|
Child Care News Articles - Archives Pre-2007
| Not enough workers, not enough child care
- coincidence? |
| Letter:
Kathy Rae, on behalf of the Campbell River
Child Care Planning Committee; Vancouver Island
News Group / Campbell River Mirror |
| December
27, 2006 |
| |
| Day
predicts good things ahead |
| Cariboo
Press |
| December
27, 2006 |
| |
| Child-care
plan won't work |
| Letter:
Laarni de los Reyes; Burnaby Now |
| December
16, 2006 |
| |
| How
to tackle the economic paradox: We have persistent
poverty within a booming economy; here's what
B.C. can -- and should -- do |
| Editorial:
Seth Klein, B.C. director of the Canadian
Centre for Policy Alternatives; Vancouver
Sun |
| December
12, 2006 |
| |
| Child-care
cuts raise fear: Federal plan to cut funding
has workers and parents raising concern |
| John
Kurucz, Burnaby Now |
| December
9, 2006 |
| |
| Women
let down: Government cuts to Status of Women
Canada's budget betray our UN commitment and
Harper's own words |
| Editorial:
Margot Young, associate professor of law at
the University of British Columbia; Vancouver
Sun |
| December
7, 2006 |
| |
| Preschool
better for kids than giving money to their
parents |
| Editorial:
Geoff Johnson, a retired superintendent of
schools, consultant and writer who lives in
Mill Bay; Vancouver Sun |
| December
7, 2006 |
| |
| For
richer and poorer |
| Nick
Rocke, Georgia Straight |
| December
7, 2006 |
| |
| Funding
cut appalling |
| Letter:
Suzanne Lee, The Grand Forks Gazette |
| December
6, 2006 |
| |
| Child
care, real or phony? |
| OPINION:
By G.E.Mortimore, a Langford-based writer
(Langford is suburb of Victoria); Goldstream
News |
| December
6, 2006 |
| |
| It's
a long road to a daycare |
| Karen
Gram, Vancouver Sun |
| December
6, 2006 |
| |
| Social
programs define Canada as nation |
| Letter:
Margaret E. McMurchy, Victoria Times Colonist |
| December
1, 2006 |
| |
| Quality
day care a must |
| Cariboo
Press -- Terrace Standard |
| November
29, 2006 |
| |
| Day-care
centres brace for funding cutbacks |
| Vancouver
Island News Group |
| November
29, 2006 |
| |
| MP
advances child care bill |
| Brennan Clarke, Victoria News |
| November
29, 2006 |
| |
| Status
of Women (Canada) Offices to Be Closed |
| Martin
O'Hanlon, Globe and Mail |
| November
29, 2006 |
| |
| New
voice for the wee ones |
| Sara
Newham, Nelson Daily News |
| November
27, 2006 |
| |
| Affordable
national child care clears another hurdle:
MPs narrowly vote to support bill that could
become law next year |
| Leanne
Ritchie, The Daily News -- Prince Rupert /
CanWest News Service |
| November
27, 2006 |
| |
| Cost
of eating beyond many in B.C. |
| Laura
Kalina, registered dietitian with the Interior
Health Authority; Cariboo Press - Kamloops
This Week |
| November
26, 2006 |
| |
| Survey
says shortage real |
| Matt Kieltyka, 24 HOURS |
| November
23, 2006 |
| |
| One
in four kids not ready for school, renowned
educator notes |
| Gerry
Warner, The Daily Bulletin – Kimberley
/ The Daily Townsman |
| November
23, 2006 |
| |
| Parent
tips to cost $2.7m |
| The
Province |
| November
22, 2006 |
| |
| Big
cities tackle big issues |
| Metrovalley
Newspaper Group - Surrey Leader |
| November
21, 2006 |
| |
| Child
care underfunded |
| Opinion:
Kim Adamson, Children First; Trail Daily Times
- Nelson |
| November
20, 2006 |
| |
| Child
care waiting lists overflowing |
| Katherine
Mortimer, Vernon Morning Star |
| November
19, 2006 |
| |
| Fewer
students, but schools do more than ever |
| Tom
Wilson, The Daily Courier (Kelowna) |
| November
17, 2006 |
| |
| Mission
schools get "A+": Minister impressed
with preschool and literacy programs |
| Paul
Fontaine, Abbotsford Times |
| November
17, 2006 |
| |
| There's
more to be done |
| Cariboo
Press / Vernon Morning Star |
| November
17, 2006 |
| |
| Panel
pushes to boost funding for disabled |
| Jeff
Rud, Times Colonist (Victoria) |
| November
16, 2006 |
| |
| Advice
garnered for the budget: Spend more on everything,
cut nothing |
| Vaughn
Palmer, Vancouver Sun |
| November
16, 2006 |
| |
| Cut
spending? No thanks, says public: Taxpayers
have lots of ideas about how to increase government
spending |
| Les
Leyne, Times Colonist (Victoria) |
| November
16, 2006 |
| |
| The
pressing issues: United Way holds forum to
hear from the community |
| Hardy
Friedrich, Alaska Highway News |
| November
16, 2006 |
| |
| Daycare
to cost more if funding is cut |
| Cariboo
Press / Invermere Valley Echo |
| November
15, 2006 |
| |
| How
a person connects, builds relationships in
life depends on care as a child |
| Mardy
Bacigalupo, Golden Star Editor |
| November
15, 2006 |
| |
| Child
care bill in the house |
| Shaun
Thomas, The Northern View |
| November
15, 2006 |
| |
| e-street:
Federal Finance Minister Jim Flaherty hinted
last week at more tax cuts. Which tax should
be cut and why? |
| Sharon
Gregson, Vancouver; The Province |
| November
14, 2006 |
| |
| Night
daycare scribbles a sad ending to the little
one's bedtime story |
| Alan
Ferguson, Vancouver Province |
| November
14, 2006 |
| |
| Parents
ponder child care dilemma |
| Cariboo
Press - Quesnel Cariboo Observer |
| November
12, 2006 |
| |
| Tories
failing miserably on child care |
| Letter:
Sarah Boyd-Noel; Prince George Citizen |
| November
11, 2006 |
| |
| Innovative
project maps children's future |
| Vancouver
Island News Group – Alberni Valley News |
| November
10, 2006 |
| |
| Our
government values child care |
| Letter:
Linda Reid, Minister of State for Childcare;
The Daily News -- Prince Rupert |
| November
9, 2006 |
| |
| MLA
defends baby bonus |
| Cariboo
Press -- Vernon Morning Star |
| November
8, 2006 |
| |
| Ready
for the challenge |
| Peace
River Block Daily News |
| November
8, 2006 |
| |
| Balancing
work and motherhood |
| Cariboo
Press -- Salmon Arm Observer |
| November
8, 2006 |
| |
| Education
bonus to come to all newborns in BC next year |
| Kate
Forman, NEWS 1130 |
| November
4, 2006 |
| |
| Childcare
... kids are worth it! |
| Gary
Coons, North Coast MLA; The Daily News --
Prince Rupert |
| November
3, 2006 |
| |
| Minimum
wage = poorhouse: Full-time workers on $8
an hour earn below poverty line |
| David
Carrigg, The Province |
| November
2, 2006 |
| |
| Day-care
operator promotes centre's merits |
| The
Daily News – Kamloops |
| November
2, 2006 |
| |
| Daycare
opportunities won't increase for $100 |
| Letter:
Michelle Allin and Jason Stevens; Penticton
Herald |
| October
31, 2006 |
| |
| No
portable for Herbert Spencer day care: School
trustees agree to leave day-care centre at
Glenbrook Middle School |
| Alfie
Lau, The Record -- New Westminster |
| October
28, 2006 |
| |
| Campbell’s
Failure to Act on Childcare has High Price |
| NDP
Newsletter |
| October
26, 2006 |
| |
| Proposed
Yaletown pre-school unique in every way: It's
the planned rooftop playground that makes
city hall balk |
| Pete
McMartin, Vancouver Sun |
| October
26, 2006 |
| |
| Canada
lacking in early child care |
| Prince
George Citizen / Canadian Press |
| October
26, 2006 |
| |
| Harrison
Hot Springs preschool opens |
| MetroValley
Newspaper Group / Agassiz Observer |
| October
25, 2006 |
| |
| Survey
reveals 'extreme lack' of quality child care |
| Andrea
Rondeau, Cowichan Valley Citizen |
| October
25, 2006 |
| |
| CNV
debates day-care approval process: Some residents
want input into decisions |
| Heidi
Castle, North Shore News |
| October
20, 2006 |
| |
| A
matter of necessity |
| Letter:
Cindy Lam, The Province |
| October
17, 2006 |
| |
| Women
still behind men in workforce, study says |
| Vancouver
Island News Group -- Ladysmith Chronicle |
| October
17, 2006 |
| |
| Zandee
and the Conservatives don't understand childcare |
| Letter:
Toni Hoyland, South Slocan; Nelson Daily News |
| October
17, 2006 |
| |
| A
nail in the coffin of women's equality? |
| Judy
Rebick, Rabble News |
| October
16, 2006 |
| |
| Rally
for eradication of poverty |
| CKNW
AM 980 |
| October
15, 2006 |
| |
| Tax
exemptions |
| Jennifer
Saltman, Coquitlam Now -- Port Coquitlam |
| October
13, 2006 |
| |
| Is
the goal profit or children’s needs? |
| Letter:
Jamie Nicholls, Vancouver; Georgia Straight |
| October
12, 2006 |
| |
| More
money needed for the challenged |
| CKNW
AM 980 |
| October
12, 2006 |
| |
| MLAs
hear literacy concerns |
| Cariboo
Press -- Castlegar News |
| October
11, 2006 |
| |
| NPA
approves childcare review: City's strict standards
limiting spaces |
| Mark
Hasiuk, Vancouver Courier |
| October
11, 2006 |
| |
| Federal
government cancels its agreements for early
learning and child care, representing a loss
of $455 million |
| Powell
River Peak |
| October
11, 2006 |
| |
| Future
of childcare subsidies unclear after June |
| Vancouver
Island News Group - Duncan News Leader |
| October
11, 2006 |
| |
| New
coalition co-ordinator has vision for children |
| Cariboo
Press -- Golden Star |
| October
11, 2006 |
| |
| Removing
barriers key to adult learning |
| Teresa
Mallam, Cariboo Press -- Quesnel Cariboo Observer |
| October
11, 2006 |
| |
| Innovative
Early learning Program gets under way this
fall |
| David
F. Rooney, Editor, Cariboo Press -- Revelstoke
Times Review |
| October
11, 2006 |
| |
| Is
it really okay for little kids to go hungry
because of our choices? |
| Paul Willcocks, Vancouver Sun |
| October
9, 2006 |
| |
| City
Hall looks at child-care involvement |
| IRWIN
LOY, 24 HOURS |
| October
6, 2006 |
| |
| City
to ask B.C. gov't for $6m in child-care funding |
| John
Bermingham, Vancouver Province |
| October
6, 2006 |
| |
| An
alarming number of aboriginal kids are in
care |
| Letter:
Karen Isaac, Executive director, BC Aboriginal
Child Care Society, West Vancouver; Vancouver
Sun |
| October
6, 2006 |
| |
| Tories
slash funding for women's groups that do advocacy
or lobbying |
| Jennifer
Ditchburn, Canadian Press |
| October
5, 2006 |
| |
| Lack
of funding for daycare major problem for parents:
Minister says Federal money is being spent
properly |
| CKNW
AM 980 |
| October
5, 2006 |
| |
| Daycare
fees could rise |
| Maria
Weisgarber, NEWS 1130 |
| October
5, 2006 |
| |
| Daycare
stalled in city |
| Pieta
Woolley, Georgia Straight |
| October
5, 2006 |
| |
| Governments
must properly invest in child-care education |
| Letter:
M. Lavack; The Daily News -- Kamloops |
| October
4, 2006 |
| |
| Our
Home and Infertile Land: Why other industrialized
nations are having more babies |
| Sharon
Manson Singer and Judi Varga-Toth, The Tyee |
| October
3, 2006 |
| |
| Poor
support |
| Letter:
Vanessa Patry, Nelson; Vancouver Province |
| October
1, 2006 |
| |
| Child
care: No action to match promises |
| Letter:
Dianne Goldberg, Halfmoon Bay; Coast Reporter |
| September
29, 2006 |
| |
| Child-care
fund runs short of dough |
| Irwin
Loy, 24 HOURS |
| September,
2006 |
| |
| Value
of women underestimated by Tories |
| Letter:
Kathy Leonhardt, The Daily News -- Kamloops |
| September
28, 2006 |
| |
| Liberal
Child Care Plan Gets Board Support |
| Prince
George/Quesnel radio station -- Voice of the
North, 250 News |
| September
26, 2006 |
| |
| School
Briefs |
| Coast
Reporter (Sunshine Coast) |
| September
22, 2006 |
| |
| Province
keeps child care subsidy promise to parents |
| Cariboo
Press -- Penticton Western |
| September
22, 2006 |
| |
| Critics
slam fed child care benefit |
| Cariboo
Press -- Terrace Standard |
| September
20, 2006 |
| |
| Preschool
up and running |
| Mark
Hasiuk, Vancouver Courier |
| September
20, 2006 |
| |
| Child
care concerns; Jumbo, etc |
| Opinion:
Gail Brown, for the East Kootenay Childhood
Coalition; The Daily Bulletin – Kimberley |
| September
19, 2006 |
| |
| Tories
using a Band-Aid approach to childcare |
| Letter:
Surjit Atwal, Abbotsford Times |
| September
19, 2006 |
| |
| Infant
child-care crisis slams area |
| Kate
Skye; Trail Daily Times |
| September
19, 2006 |
| |
| Child
care void worries residents |
| The
Kamloops Daily News / The Canadian Press |
| September
19, 2006 |
| |
| 'Anxious
time' for day care: Most schools in district
are facing a 'space crunch' |
| Alfie
Lau, The Record (New Westminster) |
| September
16, 2006 |
| |
| Childcare
plan fails to meet family needs |
| Letter:
M. Lavack, The Daily News -- Kamloops |
| September
14, 2006 |
| |
| Families
need two-pronged support for child care |
| Letter:
Rita Chudnovsky, Letter: Rita Chudnovsky |
| September
11, 2006 |
| |
| Council
endorses National Childcare Strategy |
| Andrea
Rondeau, Cowichan Valley Citizen |
| September
10, 2006 |
| |
| Not
enough! |
| Creston
Valley Advance / Grand Forks Gazette |
| September
7, 2006 |
| |
| Government
leery of providing cost details on [federal]
child-care plan |
| Globe
and Mail |
| September
7, 2006 |
| |
| Part-time
day care hard to find: Three different area
families admit frustration, saying they're
looking at changing their jobs or hiring nannies |
| Angela
Wiebe, Langley Advance News |
| September
5, 2006 |
| |
| B.C.
has largest share of working poor |
| Chad
Skelton, Vancouver Sun |
| September
5, 2006 |
| |
| Harper's
Conservatives got national child care all
wrong |
| Opinion:
David Charbonneau, owner of Trio Technical;
The Daily News (Kamloops) |
| September
5, 2006 |
| |
| Employers
alone can't solve child care challenges |
| Ana
Ferrer and Lynda Gagne, Institute for Research
on Public Policy |
| September
1, 2006 |
| |
| Money
won't help |
| Lorne
Eckersley, Boundary Bulletin (Grand Forks)
/ Source: Creston Advance |
| September
1, 2006 |
| |
| This
Labour Day, let's give the poor a raise |
| Vancouver
Sun |
| August
31, 2006 |
| |
| No
kidding around |
| MetroValley
Newspaper Group -- North Shore Outlook |
| August
31, 2006 |
| |
| Day
care crisis |
| Jennifer
Maloney, MetroValley Newspaper Group -- North
Shore Outlook |
| August
31, 2006 |
| |
| Day
care debate |
| MetroValley
Newspaper Group -- North Shore Outlook |
| August
31, 2006 |
| |
| Childcare
promises broken |
| Kyra Hoggan, The Grand Forks Gazette |
| August
30, 2006 |
| |
| Bandaids
not long-term solution |
| Kyra Hoggan, The Grand Forks Gazette |
| August
30, 2006 |
| |
| Gov'ts
getting 'meaner' with welfare: Report |
| Prince
George Citizen |
| August
25, 2006 |
| |
| Welfare
rates too low, activist group charges: Study
suggests governments are doing less than ever
to help the poor |
| Lindsay
Kines, Times Colonist (Victoria) |
| August
24, 2006 |
| |
| Residents'
priorities |
| Letter:
Clive Pemberton; Westerly News |
| August
23, 2006 |
| |
| Child
care shortage growing: A lack of affordable
child care in Langley is causing many young
families to turn to more expensive options,
such as nannies |
| Angela
Wiebe, Advance news (Langley) |
| August
22, 2006 |
| |
| Daycare
dilemma |
| Letter:
Sharon Gregson; Vancouver Province |
| August
21, 2006 |
| |
| Parents
to bear the brunt of 300-per-cent rent increase |
| Vancouver
Island News Group / Courtenay Comox Valley
Record |
| August
18, 2006 |
| |
| Poverty
Amidst Plenty -- We can brighten the dark
side to BC's economy |
| Marc
Lee, The Tyee |
| August
14, 2006 |
| |
| When
walking hasn’t worked, it’s time
to run: Evidence-based and community-driven
advice on child care |
| H.E.L.P.
Early Learning and Child Care Research Unit |
| August
10, 2006 |
| |
| B.C.
social workers call for child care continuity |
| CBC
News |
| August
9, 2006 |
| |
| BPW
clubs tackle national issues |
| Penticton
Herald |
| August
4, 2006 |
| |
| Canadian
families are worse off under Conservatives |
| Letter:
Yashvinder Barha; Richmond News |
| August
4, 2006 |
| |
| The
real cost of Harper's phony child-care cheques |
| Rabble
News |
| August
3, 2006 |
| |
| When
there are no choices |
| Opinion:
Lorne Eckersley; Creston Valley Advance |
| August
3, 2006 |
| |
| Premiers
fail to agree on equalization: Provinces to
face Ottawa alone after strategy-building
attempts break down |
| April
Lindgren, Vancouver Sun |
| July
28, 2006 |
| |
| $5,000
a year for day care |
| Dominik
Dlouhy, a chartered financial analyst and
planner; The Daily Courier (Vernon) |
| July
27, 2006 |
| |
| Large
Surplus comes with costs: Simons |
| Luke
Brocki, Powell River Peak |
| July
26, 2006 |
| |
| Child
poverty a concern |
| Letter:
Maria Rosario Suson and Christine Schnurr;
The Record -- New Westminster |
| July
22, 2006 |
| |
| Tory
child care plan 'about choice', says MP: Kamloops
politician praises government's child care
plan, while caregivers put focus on daycare
shortage |
| Mike
Youds, The Daily News -- Kamloops |
| July
21, 2006 |
| |
| MLA
delves into new child care critic position |
| Denise
Sharkey, Courier-Islander -- Campbell River |
| July
21, 2006 |
| |
| Child
poverty rate in B.C. worst in Canada -- report:
National advocacy group says one in four B.C.
kids living below line |
| Lindsay
Kines, Times Colonist (Victoria) |
| July
21, 2006 |
| |
| Child
care benefit cheques coming |
| Sooke
News |
| July
19, 2006 |
| |
| Finley
caught in child-care quagmire as new cheques
printed for parents |
| Sue
Bailey, Ottawa, Canadian Press |
| July
18, 2006 |
| |
| Looking
past the cheers for the Tories |
| Todd
Whitcombe, professor at University Northern
BC; Prince George Citizen |
| July 17, 2006 |
| |
Childcare Issue Tackled Two Ways |
| Queen Charlotte Island Observer |
| July
15, 2006 |
| |
| Cash
for child care needed |
| Christopher Sun, Alaska Highway News |
| July 12, 2006 |
| |
| Lend
a voice |
| Alberni
Valley Times |
| July
5, 2006 |
| |
| Subsidy
option not being widely promoted |
| Cariboo
Press / Kelowna Capital News |
| July
5, 2006 |
| |
| Daycare
lacking for needy: Study Access uneven in
low-income neighbourhoods |
| Laurie
Monsebraaten, Toronto Star |
| July
5, 2006 |
| |
| Women
fuel economic growth |
| The
Leader-Post (Regina) / The Montreal Gazette |
| July
4, 2006 |
| |
| Board
opposes changes to child care policy |
| Andrea
Lavigne, Victoria News |
| June
28, 2006 |
| |
| B.C.
parents on assistance able to keep federal
cash |
| Cam
Fortems, The Daily News (Kamloops) |
| June
27, 2006 |
| |
| National
child care lacking |
| Letter:
Marjorie Owen; Burnaby Now |
| June
24, 2006 |
| |
| Why
are we settling for less? |
| Letter:
Tronie Brown, Director and Teacher, Nightingale
Preschool and Junior Kindergarten; Times Colonist
(Victoria) |
| June
23, 2006 |
| |
| Tories'
child care plan has some parents concerned |
| Martha
Tropea, The Daily News (Nanaimo) |
| June
23, 2006 |
| |
| High
percentage of women from B.C. and Alberta
choose not to work: Meanwhile, employers scramble
to find enough people to fill jobs |
| Gillian
Shaw, Vancouver Sun |
| June
16, 2006 |
| |
| Council
calls on Tories to improve their child-care
plan |
| Gary
McKenna, Kamloops This Week |
| June
16, 2006 |
| |
| Proposed
child care plan not universal |
| Letter:
Stephanie Seaman, Mission City Record |
| June
15, 2006 |
| |
| YMCA
closes two daycares |
| MetroValley
Newspaper Group / Richmond Review |
| June
15, 2006 |
| |
| Daycare
shortage everyone's problem |
| MetroValley
Newspaper Group / Richmond Review |
| June
15, 2006 |
| |
| Daycare
dilemma |
| Letter:
Enid Elliot, Chair, Regional Child Care Council
and Heather Kay, Coordinator, Options Daycare;
Vancouver Island News Group / Saanich News |
| June
14, 2006 |
| |
| Aboriginal
youngsters getting a headstart |
| Cariboo
Press / Terrace Standard |
| June
14, 2006 |
| |
| Atamanenko
presents three petitions to Parliament |
| Sara
Newham, Nelson Daily News |
| June
14, 2006 |
| |
| Here's
the real story about city's homeless |
| Opinion:
Sian Thomson, executive director, North Island
Advocacy Coalition Society, Campbell River;
Vancouver Island News Group / Campbell River
Mirror |
| June
9, 2006 |
| |
| Day-care
course revived |
| Brennan
Clarke, Esquimalt News (Victoria) |
| June
7, 2006 |
| |
| City
backs child care: Council joins campaign to
push for federal funding |
| Dan
Hilborn, Burnaby Now |
| June
7, 2006 |
| |
| Childcare
void creates LOCAL crisis |
| Sara
Newham, Nelson Daily News |
| June
5, 2006 |
| |
| Fight
on for child care |
| Darshan
Lindsay, Kamloops This Week |
| June
2, 2006 |
| |
| Equalization
payments are B.C.'s biggest worry |
| Vaughn
Palmer, Vancouver Sun |
| June
2, 2006 |
| |
| Our View: Spaces needed |
| Vancouver
Island News Group / Peninsula News Review |
| June
2, 2006 |
| |
| Centre
urges women to speak out via petitions: Child
care and violence against women challenged |
| The
Daily Courier (Kelowna) |
| June
1, 2006 |
| |
| B.C.
to push Ottawa for more child-care dollars |
| Jeff
Rud, Times Colonist (Victoria) |
| June
1, 2006 |
| |
| Why
is this budget so acceptable? |
| Opinion:
Dodi Morrison; Penticton Herald |
| June
1, 2006 |
| |
| Prime
minister answers local reporters' queries |
| Brennan Clarke, Victoria News |
| May
31, 2006 |
| |
| Child
care scheme's true value is less than originally
touted |
| Letter:
Kathy Rae; Vancouver Island News Group / Campbell
River Mirror |
| May
31, 2006 |
| |
| Get
over child-care cash, Tories tell provinces |
| Prince
George Citizen / Canadian Press |
| May
30, 2006 |
| |
| Tories
firm on childcare funding denial stance |
| Alberni
Valley Times/ Canadian Press |
| May
30, 2006 |
| |
| For
child-care benefit, mom's the word |
| Gloria
Galloway, Globe and Mail Update |
| May
30, 2006 |
| |
| Tories
stick to their guns on child care tax credits |
| Norma
Greenaway, Times Colonist (Victoria) / CanWest
News Service |
| May
30, 2006 |
| |
| Provinces
rally against Tory child-care plan |
| Norma
Greenaway, CanWest News Service; Ottawa Citizen/Van
Sun |
| May
29, 2006 |
| |
| Linda
Reid off to Ottawa to fight for B.C. babies |
| Ian
Bailey, The Province |
| May
29, 2006 |
| |
| Taxation
and better use of resources keys to daycare |
| Letter:
Elspeth Nicholson; Georgia Straight |
| May
25, 2006 |
| |
| B.C.
Women call for systemic changes |
| Letter:
Golden Women's Centre; Cariboo Press / Golden
Star |
| May
24, 2006 |
| |
| UN
report slams Canada for abandoning its poor |
| Steven
Edwards, The Daily News (Nanaimo) / CanWest
News Service |
| May
23, 2006 |
| |
| Mixed
reaction to child allowance |
| Aaron
Bichard, Duncan News Leader and Pictorial |
| May
20, 2006 |
| |
| Protest
targets Tories |
| Vancouver
Island News Group / Saanich News |
| May
19, 2006 |
| |
| NDP
proposes new laws to protect child care in
Canada |
| Penticton
Herald / Canadian Press |
| May
18, 2006 |
| |
| What
about single parents with older kids? |
| Letter:
Rita Batics, Peace River Block Daily News |
| May
18, 2006 |
| |
| Child
care advocates to push B.C. gov't for day
care plan |
| Dirk
Meissner / Canadian Press, The Daily Bulletin
(Kimberley) |
| May
15, 2006 |
| |
| Child-care
rally Tuesday: Parents and childcare centre
staff call on province to do more |
| Jeff
Rud, Times Colonist (Victoria) |
| May
13, 2006 |
| |
| Daycare
funding protest planned |
| Vancouver
Island News |
| May
12, 2006 |
| |
| Mother's
Helpers |
| Marcie
Good, The Tyee |
| May
12, 2006 |
| |
| Child
advocates challenge Provincial Government |
| CKNW |
| May
11, 2006 |
| |
| Why
is the B.C. government silent on child care? |
| George
Heyman, BCGEU President; Nelson Daily News |
| May
10, 2006 |
| |
| What
is the government doing to childcare? |
| Letter: Jennifer Quam; Robson Valley Times |
| May
10, 2006 |
| |
| Child
care funding |
| Letter:
Laurie Vekic; Vancouver Sun |
| May
8, 2006 |
| |
| Funding
childcare will bring countless rewards |
| Letter:
Necole Anderson; Vancouver Sun |
| May
8, 2006 |
| |
| Rent
hikes will force day cares to close, YMCA
warns trustees: Parents plead with board not
to raise facility rates |
| Eve
Edmonds, Richmond News |
| May
5, 2006 |
| |
| Child-care
plan draws mixed reviews |
| Simone
Blais, Coquitlam Now |
| May
5, 2006 |
| |
| Locals
give federal budget mixed reviews |
| Cariboo
Press - Penticton Western |
| May
5, 2006 |
| |
| Mixed
reaction to daycare money |
| Danna
Johnson, Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows Times |
| May
5, 2006 |
| |
| Stable
child care is needed to settle moms in the
workforce |
| Letters
to the editor: Dianne Goldberg; Vancouver
Sun |
| May
5, 2006 |
| |
| B.C.
too quick to cheer Harper budget |
| Paul
Willcocks, Times Colonist (Victoria) |
| May
5, 2006 |
| |
| Despite
flaws, it's good for province, says Taylor |
| Jeff
Rud, Times Colonist (Victoria) |
| May
3, 2006 |
| |
| Tories'
child care plan gets mixed review |
| The
Daily News (Nanaimo) |
| May
3, 2006 |
| |
| Locals
pan child-care plan: $1,200 not enough, won't
create any more child-care spaces, say those
in the business |
| Don
Plant, The Daily Courier (Kelowna) |
| May
3, 2006 |
| |
| Thanks
for childcare cash, but where do parents spend
it? |
| Cariboo
Press -- Kelowna Capital News |
| May
3, 2006 |
| |
| Monthly
child-care benefit garners lukewarm response |
| Louise
Dickson, Times Colonist (Victoria) |
| May
3, 2006 |
| |
| Budget
Reaction: We asked four B.C. residents what
they like -- and don't like -- in the Tories'
new federal budget. As with everything else
in politics, opinions on the budget vary widely. |
| Susan
Lazaruk and Jack Keating, The Province |
| May
3, 2006 |
| |
| Cullen
attacks Tories over budget's gaps |
| Leanne
Ritchie, The Daily News (Prince Rupert) |
| May
3, 2006 |
| |
| Families
welcome tax breaks: Child-care benefits spell
immediate savings for working families |
| Michael
Kane, Vancouver Sun |
| May
3, 2006 |
| |
| Tories
back universal child care: Stay-at-home parents
will be the biggest beneficiaries of the new
federal plan |
| Nicholas
Read, Vancouver Sun |
| May
3, 2006 |
| |
| Fewer
of us marry or divorce; and we don't have
as many kids: Gap between rich, poor is widening,
and full-time work doesn't always save you
from poverty, report says |
| Norma
Greenaway, Vancouver Sun |
| April
26, 2006 |
| |
| Better
childcare is in everyone's best interests |
| Letter
to the editor: Nerys Poole, Vancouver Sun |
| April
25, 2006 |
| |
| Harper
plan not enough for family to pay for child
care |
| Letter
to the editor: June Ross; June Ross |
| April
25, 2006 |
| |
| Conservative
posturing not a child-care plan |
| Paul
Willcocks, Prince George Citizen |
| April
24, 2006 |
| |
| Harper's
plan ignores the realities of child care |
| Letter
to the editor: Nicky Byres; Vancouver Sun |
| April
20, 2006 |
| |
| The
value of daycare |
| Letter
to the editor: Bryce Kendrick; Globe and Mail |
| April
20, 2006 |
| |
7
myths about child care
Before we can have a proper debate, we need
evidence-based research |
| Hillel
Goelman, Toronto Star |
| April
20, 2006 |
| |
| Lyster
pans child-care plan: Tories will give parents
too little cash and not enough care, says
local executive director of community resources |
| Mark
Brett, Penticton Herald |
| 12
Apr 2006 |
| |
| Daycare
funding unfair |
| Trail
Daily Times |
| April
7, 2006 |
| |
| The
daycare debate |
| Globe
and Mail |
| April
7, 2006 |
| |
| Toying
with child care |
| Ottawa
Citizen |
| April
2, 2006 |
| |
| Woeful
lack of daycare is intolerable |
| Vancouver
Sun |
| April
1, 2006 |
| |
| Budget
cuts worry child advocates |
| Vancouver
Courier |
| March
24, 2006 |
| |
| Groups
fear Tory plan |
| Kamloops
Daily News |
| March
21, 2006 |
| |
| Conservative
child-care plan comes at high price |
| John
Jacobs, director of the Nova Scotia office
of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives;
Rabble News |
| February
28, 2006 |
| |
| Mother
worried day-care changes will cause problems
for autistic son |
| Cape
Breton Post, Nova Scotia |
| February
28, 2006 |
| |
| Changes
concern child care providers |
| Penticton
Western News |
| February
24, 2006 |
| |
Fears
over child-care plan
Shuswap Day Care received a $20,000 child-care
operating grant that went to wages. If the
operating grant is cut the day care will have
to raise fees to cover costs, making them
unaffordable for some parents. |
| Barb
Brouwer, Salmon Arm Observer |
| February
22, 2006 |
| |
| The daycare lottery |
| Letter: Ellen Vandergrift, Globe and Mail |
| February 17, 2006 |
| |
Mother fears Harper plan
|
| Letter: Charlene Miller, Port Hardy; Vancouver Island News Group / North Island Gazette |
| February 16, 2006 |
| |
Mr. Harper, leave the child-care program alone |
| MAUREEN MCTEER, lawyer and author, and an activist for the rights of women and children;
Globe and Mail |
| February 6, 2006 |
| |
| Leave national child care agreements alone - CUPE to Harper |
| Canada News Wire |
| February 6, 2006 |
| |
| Stephen Harper and the Conservative federal government -- changes for child care are on their way |
| Parliamentary and government news |
| February 6, 2006 |
| |
Tory child-care program will begin July 1, Harper says
|
| CBC News |
| February 6, 2006 |
| |
Budget's child-care funds on the brink
|
| February 3, 2006 |
| Jeff Rud, Times Colonist (Victoria) |
| |
| Feminism
has its privileges |
| Viewpoint
-- Debra Critchley, spokesperson for the Vernon
and District Women's Centre; Kelowna Daily
Courier / Vernon Daily Courier |
| January
11, 2006 |
| |
| Issues
such as child poverty, daycare and the environment
are far ahead of debt relief, tax cuts and
crime, the data in EKOS poll showed |
| The
Toronto Star |
| November 14,
2005 |
| |
A new role for school trustees: Tough homework assignment is due in a hurry -- but it's not clear what the government wants
|
| Times Colonist (Victoria) |
| November 8,
2005 |
| |
Future of school boards explored
|
| Frank Peebles, Prince George Citizen |
| October 28, 2005 |
| |
| Child Care News on the signing of the federal provincial agreement |
| Various media outlets |
| September 29-30, 2005 |
| |
Federal
child-care subsidies to begin Oct. 1
Money set to begin flowing two days after
Martin arrives to sign B.C. deal |
| Jonathan
Woodward, Globe and Mail |
| September
10, 2005 |
| |
| Victoria
to trumpet child care all through the fall |
| Ian
Bailey, The Vancouver Province |
| September
8, 2005 |
| |
| 25%
of youngest students not ready for classroom:
Minister says they're at higher risk of dropping
out |
| Darah
Hansen, with files from Chad Skelton and Janet
Steffenhagen; The Vancouver Sun |
| September
6, 2005 |
| |
| NDP
on Early Childhood Development |
| CKNW
radio |
| September
6, 2005 |
| |
| Put
politics aside when it comes to B.C.'s children,
says report |
| Dirk
Meissner, Canadian Press |
| September
6, 2005 |
| |
| Daycare is best if mum is stressed out |
| Letter:
Sharon Gregson, Montreal Gazette |
| September
5, 2005 |
| |
| A
Taxing Time for Child Care Debates |
| Paul
Kershaw, Ph.D. |
| April,
2005 |
| |
| Camosun
College will continue to operate its two child-care
centres |
| Victoria
Times Colonist |
| March
23, 2005 |
| |
| Teen
Mom Support Fraying Says Report |
| Judith
Ince, The Tyee |
| December 21, 2004 |
| |
| Inequality
at root of violence against women |
| Comment:
Basil "Buzz" Hargrove, National
Post |
| December 6, 2004 |
| |
| The
Merger of the Decade - the reality of the
big box child care chains |
| ExchangeEveryDay,
USA , Issue: 1131 |
| November
29, 2004 |
| |
Here & there: When it comes to top-quality, affordable day care in this region, the Ottawa River is the great divide |
| Maria Kubacki, The Ottawa Citizen |
| November
28, 2004 |
| |
| Count
Business In / Fast
Facts on Child Care in Canada |
| Canadian
Council on Social Development, Perceptions
magazine |
| November
2004 |
| |
| Chemainus
highlights importance of children |
| Ladysmith
Chronicle |
| November
16, 2004 |
| |
| Responses
to the OECD report |
| Various
media outlets |
| November
2, 2004 |
| |
| Daycare
workers' wages should be at the top of the
agenda |
| Alex
Van Tol, CBC Commentary |
| November
1, 2004 |
| |
| View
from the left - Opinion piece |
| Frances
Marr Darling, Duncan News |
| October
13, 2004 |
| |
| View from the left - Opinion piece |
| Frances
Marr Darling, Vancouver Island News Group |
| September
29, 2004 |
| |
| Down Under is on top in early childhood programs |
| Hillel Goelman, Globe & Mail |
| September
6, 2004 |
| |
B.C.
neglecting early childhood education |
| Cowichan
Valley Citizen |
| August
29, 2004 |
| |
| B.C.
pledges $5M to expand day-care spaces, but
advocate says too little |
| Terri
Theodore, CP |
| July
27, 2004 |
| |
| Support
for a national child care early education
program |
| Growing
Together Child and Parent Society, Duncan
BC |
| July
21, 2004 |
| |
City's
childcare efforts a drop in the bucket
Licensed daycare and preschool space in the
city covers only 15 per cent of the need,
and the smallest number of licensed childcare
spaces are in the areas of greatest need |
| Allen
Garr, Vancouver Courier |
| March
17, 2004 |
| |
| Working-Mother
Guilt |
| Zsuzsi
Gartner, The Georgia Straight |
| March, 2002 |
| |
| Impact
of Provincial Government Cuts on Women....
Shame |
| BC
Coalition of Women's Centres |
| Spring, 2002 |
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