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From YouTube: MAY 1 2023 Statements Fin Donnelly
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The Legislative Assembly of British Columbia
4th Session
42nd Parliament
A
Member
for
cooker
Columbus
Mountain
the
pleasure
of
attending
a
networking
reception
celebrating
the
launch
of
working
for
watersheds.
It
was
a
remarkable
event.
The
atmosphere
was
buzzing
with
excitement,
as
leaders
from
business,
clean
tech,
government
and
skills
training
came
together
to
discuss
the
potential
of
BC's
Watershed
sector.
A
The
working
session
earlier
that
day
provided
an
opportunity
to
take
a
deeper
dive
into
what
the
Watershed
sector
could
look
like
in
just
five
to
ten
years
and
speaker.
It
appears
there's
a
very
strong
demand
for
these
jobs
and
British
Columbia
is
leading
the
way
when
it
comes
to
addressing
the
Water
Crisis
by
leveraging
the
economic
opportunities
of
working
for
watersheds
with
47
000
direct
and
indirect
jobs
identified
in
the
Watershed
sector
and
five
billion
dollars
in
GDP.
A
According
to
the
latest
Delphi
Group
report,
good
family,
sustaining
jobs
are
being
created
to
secure
watersheds
and
create
climate
resilient
communities.
This
sector
is
on
par
with
agriculture,
oil
and
gas,
and
Mining
I
left
feeling
inspired
to
do
my
part
to
ensure
the
Watershed
sick
sector
continues
to
thrive
and
motivated
to
help
grow
the
157
million
dollars.
Our
government
has
invested
in
Watershed
security
for
less
than
the
cost
of
building
a
major
Bridge.
Our
government
is
creating
a
legacy
of
long-term
employment
and
healthy
watersheds
by
investing
in
Watershed
Security
in
a
restoration
economy.
A
We
are
mitigating
the
massive
costs
associated
with
flood
response
and
Recovery
droughts,
wildfires
and
other
climate
related
disasters.
We
encourage
the
federal
government
to
come
to
the
table
by
matching
our
investment
as
we
build
the
Watershed
sector
and
make
lasting
gains
in
reconciliation,
rural
Coastal
and
urban
employment
stimulate
economic
opportunities
and
Achieve
climate
and
biodiversity
targets.
I
look
forward
to
seeing
the
positive
impact,
our
Watershed
security
strategy
and
fund
and
the
growth
of
BC's
Watershed
sector.
Thank
you,
speaker.