Youth Parliament calls for candidates

The British Columbia Youth Parliament is after 95 fine young men and women to visit Victoria this Christmas. From now until late October, BCYP is calling on community and youth leaders across the province to nominate exceptional young people to take part in this important opportunity.
“BCYP is education and community service in action,” says Jessica McElroy, Premier for the upcoming year
of BCYP. “We’re after young people who want to learn more about our system of government, make life-long friends, and take part in projects that benefit our province’s youth.
The British Columbia Youth Parliament is a non-partisan, non-demoninational service organization. BCYP
plans, fundraises for, and puts in place service projects that help improve the lives of young people. These
include group community service events, partnerships with community service organizations, regional model
parliaments, and individual youth volunteer projects.
Potential BCYP members will be
- Between 16 and 21 years of age
- Residents of the province for the past year
- Able to commit to a year’s worth of service
- Interested in learning more about how our democratic system works.
More information and membership applications are available on-line at www.bcyp.org. This year’s application deadline is October 26th.