Events Calendar for B.C. and Yukon
The calendar outlines key events in B.C. and Yukon, including press conferences and announcements on housing, short-term rentals, and substance-use treatment services.
Here is Monday's B.C. and Yukon calendar:
Please note, all calendar entries are for planning purposes only. Events are subject to change without notice.
VANCOUVER - Press conference for climate activist facing deportation
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Green Party Leader Elizabeth May and climate activist Zain Haq hold a press conference to highlight Haq's imminent deportation for nonviolent climate activism despite prior intervention by the minister of immigration.
Contact: Sophia Papp 250-508-1789.
300 West Georgia Street
DELTA - Delta housing announcement
12:00 PM - 01:00 PM
Carla Qualtrough, Liberal MP for Delta, and acting Delta mayor Dylan Kruger, will make announcement about housing.
Contact: Sofia Ouslis Sofia.Ouslis@infc.gc.ca.
Outdoor courtyard 4625 Evergreen Lane
VANCOUVER - Short-term rental announcement
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Ravi Kahlon, minister of housing and municipal affairs, make an announcement about continuing strong action to open more homes for people by reining in illegal short-term rentals.
Media dial-in information:
From anywhere in B.C. and Canada, toll-free: 1 800 717-1738 Participant pass code: M027899
Creekside Community Centre 1 Athletes Way
VANCOUVER - Ministry of Health substance use announcement
02:00 PM - 03:00 PM
Media are invited to join Josie Osborne, Minister of Health, and Amna Shah, parliamentary secretary for mental health and addictions, for an announcement about expanded substance-use treatment services throughout British Columbia.
Media dial-in information:
From anywhere in B.C. and Canada, toll-free: 1 800 717 1738 Participant passcode: M027896
Media contact: Ministry of Health, Communications: 250 812-9118.
Canadian Mental Health Association - BC Division Suite 905, 1130 West Pender St. Vancouver
