Event Location: Port Alberni, BC

NDP MPs are gathering with community and Indigenous leaders to hear their concerns before heading back to Ottawa. On Tuesday, they will meet with the Tseshaht First Nation. Contact media@ndp.ca.

Treasury Board President and Minister of Digital Government Joyce Murray (Vancouver Quadra, B.C.) will visit the Port Alberni Friendship Center and meet with elders to discuss Budget 2019 measures for seniors. This event will be held at 3555 4th Ave. Call 613-369-3170.

On behalf of Innovation, Science and Economic Development Minister Navdeep Bains (Mississauga-Malton, Ont.), Minister of Public Services and Procurement and Accessibility Carla Qualtrough (Delta, B.C.) will announce an investment under the government’s Strategic Innovation Fund. This event will take place at Coulson Group of Companies, 7500 Airport Rd. Call 343-291-2849.

NDP leader Jagmeet Singh will continue his cross country tour in British Colombia with events in Port Alberni, Parksville and Nanaimo today. At, 9:00 a.m. (local time), he will begin with a visit to Alberni District High School. He will be joined by NDP MP Gord Johns (Courtenay-Alberni, B.C.). Still joined by Johns, at 12:45 p.m. Signh will take … Read more

Labour Minister Kellie Leitch (Simcoe-Grey, Ont.) and Chief Government Whip John Duncan (Vancouver Island North, B.C.) will make an announcement about increasing employment opportunities for local people with disabilities. This event will take place at Pacific Coast University for Workplace Health Sciences, Lecture Room, 4755 Cherry Creek Rd. Call 819-953-5646.

On behalf of Minister of State (Western Economic Diversification) Lynne Yelich (Blackstrap, Sask.), Conservative MP James Lunney (Nanaimo-Alberni, B.C) will make an announcement to strengthen Vancouver Island's coastal communities. The event will be held at the Great Room, Tseshaht First Nation, 5091 Tsuma-as Drive. Call 604-666-1318. 

An all-candidates' debate for the riding of Nanaimo-Alberni, BC, will be held at Capital Theatre on Argyle Street. Contact info@ypnanaimo.com with questions for candidates. 

Media are invited to join representatives of Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation and representatives of Phoenix House to celebrate the official opening of Phoenix House, a supportive housing project serving individuals who are homeless or at risk of homelessness. Call 604-737-4032.