Michelle Mungall

COLUMN: Don’t claw back child support

Every child deserves the very best we can offer. In a province as wealthy as British Columbia, we can do so much more for our kids.

COLUMN: Standing up for what we hold dear

Standing up for the Kootenays is something I take seriously. Our region is the most beautiful place in the world.

COLUMN: Ukraine — People want democracy

COLUMN: Ukraine — People want democracy

I have been following these stories closely. Sixteen months ago I was in Ukraine, part of Canada’s mission to observe the national election.

COLUMN: Ukraine — People want democracy

COLUMN: Good farmland means healthy local food

The ALR is 40-years-old. Created to protect BC’s limited agricultural land for food production, the ALR is a legacy from the 1970s

MLA Michelle Mungall

COLUMN: New year presents new opportunities

Happy New Year! I hope you had a wonderful holiday season, enjoying all that our region has to offer at this time of year.

MLA Michelle Mungall
Michelle Mungall is the member of the legislative assembly for the Nelson-Creston provincial riding, and is the Opposition critic for advanced education, youth and labour market development.

In Your Corner: ’Tis the season to shop in the Creston Valley

To help to keep dollars local, I’ve asked my “friend” Cresto Gnome, Creston Valley’s very own travelling gnome, to hit the streets...

Michelle Mungall is the member of the legislative assembly for the Nelson-Creston provincial riding, and is the Opposition critic for advanced education, youth and labour market development.
Michelle Mungall (second from left) on her tour of the Ukraine last month.

Ukraine, Jumbo and democracy

Over the holiday season, many of us reflect upon the things for which we are grateful.

Michelle Mungall (second from left) on her tour of the Ukraine last month.
A polling station in a western Ukrainian village outside Drohobych in Lviv Oblast.

In Your Corner: Nelson-Creston MLA gets inside look at Ukraine election

I looked over at a young woman who was the local English teacher and said, “Democracy isn’t glamorous, but it sure is great.”

A polling station in a western Ukrainian village outside Drohobych in Lviv Oblast.
On Wednesday afternoon, Selkrik College students celebrated the start of the term with song and games at Nelson’s Tenth Street Campus. Though smiles were aplenty, Nelson-Creston MLA Michelle Mungall says with study comes financial struggle.

Students drowning in debt

Labour Day long weekend has come and gone, and students are now back in classes.

On Wednesday afternoon, Selkrik College students celebrated the start of the term with song and games at Nelson’s Tenth Street Campus. Though smiles were aplenty, Nelson-Creston MLA Michelle Mungall says with study comes financial struggle.
Search will resume this week at Johnsons Landing for the remains of Rachel Webber.

MLA Column: Gratitude for Johnsons Landing

Before July 12, most people had never heard of Johnsons Landing

Search will resume this week at Johnsons Landing for the remains of Rachel Webber.

In Your Corner: Community comes together after Johnson’s Landing landslide

Before July 12, most people never heard of Johnson’s Landing — just the way residents there preferred...

A lack of authenticity

Do you ever find yourself frustrated with politics and those who’ve been elected? Many do. I do too, and I am one of them.

In Your Corner: Creston MLA fighting against Jumbo

For 20 years, the vast majority of Kootenay residents have been clear about a resort proposed right in the middle of the region...

Driving towards a change in the Kootenays

For the past two years, I have been receiving many phone calls and letters about the DriveABLE program.

The Jumbo issue is one of the big news items that came out of Victoria last week.

Never a dull moment in Victoria

The last few weeks in the Legislature can be summed up with one short phrase: BC politics remain interesting.

The Jumbo issue is one of the big news items that came out of Victoria last week.

In Your Corner: B.C. budget fails students

Feb. 21 saw the BC Liberals deliver their budget for 2012-2013, with projections continuing onto 2014-2015...

Reflections on time in Cuba

My husband and I recently returned from three and a half weeks in Cuba.

Reflections on time in Cuba

My husband and I recently returned from three and a half weeks in Cuba