Updated B.C. budget calls for $130M in spending cuts; Slower that expected economic growth blamed for drop in government revenue June 27, 2013 CBC News »
10 tidbits about Canadians we learned from StatsCan today: Employment rates were highest in Yukon, N.W.T. and the Prairies June 26, 2013 Canadian Press »
‘Made in BC’ Social Policy Framework; Vancouver social service agencies call for made in BC Social Policy Framework June 26, 2013 »
Shrinking schools, broke parents: We can’t afford to grow up in Vancouver June 24, 2013 Vancouver families crushed between housing prices and child care costs. Jordan Yerman, Vancouver Observer »
Editorial off-base on public childcare system June 24, 2013 By Sharon Gregson, [Prince George] Citizen »
High cost of housing driving out students; Home prices cited as key reason families leave Vancouver school district June 20, 2013 Tracy Sherlock, Vancouver Sun »
Half of First Nations children in Canada live in poverty, new study indicates June 19, 2013 Yolande Cole, Georgia Straight »
Living wage makes society stronger; Opinion: Paying employees enough to live on is a powerful way to reduce poverty in British Columbia June 17, 2013 By Tamara Vrooman, president and CEO of Vancity; Vancouver Sun »
Premier dumps cabinet committees on open government, families first June 12, 2013 Andrew MacLeod, The Tyee »
Subsidized child care a worthy priority, gives back to economy June 8, 2013 Letter: Sharon Gregson; Vancouver Sun »
City putting money into childcare spaces; $270K set aside for school/city/park board joint initiative May 22, 2013 Cheryl Rossi, Vancouver Courier »
