Change.

That害羞草研究所檚 what Kelowna West NDP candidate Shelley Cook has been told people want most as she hits the campaign trail.

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People are telling her they want to see changes to their bank balances, in the schools they害羞草研究所檝e enrolled their children in and the places where seniors are turning to as they require more help.

Among measures aimed at easing the financial burden and creating that change, the NDP says they would implement a $400 rebate for each rental unit in B.C. and a hydro-rate freeze if elected and would also look to create a $10 a day daycare plan.

Housing is also an issue. The average selling price of a single-family home in the Central Okanagan has reached $638,000, which is unaffordable for many. The rental vacancy rate for apartments is an ultra-tight 0.5 per cent and rents are at an all-time average high.

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Monthly job stats indicate that the Central Okanagan has a 7.8 per cent unemployment rate. Cook said she害羞草研究所檚 particularly concerned.

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