News & Events
Vote for the Youth Centre at Moody Park
The New Westminster Youth Centre has made it to the Top 20 in the competition to recieve one of 10 $25,000.00 prizes as part of the Kraft Celebration Tour. If they win, the money will help them equip the new centre. Read more »
Read Dawn's Summer Newsletter
Dawn's Summer Newsletter is now online with information about this spring's legislative sitting, upcoming events, and the issues that Dawn's been working on in the community.
Dawn Black in Question Period
Here are the transcripts of Dawn Black's questions in Question Period during the Spring session of the Legislature. Full Hansard transcripts can be found at www.leg.bc.ca. Read more »
New Democrats to Fight Bill 17 "By Every Means Necessary"
Tuesday June 1, 2010
VICTORIA – New Democrats are vowing to fight the B.C. Liberals’ so-called Clean Energy Act in the legislature this week. The bill would allow $10 billion in spending without appropriate public oversight, remove consumer protection from unnecessary hydro rate hikes and shift more of British Columbians’ money into the hands of private power companies, say New Democrats. Read more »
Statement in the Legislature on the Living Wage Policy
Statement in the BC Legislature on Tuesday, May 18, 2010
D. Black: Last month the city council in my community of New Westminster made history by becoming the first municipal government in Canada to enact a living wage policy. The council unanimously passed a resolution that commits the city to establishing a living wage policy that is tied to an hourly rate, which will be set each year. The policy will apply to both full- and part-time employees, regardless of the value of the contract or the number of employees. It will apply to employees who perform work on city premises or properties. Read more »
Dawn Black and Peter Julian Invite You to the 6th Annual 12th Street Cleanup
Join New Westminster MLA Dawn Black, and Burnaby-New Westminster MP Peter Julian for the 6th Annual 12th Street Cleanup. Read more »
Black Moves Private Member's Motion on Post-Secondary Education for a Green Economy
Monday, May 3, 2010
Today New Westminster MLA Dawn Black introduced Private Member's Motion 9: Post-Secondary Education for a Green Economy. Below is her motivating statement in the BC Legislature. Find the whole transcript here.
D. Black: I'm pleased to have the opportunity today to debate "the importance of post-secondary education and skills training to ensure that British Columbians have the skills and abilities to excel in tomorrow's green economy." Read more »
Statement in the Legislature on Tissue and Organ Donation
Statement in the BC Legislature on Tuesday, April 20.
TISSUE AND ORGAN DONATION AND WORK OF EVA MARKVOORT
D. Black: This week is National Organ and Tissue Donor Awareness Week. Right now there are 335 British Columbians on the wait-list for an organ transplant. For these British Columbians, each day is filled with uncertainty. Read more »
Statement on Fraser River Conservation
Statement in the BC Legislature. Thursday, April 15, 2010
D. Black: It's easy to buy fish at a supermarket without thinking about the process it took to get there. We all benefit from the use of our rivers for fishing and transportation, but too often we don't think about our ability to sustain these rivers. Read more »
Dawn Black Grills Liberals on the HST
Debate on Bill 9 - Thursday, April 15, 2010
Note: You can find the full debate on the Legislative Assembly website.
D. Black: I rise to convey the concerns of residents of New Westminster, who like most other British Columbians, the majority of British Columbians, will be negatively affected by Bill 9 if it becomes law, the Consumption Tax Rebate and Transition Act, as it's euphemistically called in this Legislature. Read more »