B.C. chamber champions public transit; Greater Victoria toll-road proposal also supported at provincial meeting
Victoria Times Colonist
May 29, 2007
By: Carla Wilson
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... A total of 240 delegates from chambers around the province attended the meeting. Chamber delegates are also calling on the province to take "immediate action" to help small businesses with training costs.

Another Greater Victoria Chamber resolution to help tackle labour market shortages by creating more child care spaces for children up to three years old also won support.

If family child care centres were permitted to add one more child under three, and possibly offset that by reducing the number of older children, that could potentially open up 1,350 new spaces, the chamber said.

It can be difficult to find child care for younger children, Carter said....