Community BBQ – East View Park – August 17th
There is a free community Barbeque, hosted by Surrey-Cloverdale MLA Mike Starchuk, on August 17th!
There will be free hot dogs available (Beef, Veggie, and Halal) as well as pop corn, and the world-famous Star Chuk game!
It all takes place on the corner of 61A and 190th, at East View Park, from 12 to 3 pm, on Saturday, August 17th. (Please note: There are no washroom facilities, on site.)
Hope to see you there!
Below are a few photos from the event!
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Cloverdale Summer BBQ – July 21st
Our first BBQ of the summer is this SUNDAY, July 21 at NOON to 3PM at KPU Cloverdale. We will have hotdogs, samosas, watermelon, popcorn, freezies and plenty of bottled water all FREE! There will be face painting, the Star Chuk game and a photo booth. Come and join the fun!
Below are a few photos from the event!
And a look (over the fence) at the on-going construction of the new Cloverdale Hospital construction!
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And, everyone was looking at the construction of the new Cloverdale Hospital… right THERE!
We Can’t Let Elenore Sturko Roll Back Our Progress
We woke up to a shocker this morning – the BCUP’s star candidate, Elenore Sturko, will be abandoning her party, and her riding, to run with the Conservatives here in Surrey-Cloverdale.
I’d like to welcome her to the race, and to the riding. Given that she’s not from here, and doesn’t spend a lot of time here, it’s a bit of a surprise – but who am I to argue? It’s my favourite part of BC!
But what’s even more surprising is that she’s switched to a party that doesn’t share her values. Just a few months ago, she was leading a standing ovation to denounce John Rustad. Now, she’s joining him, because she thinks it will help her keep her job.
I won’t lie to you: she’s a strong candidate. But while Elenore Sturko, BCUP and the Conservatives are focused on who is sitting where, we’re focused on taking action for you: building a new hospital and cancer centre in Cloverdale, new schools, and the Surrey-Langley SkyTrain extension.
We can’t let Elenore Sturko roll back the progress we’ve made in Surrey-Cloverdale – whoever she’s running with.
Can I count on you to chip in to our Surrey-Cloverdale Victory Fund?
Your generous donation will help us gear up to run a strong campaign. It will help us pay for literature, staff, lawn signs, advertising, and everything else we need to tell our neighbours in Surrey-Cloverdale about the action we’re taking on housing, healthcare and affordability.
I won’t lie: this election is going to be close, and it will be decided in Surrey. When I think about what John Rustad would do to undo all the progress we’ve made on housing and healthcare, I worry – but then I remember I have my fellow New Democrats beside me.
Thank you for all you do.
Yours,
Mike Starchuk
MLA, Surrey-Cloverdale
Investing in Safe and Thriving Communities
The people that live in British Columbia are our greatest strength.
Over the past few years, we’ve seen our population grow. People want to live and raise their families in our communities. But at the same time, the impacts of climate change are putting pressure on some of our community infrastructure.
That’s why your New Democrat government, led by David Eby, is taking action to make sure that people in B.C. have what they need to build good lives in thriving, safe communities.
We’re building more hospitals and healthcare facilities, like a new hospital and cancer centre for Surrey in Cloverdale, and a new cancer centre in Kamloops. We’re also hiring and training more doctors, nurses, and other healthcare professionals.
File Photo – Photo Courtesy CFJC Today – Pattison Media
We’re expanding, upgrading and building more schools, so that kids can learn and play in safe, modern spaces. And we’re investing in active transportation projects so that people of all ages can get around their communities safely by walking, rolling or cycling.
For many of us, the flooding that Abbotsford’s Sumas Prairie experienced in 2021 was one of the most devastating examples of climate change impacts we’ve seen. We are making critical upgrades to the Barrowtown Pump Station in Abbotsford so that farms and homes will be better protected from future flooding.
Across the province, more than 1,700 other projects are underway to help communities prepare for climate-related emergencies. From installing river-level sensors in Richmond, to building a dike along the Coldwater River in Merritt, we are working with communities to provide the support they need.
If a disaster does happen, people want to know that help and support will be there. We are providing more funding for Emergency Support Services so that communities can upgrade their ESS supplies, equipment, and procedures. We’re also providing new, streamlined training so that we can get more volunteers prepared to respond to help their neighbours during an emergency. After all, the resilience of a community depends on the strength and resilience of the people who live there.
B.C. is a great place to live, but we know there is always more we can do to make our communities even stronger. As your provincial government, we’re going to continue investing in people, and the services and infrastructure that they need to thrive.
~ Mike Starchuk – MLA for Surrey-Cloverdale
The above article is an an opinion piece, “Investing in Safe and Thriving Communities”, originally published by CFJC Today, on March 20, 2024
Pink Shirt Day 2024
Today, Wednesday February 28th, is Pink Shirt Day 2024.
It is a day meant to honour or commitment to ending bullying in schools.
- We all have a responsibility to stand up against bullying.
- Bullying remains a pervasive problem that has become even more insidious in the age of social media.
- We recently took action to protect young people from online threats, restrict cellphones in schools, and hold social media companies accountable for the harm they have caused.
How did Pink Shirt Day begin?
The original event was organized in 2007 by two grade 12 students named David Shepherd and Travis Price, who bought and distributed 50 pink shirts after a ninth-grade student Chuck McNeill was bullied for wearing a pink polo shirt during the first day of school at a school in Nova Scotia. *
How does Pink Shirt Day help?
Pink Shirt Day is an annual event against bullying. Participants wear pink shirts and attend or host informative events to raise awareness about bullying, particularly in schools. *
Since 2008, Pink Shirt Day has been raising awareness and funds for anti-bullying programs in BC. 100% of net proceeds are distributed to various organizations that support children’s healthy self-esteem, both with their peers and themselves. They teach empathy, compassion and kindness. **
A few organizations that benefit from Pink Shirt Day are:
If you need help, you can call, or text, 988.
It is a national three-digit number for suicide prevention and emotional distress.
** – Source – Pink Shirt Day website
‘Coldest Night of the Year’ Walk
The ‘Coldest Night of the Year’ is a family-friendly walk in support of charities that serve those experiencing hurt, hunger & homelessness. This year’s walk takes place on February 24th.
Together with thousands of Canadians across the country, we’ll be walking and fundraising to support people and families experiencing hurt, hunger, and homelessness, right here, in our community. The Cloverdale walk is in support of the Cloverdale Community Kitchen, and our team is “MLA Mike Starchuk’s Community Stars.”
Join us for a 2K walk and fundraise or donate today.
You can find out more details about the walk, here:
About the Event – Coldest Night of the Year 2024 Canada (cnoy.org)
If you can’t make it out, but would like to support one of our team, that link is here:
PLEASE SPONSOR MLA Mike Starchuk’s Community Stars (e2rm.com)
You can find out more about the amazing work the Cloverdale Community Kitchen does, here:
About | Cloverdale Community Kitchen (mycck.ca)
Hope to see you out on the walk, on February 24th!
POST-WALK UPDATE:
We are delighted to report that the MLA Mike Starchuk’s Community Stars Team raised $2571.00 for the awesome folks at Cloverdale Community Kitchen!
Thank you to everyone who supported our Team!
