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BC NDP retreats to central Vancouver Island as caucus shares summer stories

Horgan says team members will share what theysa国际传媒檝e learned during meetings being held in Parksville
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B.C. Education Minister Jennifer Whiteside and Premier John Horgan meet students outside 脡cole Hammond Bay on Monday, Sept. 26. (Greg Sakaki/News Bulletin)

The B.C. NDP is holding its caucus retreat on the mid Island this week as it prepares for the fall legislature session.

Premier John Horgan and numerous cabinet ministers were at 脡cole Hammond Bay on Monday, Sept. 26, to view the school expansion project there. The caucus meetings are being held in Parksville.

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He said politics is a team sport and every day is an opportunity for team-building.

sa国际传媒淗ow do we collaborate to get the best outcomes for as many people as possible?sa国际传媒 he asked.

Adam Walker, Parksville-Qualicum MLA, said it was great to have his colleagues in his constituency to meet with service providers and sa国际传媒渞aise upsa国际传媒 some of the work that is happening at the grassroots level.

Sheila Malcolmson, Nanaimo MLA and minister of mental health and addictions, said her colleagues who see school expansion and permanent supportive housing projects in Nanaimo, for example, can sa国际传媒渢ell the stories that wesa国际传媒檝e heard here and give people some hope that despite a really hard couple of years, wesa国际传媒檙e making a lot of progress.sa国际传媒

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About the Author: Greg Sakaki

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