Ida Chong
Ida Chong
Ida Chong was previously British Columbia's Minister of Community, Sport and Cultural Development and was Minister Responsible for the Asia-Pacific Initiative as well as Minister of Technology, Trade, and Economic Development; Minister of Community Services; and Minister Responsible for Women's and Senior's Services; Minister of Advanced Education; and Minister of State for Women's and Senior's Services. She was appointed Minister of Community, Sport and Cultural Development in March 2011...
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This is a new program that we announced earlier this year. We asked communities to submit their applications, and of course, we were oversubscribed.
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We were speaking with people who said it was cracking and leaking, and they were afraid it could fail. I guess that's why it was given a priority.
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One of the things we were facing was the change of councils as a result of the municipal elections. We had to check our list and check it twice.
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It's always hard when you're looking at infrastructure projects, because you're always going to be oversubscribed. One of the goals that we want to achieve in the next decade is sustainable environmental management - the best air and water quality that we can achieve.