TOFINO council briefs
Westerly News
March 7, 2007
Regular meeting, held Feb. 26
EXCERPT

Council supports child care

Despite one councillor's objections, council voted to send a letter drafted by Coun. Michael Tilitzky to Linda Reid, Minister of State for Child Care, protesting the recent funding cuts to child care programs and advocating for a national program.

The letter anor urged the province not to cut 2007 funding to the Child Care Resource and Referral Program and Operating Fund Grants.

Coun. Peter Ayres took issue with one section of the letter, which asks the province to work with the federal government to establish a "national universal model" for child care programs.

Ayres said as a father he agrees with the importance of child care, but didn't think it would be effective for the district to comment on how it should be administered given they have no expertise in this area. He was the only one opposed to sending the letter....