BC Southern Interior MP Alex Atamanenko, met with members of the Grand Forks Medical Marijuana Support Group on a January visit to the Boundary town.
Members shared their stories of the challenges of their diseases such as cancer with Atamanenko, and their frustrations with unsuccessful prescription medications to treat their symptoms and conditions. Some members were [...]
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MP Atamanenko Meets with Medical Marijuana Support Group
Friday, February 5th, 2010Atamanenko Pleased that NDP EI Concerns will Finally be Addressed
Friday, October 9th, 2009Many families can hope for more this Thanksgiving weekend says Atamanenko
CASTLEGAR MP Alex Atamanenko (BC Southern Interior) stated Friday that he is pleased with federal Human Resources Minister Finley’s statement Thursday that the government will finally agree to the amendments to Bill C-50 that the NDP has been calling for - to ensure long-tenured workers [...]
Celebrity Raffle makes $1300 for Society
Sunday, June 7th, 2009Dick and Diana McLeod were the winners of the Castlegar & District Community Services Society Celebrity Raffle. The four of them enjoyed dinner together at the Black Rooster in Castlegar (hence, the black rooster in the photo). According to the organizer, Julie Leffelaar, the raffle brought in about $1300 for the CDCSS.
NDP MP Renews Stand Against Unethical Weapons
Monday, March 30th, 2009BC Southern Interior MP re-introduces his motion on abolishing depleted uranium arms
OTTAWA – NDP MP Alex Atamanenko (BC Southern Interior) – re-introduced his motion from the 39th parliament on Thursday, calling once again for the government to take a leading role in helping to abolish the use of depleted uranium (DU) in armaments and munitions. [...]
Atamanenko Calls for Veteran War Resister to Remain in Canada
Friday, January 16th, 2009Today, BC Southern Interior MP Alex Atamanenko called on Federal Immigration Minister Jason Kenney and Federal Public Safety Minister Peter Van Loan to allow U.S. war resister Chris Teske, of South Slocan, to remain in Canada, following a negative Pre-removal Risk Assessment.
Atamanenko stated Friday: “With a negative ruling on Mr. Teske’s Pre-removal Risk Assessment (PRAA) [...]
Activists Plan with BC MP Atamanenko to Put Secretive SPP on the Public Agenda
Tuesday, April 8th, 2008Public Awareness Initiative Launched
OTTAWA - Representatives and individuals from poverty, labour, environmental, student, health, church and peace groups met with Alex Atamanenko, NDP MP for BC Southern Interior in Nelson, BC last Thursday, April 3rd and decided to launch a public education and awareness campaign about the secretive “so-called” Security and Prosperity Partnership (SPP) Agreement [...]