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
EXCERPT
... 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....
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