Here is my latest Constituency Report.
Thank you for visiting the website of Lana Popham, Member of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia for Saanich South
Thursday, June 30, 2011
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Success for Saanich School Kids!
Saanich Student Max with Lana at the Community Forum held at at the Saanich South Community Office for Saanich students and parents concerned about the budget deficit |
I'm very pleased to report that yesterday the BC government did an about-face and agreed to provide additional funds to the Saanich School Board.
Many of us have been working hard to make this happen. Personally, I pressed the issue with the Education Minister several times, raised the need for this in the BC Legislature, spoke out strongly on the subject with the media on numerous occasions, connected with dozens of affected parents, and held a public forum on the topic for Saanich parents and kids at my community office two days ago.
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
School Funding Forum - June 27

Saanich School board, like all school boards across the province, has been facing a decade of immense pressure from continued funding cuts with no revenue increases. In April 2010 the School Board was facing a $3-4 million dollar shortfall, with layoffs of up to 23 staff. This translates to less support for students: less field trips, less library staff, less support for special needs students.
Thursday, June 16, 2011
This Monday: locavore dinner and community discussion about climate change and sustainability
UPDATE: MONDAY JUNE 20 - EVENT IS SOLD OUT.
Dear Saanich South,
You are invited to a locavore dinner and community discussion on climate change and sustainability this Monday, June 20th, at 6pm at the Citadel, 4030 Douglas St. There are still tickets available at my community office (4085 Quadra), open this Friday, 9:30pm-3pm and at Cabin 12 (corner of Pandora and Govt) open everyday 9-3pm. Tickets are $10 and that includes dinner and a presentation by Dr. Andrew Weaver with the latest info on global warming and how we are doing at responding in BC. There will also be a workshop part of the evening where you can contribute your own ideas about how BC can become more sustainable. There is free childcare for children aged 5-12, by reservation only. Check out the poster below for more details.
Lana
Dear Saanich South,

Lana
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
Saanich Cycling Festival this Sunday!!
The Saanich Cycling Festival is happening this Sunday! This is a wonderful community cycling event, featuring a police-escorted ride. (The route is from UVIC, down Cedar Hill, up Shelbourne, down Mckenzie and back to Uvic, map here.)
Monday, June 13, 2011
POSTPONED - Art Exhibition at my Community Office this Wednesday Evening
If you’ve made a trip into my office lately, you will have noticed that the walls are adorned with lovely works of art created by a talented local artist, Dennis Jaques.
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
Check out my Saanich South 2yr Update!
Here is the newsletter that I sent out last week to Sannich South.
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