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John and Minister Stilwell announce $4.5 million for a new three-year nursing degree at the University of the Fraser Valley.
John speaks at an announcement at University-College of the Fraser Valley for funding for their automotive, trades, welding and heavy duty mechanics program. March 7, 2008.
John and Barry Penner, MLA for Chilliwack-Kent and Minister of Environment along with Seabird Indian Band Chief Clem Seymour, centre, tour the Spring Bar gravel removal operation in Agassiz. March 7, 2008.
John and MLA Barry Penner present a cheque for $660,913 to UCFV president President Dr. Skip Bassford for funding for the school’s automotive, trades, welding and heavy duty mechanics program. March 7, 2008
John with Garry Wall, a teacher from Sardis Secondary and a recipient of the Premier’s Awards for Teaching Excellence. March 3, 2008.
MLAs John van Dongen and John Les were at the University College of the Fraser Valley for the grand opening of the new trades and technology centre. February 11, 2008.
John joins his peers at the Legislature to celebrate Diwali, the Indian Festival of Lights. November 5, 2007.
John celebrates the official opening of Stó:lô Elders Lodge, 15 new assisted living units for seniors and persons with disabilities. July 26, 2007.
John Les surveys flood mitigation work near Island 32 in Chilliwack. The province has provided the City of Chilliwack with $3.7 million for flood prevention projects.
John Les, MLA for Chilliwack-Sumas joined his colleagues on the steps of the Legislature to announce that starting July 1, next year, booster seats will be mandatory for all children at least 40 lbs until they are 4'9" tall or age nine. May 15, 2007.
John Les, MLA for Chilliwack-Sumas and Barry Penner, MLA for Chilliwack-Kent, joined Premier Gordon Campbell to announce $29 million to build a new trades and technology centre for the University of the Fraser Valley. January 16, 2007.
John recently attended an event to mark and celebrate Sardis Secondary School's 50th anniversary.
Pictured with John are alumnus Bernie VanMaeren and Jacquie Taylor, Superintendent of School District #33.
On Remembrance Day, the Chilliwack Museum held a reception for guests to view VC James (Piper) Richardson's bagpipes, after they were repatriated back to Canada.
Pictured with John are (from left) Andrew Winstanly from the Canadian Club, Paul Daynes and fellow MLA Barry Penner.
Pictured with John is Dan Richardson at a ceremony in October marking the repatriation of WW I Victoria Cross winner James ‘Piper’ Richardson’s bagpipes to Chilliwack.
Piper Richardson, whose family settled in Chilliwack in 1909, the only Canadian piper to be awarded the Victoria Cross, was killed in October 8, 1916 during the Battle of the Somme. It was thought his bagpipes were forever lost, but were recently discovered at a school in Crieff, Scotland.
In July 2006, John was on hand to help announce the construction of new sub-acute care beds at Chilliwack General Hospital.
Pictured with John are Shelagh Walker, Manager of Subacute Unit; Chilliwack-Kent MLA Barry Penner; Marie Newell, Team Leader; and Grant Roberge, Executive Director of Chilliwack General Hospital. Seated are patients Raymond Johnson and Bill Ernest
John was on hand at the opening of 48 new assisted living apartments at The Cascades development. Cutting the ribbon with John are Fraser Health CEO Keith Anderson, Chilliwack City Councillor Dorothy Kostrzewa, Cascades resident Lillian Christmas, Chilliwack-Kent MLA Barry Penner, Baltic Properties Managing Partner Jerry Nowee and Cascades Administrator Lynda Marlatt. June 9, 2006.
On June 9, 2006 Provincial and community partners celebrated the opening of the 48 new assisted living apartments at The Cascades development in Chilliwack.
Cutting the ribbon from left to right are: Will McKay and Victor Yates, Managing Partners of Baltic Properties (Cascades) Ltd.; Fraser Health CEO Keith Anderson; Chilliwack City Councillor Dorothy Kostrzewa; Minister John Les, MLA Chilliwack-Sumas; Cascades resident Lillian Christmas; Minister Barry Penner, MLA Chilliwack-Kent; Jerry Nowee, Managing Partner of Baltic Properties (Cascades) Ltd.; and Lynda Marlatt, Cascades Administrator.
John attended the official opening of the Rotary Hospice Centre which will give individuals who are living with a terminal illness or families grieving the loss of a loved one a visible, accessible and comforting place to go. With John are Chilliwack Hospice Society President Etta Richmond and Vice-President Derek Fryer. May 24, 2006.
The Central Community Park amphitheatre project has received a $330,000 boost from the Olympic Paralympic Live Sites funding program. Chilliwack Rotary Club Past President Delwen Stander, Chilliwack Rotary Club President Carol Tichelman and Chilliwack Mayor Clint Hames joined John and Barry Penner for the announcement. December 10, 2005.
John and fellow Chilliwack MLA Barry Penner held a meet & greet at the Chilliwack Fire Hall. They were joined by Fire Commissioner David Hodgins, Agassiz Firefighter Wayne Dyer and Harrison Firefighter Chris Wilson. November 26, 2005.
School Trustee Diane Janzen and John toured G.W. Graham Middle High School. November 25, 2005.
John answers questions from some eager students at Seabird Island School. November 18, 2005.
John visited pharmacist Robert Krahn at Nelmes Pharmacy to mark the launch of the latest edition of the BC HealthGuide. The handbook be available at over 850 of BC’s pharmacies. November 10, 2005.
John attending the opening of the Waverly Seniors Village - a 66 unit assisted living development. Also at the opening was Retirement Concepts Abdul Jamal, resident Leonard Heth, Chilliwack Mayor Clint Hames, Royal Bank VP Trevor Evancic, Retirement Concepts Carlo Elstak, Retirement Concepts CEO Azim Jamal, Waverly administrator Debbie Davidson, Fraser Health’s Grant Roberge and Mrs. Jamal. October 14, 2005.
John and Advanced Education Minister Murray Coell talk with a student in UCFV's Aircraft Structures Technician program at Abbotsford Airport. The two also visited UCFV's campuses in Chilliwack and Abbotsford, as well as the proposed Canad Education Park. July 25, 2005.
John Les officially began his second term representing Chilliwack-Sumas in the provincial Legislature after being sworn in Thursday in Victoria. Les signs the Members’ Roll here before Clerk of the House George MacMinn and Premier Gordon Campbell. June 09, 2005.
John joined Health Minister Colin Hansen, Abbotsford-Clayburn MLA John van Dongen, Maple Ridge-Mission MLA Randy Hawes, and Abbotsford-Mt. Lehman MLA Mike de Jong at the groundbreaking of the new 300-bed Abbotsford Regional Hospital and Cancer Centre. The Abbotsford Regional Hospital and Cancer Centre will be a state-of-the-art facility that will provide the kind of health care necessary to meet the needs of the fast-growing Fraser Valley. December 8, 2004.
John joined Canada's ministers responsible for internal trade at a conference hosted by federal minister David Emerson in Ottawa. December 6, 2004.
John visited the Parliament buildings in Ottawa, when he was in town for an internal trade conference of provincial ministers. December 6, 2004.
John attended the 2004 BC Export Awards, at which Chilliwack’s own IMW Industries was named as one of British Columbia's Exporters of the Year. John joined, right to left: KMPG LLP Partner Don Matthew (whose company sponsered the award), Partner (Category Sponsor), IMW Industries President Brad Millerand, Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters BC Division Chair Ron Palfery in marking the win. November 19, 2004.
John joined Chilliwack Mayor Clint Hames and Chilliwack-Kent MLA Barry Penner to celebrate the return of more than $710,000 in traffic fine revenues from the Province to the City. That funding will come in on an annual basis. October 22, 2004.
John and Advanced Education Minister Shirley Bond met with one of the older residents at the University College of the Fraser Valley’s Chilliwack campus. Summer 2004.
John, Advanced Education Minister Shirley Bond, and Chilliwack-Kent MLA Barry Penner caught up with students in the chemistry lab on a tour of the Chilliwack campus of the University College of the Fraser Valley. Summer 2004.
It was good news for Chilliwack at the official opening of the new courthouse. John spoke at the official opening, flanked by (left to right) Chilliwack Mayor Clint Hames, Chilliwack-Kent MLA Barry Penner, and Provincial Court Judge Brent Hoy. Summer 2004.
Chilliwack-Sumas MLA John Les expresses his happiness with news the provincial government has come to an agreement in principle to move the University College of the Fraser Valley’s Chilliwack campus onto the site of the former CFB Chilliwack. Looking on is Chilliwack UCFV student Annette Vogt and Premier Gordon Campbell who also announced government funding for 1,700 new seats throughout UCFV’s Chilliwack, Abbotsford, Mission and Agassiz campuses by the year 2010. The new seats are part of the government’s commitment to add 25,000 post-secondary seats to B.C.’s colleges and universities by 2010. July 15, 2004.
Chilliwack-Sumas MLA John Les, along with Chilliwack-Kent MLA Barry Penner (centre), helps announce new groundwater protection regulations July 7, 2004 as part of the B.C. Government’s Action Plan for Safe Drinking Water, which protects water from the source to the tap. The announcement was made in Chilliwack, which gets its drinking water from groundwater, and with the new regulations can continue to boast about having the best water in the country. The new regulations establish standards to ensure wells are properly drilled, sealed, maintained and closed plus they establish qualification requirements for well drillers and well pump installers. July 7, 2004.
Chilliwack-Sumas MLA John Les addresses the crowd at the former Canadian Forces Base Chilliwack after Premier Gordon Campbell announced the government would fund 1,700 new seats for the University College of the Fraser Valley by the year 2010. The Premier also joined Fraser Valley MLAs in announcing an agreement in principle to move UCFV’s Chilliwack campus onto the former CFB Chilliwack. Les, who first started working toward this day nine years ago as Chilliwack Mayor, is watched by current Chilliwack Mayor Clint Hames, UCFV President Skip Bassford, Chilliwack UCFV student Annette Vogt and Premier Campbell. June 15, 2004.
MLAs John Les (Chilliwack-Sumas), John van Dongen (Abbotsford-Sumas) and BC Premier Gordon Campbell unveil the special veteran’s license plate in Victoria. The program, announced Tuesday, starts on June 6, 2004 to honour and recognize the 80,000 veterans living in British Columbia. Veterans who exchange their current license plates can obtain the new license plates free of charge. Forms are available at ICBC and Autoplan brokers. Premier Campbell announced the start of the program Tuesday morning in front of the BC Legislature.
Chilliwack-Sumas John Les, Minister of Small Business and Economic Development, exchanges ideas with David Gamble of IMW Industries, a Chilliwack company that specializes in roll forming and compressor systems, at the Globe 2004 environment and business trade show in Vancouver. The biennial Globe event took place March 31 to April 2, attracting nearly 10,000 participants - including several world dignitaries - and $425 million in business. April 8, 2004.
Chilliwack-Sumas MLA John Les, left to right, and Chilliwack-Kent MLA Barry Penner, join Sardis Secondary School Principal Bob Patterson, Chilliwack School Board Trustee Alex McAulay, and Sardis Secondary Apprenticeship Coordinator Garry Wall on a tour of the modern school. An unidentified teacher gives the touring dignitaries a demonstration of the school's woodworking classes. February 6, 2004.
Like Gretzky, Lemieux and Sakic, John Les, in his role as new Minister of Small Business and Economic Development, has donned the jersey of Canada’s world junior hockey team. Of course, Les will be a spectator when the best under-20 hockey players in the world converge on Vancouver, Kamloops and Kelowna in 2006 for the World Junior Hockey Championships. The tournament is expected to generate $30 million in economic activity for the province. January 29, 2004.
John is officially sworn in as Minister of Small Business and Economic Development by Lieutenant Governor Iona Campagnolo in the Government House. January 26, 2004.
John and MLA Barry Penner present $10,000 to the Piper Richardson Memorial Fund. November 7, 2003.
John and colleague Barry Penner joined Chilliwack Mayor Clint Hames for the Torch Lighting Ceremony of the BC Senior Games which are slated to begin in early September. August 1, 2003.
John celebrates B.C.'s successful bid for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Games with Chilliwack-Kent MLA Barry Penner at GM Place. July 2, 2003.
John presenting a cheque in the amount of $67,591 to Eileen Waslen of the Yarrow Ratepayers Association. This cheque represents final payment of their Community Partners grant to assist with the expansion of the Yarrow Community Centre. January 9, 2003.
John Les offered a look at the year ahead for British Columbia at his speech to the Chilliwack-Fraser Rotary Club. January 8, 2003.
John had the chance to present the Queen’s Jubilee Medals to some worthy recipients recently. From left to right are: Chilliwack Mayor Clint Hames, John Smith, Donna Yates, Allan Toop, Doug Newby, Doug Steinson, Chilliwack-Sumas MLA John Les. December 20, 2002.
John chats with a firefighter after a meeting discussing the hazards of the occupation. October 29, 2002.
John toured the Fraser River to view ever-growing piles of gravel collecting along the waterway. He was joined by Sustainable Resource Management Minister Stan Hagen (in blue and white golf shirt), Chilliwack-Kent MLA Barry Penner (wearing a life jacket) and Maple Ridge Mission MLA Randy Hawes (front). August 2002.
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