Peachland Fall Fair Awards Ceremony

12 September 2016

​Yesterday was the Awards Ceremony at the Peachland Fall Fair! Thank you Lorraine and Martha for having me. I was more than happy to help Mayor Fortin handout the prizes and trophies to all the fantastic bakers, florists, gardeners, photographers, and more!

Ovarian Cancer Walk of Hope

12 September 2016

​This past Sunday, I was happy to #WalkForHER at the Ovarian Cancer Canada Walk of Hope - Kelowna at the beatiful Mission Creek Park in Kelowna. We had some amazing speakers sharing some personal stories. Thank you to everyone who supported Ovarian Cancer Canada this weekend!

Kelowna Parkinson SuperWalk

12 September 2016
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There was so much going on this weekend! On Saturday, I participated in the Parkinson SuperWalk in Kelowna's Waterfront Park! Such a great turn out. The Walk raised $50,002!


​Haywire Winery receives the 2016 Lieutenant Governor's Awards for Excellence in BC Wines!

8 September 2016
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​So happy to have been a part of Haywire Winery's special day!

The Honourable Judith Guichon, Lieutenant Governor of British Columbiapresented Haywire Winery with the 2016 Lieutenant Governor's Awards for Excellence in BC Wines.

​Congratulations everyone!


​United Way Kick Off! 

7 September 2016 

This morning was such a great kick off for another great year at the United Way of the Central and South Okanagan / Similkameen! So glad that all these amazing Community Heroes came today to show their support!

#FreeTheBeer This September Long Weekend

3 September 2016

This long weekend, I want to thank everyone for all the hard work they have been doing for #FreeTheBeer.

We must work to remove these trade barriers! Talk to your elected officials, send them a tweet, write them a letter. Tell them you want to experience what your fellow Canadians have to offer! 

Have fun and stay safe this long weekend.


​Back To School!

31 August 2016

It's that time of year again!

​Best of luck to all our scholars. #BackToSchool


The Historic Fur Brigade Trail

29 August 2016

This afternoon, at the Okanagan Regional Library Westbank Branch, the Westbank Museum & Visitor Centre gave a special presentation on the Okanagan Fur Brigade Trail.
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The Library also has a display set up on the history of the Trail for the remainder of the week. I definitely recommend all you Okanagan history buffs check it out!

A Postal Predicament

Overall the ongoing challenge at Canada Post remains declining mail volume, as an example in 2015 Canada Post delivered 8.8 billion pieces of mail; a number that is down almost 3 billion since 2007. At the same time Canada Post is adding roughly 170,00 addresses per year– in other words there are more addresses being created Canada wide and at the same time there is less mail. This results in increased delivery costs with steadily declining revenues.

Importance of Thinking Forward
MP Report for September 7, 2016

Recently Statistics Canada released the GDP, income and expenditure report for Canada’s second quarter revealing some troubling indicators. Real GDP growth decreased .4% and while that may not seem like a significant drop, it is the largest quarterly decline since 2009. Another area of concern is business investment that has continued to decline for the last several quarters.  Looking at the numbers from a sector by sector perspective construction has declined while the public sector has increased in size.  Fortunately there are some promising indicators with some growth in manufacturing output along with an increase in mining along with oil and gas extraction.
From my MP report on June 15, 2016:

​In my June 1st MP report I referenced the opposition #FreeTheBeer campaign that ultimately means asking that the Liberal Government elevate the Comeau case to the Supreme Court for constitutional clarification. For a quick refresher the “Comeau case” was where the Province of New Brunswick charged a citizen, Gerard Comeau, for personally importing beer and some spirits across a Provincial border from Quebec.  What is unique about this case was that a New Brunswick judge found Mr. Comeau was not guilty on account that our Canadian Constitution clearly states in Section 121 that “All Articles of the Growth, Produce, or Manufacture of any one of the Provinces shall, from and after the Union, be admitted free into each of the other Provinces.” Regrettably a few weeks ago the Province of New Brunswick announced they will be appealing this ruling.

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New For 2016
Get the MP Report Mailed to You!

I am very pleased to announce that beginning in 2016, you can now receive a monthly MP Report mailed directly to your home – in addition to the weekly MP report currently available via email and numerous newspapers throughout Central Okanagan – Similkameen – Nicola.