanks to the people of
#Penticton
for being so warm and welcoming to us all!
#BCL22
#BCpoli
Thrilled to welcome
@elenoresturko
to our incredible
@BCLiberalCaucus
team. She put forward a powerful and positive vision for the future of our province and her community of
#SurreySouth
! Looking forward to working with you in Victoria!
#BCpoli
Very frustrated that the Minister of Health dismisses what is a worsening problem particularly rural BC and Cariboo-Chilcotin but… throughout all of British Columbia! Question Period today!
I'm very upset my friend Minister
@KatrineConroy
was knocked to the ground & hurt last night walking home from the Legislature. Kat's one of the toughest people I know & she'll continue working hard for people. I encourage any potential witnesses to please contact
@VicPDCanada
.
Absolutely couldn’t be a worse time to close our emergency department but… sadly it is!!!
Emergency is closed tonight beginning at 6:30. Very little notice! Unacceptable!
@adriandix
It was my pleasure to donate a load of Paton Farms hay to Sterling Stables to help feed evacuated horses, sheep, goats, and donkeys that were sent down from a 70 Mile House Ranch due to the
#BCWildfires
.
Just wanted to keep you in the loop
@adriandix
.
Things not going quite as smoothly in Cariboo - Chilcotin , specifically in 100 Mile House as you continue to suggest!! Very concerned today about residents in the South Cariboo!
This requires your immediate attention
@adriandix
!!! We hear frightening stories daily throughout rural BC!! The time for action was long ago!! Act now!!!
Everyday we hear from British Columbians who cannot access the healthcare they need and deserve, time for
@adriandix
and
@jjhorgan
to step up and take action.
This by-election is about more than just the next MLA for Surrey South, it's about holding the NDP to account for their broken promises.
From the lack of childcare spaces to a healthcare crisis to skyrocketing costs - on Sep 10th vote for change for Surrey.
Amazing fundraiser today!! Congratulations Jenn Stasica for putting this fundraiser together for Adrienne Kelso!!This crew has raised $9000 in the past week!! Thank you to the residents of Cariboo- Chilcotin!!
Cariboo Memorial Hospital CLOSURE!! Here we go again! Closure this evening at CMH. Sent you a letter Minister Dix.
@adriandix
I am eagerly awaiting your reply. I have received many letters! I hope you will keep them all coming!
Lorne.doerkson.mla
@leg
.bc.ca
Some of the
99 days later John Horgan is all rhetoric / no action when it comes to the supports needed by the residents of Lytton who need help rebuilding their entire town. Also 32 families in Monte Lake & Paxton Valley continue to wait for promised supports.
#bcpoli
Residents are struggling! It is time for some action and real relief from our Premier! Please
@Dave_Eby
on behalf of our residents I am asking you to provide the relief you can and fight for British Columbians!
"People are falling behind, barely making ends meet, with little relief on the horizon from the NDP. We have an effective plan that would have an immediate impact on people’s lives."
@LDoerkson
More on our 4-point plan for common-sense tax reform: 👇
We have heard a number of empty promises! Have witnessed funding models that dont work in many cases - for the people they are to serve and have watched slow response to funding and help for many impacted by disasters!!! Time for action!!!
This crisis is deepening throughout our province!! Particularly in rural BC - where an emergency room closure could mean more than an hour to a hospital!!
@adriandix
much more!!
"Health care is absolutely critical, and people deserve to have confidence they will have access to the medical care they need in an emergency. But for far too many British Columbians, that is not possible right now."
More from
@LDoerkson
👇
#bcpoli
In response to a ceremony today regarding the permanent display of an orange shirt at the legislature - It was a privilege to share some of Phyllis Webstad’s story of her orange shirt and how it now serves as a symbol for advancing reconciliation.
People can't afford to wait any longer for the NDP to act to address BCs health care crisis.
Our 30-day action plan includes:
✅ providing family physicians greater 💲 compensation
✅ accelerating accreditation of foreign-trained doctors
✅ addressing 📈 business costs
#bcpoli
If the NDP hadn’t cancelled the BC Liberal Massey Bridge project that was underway in 2017, commuters would be using that bridge today.
With no replacement in sight, the NDP have wasted half a decade, further inconveniencing this entire region. It's unacceptable.
#BCpoli
#Massey
I've been here before and I'm not alone. People across BC receive news like this every day.
My message to all British Columbians: if you're concerned about something, don't put it off. Please get it checked as soon as you can.
Successful surprise party tonight for Penelope Chandler, an incredible colleague and
@BCLegislature
institution for 40 years of service to the
#BCLeg
and our province. Her wisdom and knowledge of this building and
#bcpoli
is unparalleled. Here's to 40 more years!
This closure is outrageous!! There is much to do in this legislature!! 2 very serious bills to be debated and much other work!! If this is the first example of how the next premier intends to control this house - we should all be concerned!!!
Since when does a swearing in require the closure of the legislature? Maybe take a look at the health bill of 645 clauses and also the very legislation that was introduced and celebrated in the House yesterday,so the rest of the elected MLAs just got told that work doesn’t matter
I think we can now all agree that despite
@BowinnMa
claims earlier today that we have all the resources we need, we clearly don’t. Explain to me what happens to the patient that needs this air ambulance.
@Dave_Eby
needs to call the state of emergency.
#bcpoli
#Kamloops
Asked a direct question…will the minister extend the deadline?”“will users be cut off?” No answers just evasion!! Deadline in 4 days ppl need answers!
#bcpoli
.
@LDoerkson
asks about March 1 deadline for new groundwater licensing rules, says many current users have Q's or yet to apply.
@KatrineConroy
says it's been a long road to this deadline, some extensions have been granted, application process tweaked
#bcpoli
Sadly the North will continue to struggle under policies you are creating. Combined with inaction by govt!! Rural BC is struggling - comments like this show just how disconnected this NDP government is!
Actually Min.
@BrendaBaileyBC
the north won’t be fine under the direction your government is taking us! Family jobs are being threatened everyday while affordability challenges are skyrocketing! Your policies are forcing businesses to closed and companies to move!
#bcpoli
Great to see the energy at this rally!! Especially knowing how hard you have all been working!!! I know that many of you that I spoke to are absolutely exhausted!!
BC Liberal MLAs
@shirleybond
,
@LDoerkson
, and
@IanPatonDelta
standing in solidarity with nurses pleading with John Horgan and the NDP to finally take action on low staffing levels endangering both healthcare workers and patients in B.C.
Safe Staffing = Safe Patient Care
#BCpoli
Two years into the pandemic and the NDP still can't effectively deliver urgently-needed relief support to B.C. businesses.
As businesses are being told to brace for major staff shortages and disruptions, the NDP continues to be missing in action.
#bcpoli
A very sad day indeed! The government has been warned of the challenging circumstances facing this industry! Helpful solutions have been presented less burning of fibre,better use of fire ravaged forests etc. Thoughts are with everyone involved in this devastating announcement.
A very tough day for hundreds of workers and their families in our community. We need all hands on deck to ensure they have the support and resources they need in this very difficult situation.
#CityofPG
Met with residents from Monte Lake and Paxton Valley areas hit hard by White Rock Lake fire. Gut wrenching to hear their experiences, learn of their needs, see their burned down homes and take in the blackened, scorched landscape. We will support them in every way we can.
#bcpoli
Great opportunity to have much needed conversation with our amazing BCWF team in Cariboo - Chilcotin! Glad to join my colleague
@coraleeoakes
and thank our teams!
Met with the Cariboo Fire Centre &
@LDoerkson
, Cariboo Chilcotin to get prepared for this upcoming fire season. We encourage everyone to use the BC Wildfire Service Dashboard or App, as it is updated automatically by their dispatch and information teams & will provide the best &
Great opportunity this morning for my colleagues and I to have conversation with the Automotive Retailers Association! Fantastic information session!! Thank you!!
So my son will spend all day in a classroom with a teacher that isn't required to be vaccinated, but the coach he sees outside for an hour needs to be vaccinated? How does this make sense?
#bcpoli
. The government must address this issue as it is now at crisis levels!!! Random attacks should not be a “ fact of life” not in British Columbia!!!
@MurrayRankinNDP