Community-based supports for vulnerable and low-income people throughout B.C. are being boosted through a series of local government poverty reduction initiatives. With grants from the Poverty Reduction Planning and Action Program, 54 local governments throughout the province, through 29 projects, will …
Welcome to Vancouver-Mount Pleasant!
I am honoured to be the MLA for Vancouver-Mount Pleasant and serve as BC’s Minister of Advanced Education, Skills and Training (AEST).
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My constituency office is currently closed due to current events. My office is still committed to assisting constituents. You can get support from my staff by calling (604) 660-0707 or emailing melanie.mark.mla@leg.bc.ca
COVID-19 Information
- Non-medical info: 1-888-268-4319
- If you are feeling unwell: call 8-1-1 (no area code)
- Federal info: 1-833-784-4397
- Self-assessment tool for yourself or others: https://bc.thrive.health/
- BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC), comprehensive info on COVID-19: http://www.bccdc.ca/
For a comprehensive COVID-related list of federal and provincial information, check out the following pages on my website: Public Health & Government News and Government Financial Supports.
Take care,
Melanie
Latest News
Family court rules modernized to help families, children
An order-in-council published Monday, June 1, 2020, will repeal and replace the provincial court family rules and improve how British Columbia families can resolve their legal issues in family court. The new family court rules come into force in May …
Minimum wage increase takes effect
To support B.C.’s lowest paid workers, the general hourly minimum wage is increasing to $14.60, and the minimum wage rates for liquor servers, resident caretakers and live-in camp leaders are also increasing, effective Monday, June 1, 2020. In 2018, to …