Notes from the Upper Mainland: Reducing Poverty February 10, 2011 Nicholas Simons, The Local [Sunshine Coast] »
Lack of funding for schools means more stress for families February 8, 2011 Suzanne Salter, Renfrew Elementary, Vancouver, VESTA Anti Poverty Committee Member »
Crosscheck: Child-care subsidy for young moms trying to finish high school February 3, 2011 Robert Matas, Globe and Mail »
Day care centre for young parents gets cash infusion: Province announces this week it is increasing funding for the non-profit organization February 3, 2011 Robert Barron, [Nanaimo] Daily News »
Cash boost to help parents’ schooling — Increase follows cut that shut down child care centre February 2, 2011 Lindsay Kines, Times Colonist »
City approves grants for child-care centres January 29, 2011 Theresa McManus, The [New Westminster] Record »
Abbott Breaks from Lib Pack, Pledges Child Poverty Consult: Baby deaths report shakes up leadership race after scant focus on BC’s impoverished. January 28, 2011 Andrew MacLeod, TheTyee.ca »
Poverty at play in 21 child deaths: report: B.C.’s independent children’s representative Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond is calling on the province to do more to fight child poverty. January 27, 2011 CTV/The Canadian Press »
Liberals will focus on the needs of families: Ignatieff; Leader says party plans to target everyday troubles Canadians face January 26, 2011 Carmen Chai, Alberni Valley Times »
Racetrack daycare enters starting gate: Hastings Racecourse employees get first dibs January 21, 2011 Naoibh O’Connor, Vancouver Courier »
Kwan tells Liberals to “step up to the plate” for B.C.’s poor children January 17, 2011 Natalie Kaur Johal, Metro »
Gap between rich and rest puts society at risk January 12, 2011 Kris Kotarski, master’s graduate from the University of Calgary’s Centre for Military and Strategic Studies; Times Colonist »
