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ncouver-Mount Pleasant is a huge constituency encompassing the neighbourhoods of Mount Pleasant, Strathcona, Grandview-Woodlands, Railtown, and the Downtown East Side.
We have one of the most culturally diverse, resilient and dynamic communities in our province.
Vancouver-Mount Pleasant is home to artists, small businesses, students and seniors, and has a long history advocating for human rights and social justice.
You can check out the 2016 and 2017 Constituency Report below!
March 16, 2017: Listen to Melanie answer questions on Indigenous child welfare on CBC radio 1 show B.C. Almanac, hosted by Angela Sterritt. http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/programs/bcalmanac/march-16-2017-tipping-indigenous-child-welfare-1.4028697
An NDP MLA is requesting that Christy Clark change the legislature’s first day in session after the winter break. Vancouver Mount Pleasant’s Melanie Mark says she’s asking the Premier to change the date because it coincides with the Annual Women’s …
Karen Norton, 54, has primary progressive MS and needs to leave her place by the end of January. Karen Norton says she has been waiting to get into B.C. Housing since 2009. Her need for housing has become more desperate after she was handed …
Last night, a number of concerned residents gathered to discuss what they could do next. The MLA for Vancouver-Mount Pleasant Melanie Mark was in attendance. “There’s a disruption in quality of life and you have to think about the environment,” …
Melanie Mark, MLA for Vancouver-Mount Pleasant, called on the B.C. government to take action on the issue of affordable housing. “Tent cities, whether they’re in Vancouver, Maple Ridge, Abbotsford or Victoria, show us how desperate the situation for affordable housing …