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Child Care News Articles - Archives 2007
| No
easy fix for child care; Strong economy not
helping: MLAs |
| Tricia
Leslie, Abbotsford Times |
| December
14, 2007 |
| |
| Crisis
or not, let's solve daycare issue |
| Abbotsford
Times |
| December
14, 2007 |
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| Job-placement
program may not fix daycare crisis but it
would help |
| Letter:
Sheri McCaskill; Abbotsford Times |
| December
14, 2007 |
| |
| Panel
raps B.C.'s 'social condition' |
| Jonathan
Fowlie, Vancouver Sun |
| December
14, 2007 |
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| Child
care gap is appalling |
| Richmond
News |
| December
14, 2007 |
| |
| Is
workplace daycare a workable solution? |
| Pieta
Woolley, Georgia Strait |
| December
13, 2007 |
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| Neglected
by the province, foster care is a fast track
to the streets |
| Pieta
Woolley, Georgia Strait |
| December
13, 2007 |
| |
| Comment |
| Times
Colonist (Victoria) and Abbotsford Times |
| December
13, 2007 |
| |
| Child-Care
Debts Written Off |
| Westcoaster.ca,
Tofino |
| December
13, 2007 |
| |
| Some
Central Okanagan schools may open child care
spaces; Possibility stems from plan by Ministry
of Child and Family Development |
| Dorothy
Brotherton, Westside Weekly (Okanagan) |
| December
12, 2007 |
| |
| Poverty
= poor health |
| Opinion:
James Lu MD, Medical Health Officer, Richmond;
Richmond News |
| December
11, 2007 |
| |
| Daycare:
'It's beyond crisis'; Despite child care minister's
assurances, critics insist 'we're failing
our children' |
| Tricia
Leslie, Abbotsford Times |
| December
11, 2007 |
| |
| City
needs to do its part to solve our daycare
crisis |
| Letter:
Nadine Knelsen; Abbotsford Times |
| December
11, 2007 |
| |
| Shrugging
off daycare crisis will not make it go away |
| Abbotsford
Times |
| December
11, 2007 |
| |
| Multi-tasking
women take more complex car trips than men:
study |
| Prince
George Citizen |
| December
11, 2007 |
| |
Child
poverty must be a 'priority'; Recent report
showing B.C. has highest rate in Canada
sets off alarm bells for area health officials |
| Sara
Newham, Nelson Daily News |
| December
10, 2007 |
| |
Women
put in more hours at home, work |
| The
Province |
December 9, 2007 |
| |
Now
from the kids' ministry: Children as little
prisoners
|
| Editorial:
Nerys Poole, Bowen Island; Vancouver Sun |
| December
8, 2007 |
| |
Help
single mothers address child poverty |
| Letters:
Yvonne Sinkevich, Times Colonist (Victoria) |
| December
7, 2007 |
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Daycare
crisis needs real solution |
| Abbotsford
Times |
| December
7, 2007 |
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No
daycare, no family, no support; Single mom
fears daycare system is about to quash her
dreams of being a teacher |
| Tricia
Leslie, Abbotsford Times |
| December
7, 2007 |
| |
Creative
ideas used to create child care; Reporter
Maria Rantanen examines the struggles to
develop, find and maintain spaces |
| Maria
Rantanen, Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows Times |
| December
7, 2007 |
| |
Why
Dec. 6 still matters |
| Pamela
Cross, the director of advocacy and public
policy for YWCA Canada; Chilliwack Times |
| December
7, 2007 |
| |
| MPs
'duel' for female voters |
| Prince
George Citizen |
| December
6, 2007 |
| |
Economic
costs of poverty; Volunteers and community-based
programs essential |
| Jim
Holtz, The Grand Forks Gazette |
| December
5, 2007 |
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More
heart, less fear |
| Editorial:
Marie Lawlor; The Province |
| December
5, 2007 |
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| City
sets sights on improving child care; New Westminster
invests $20,000 towards preparing a new child-care
strategy |
| Theresa
Mcmanus, The Record (New Westminster) |
| December
5, 2007 |
| |
WV
debates childcare; District to host forum
to discuss bylaw changes |
| Munisha
Tumato, North Shore News |
| December
5, 2007 |
| |
Second
school district plans time off for Olympics |
| Cathryn
Atkinson, Globe and Mail |
| December
4, 2007 |
| |
Shame
a rich province has so many kids in poverty |
| Opinion:
Amar Sangha, Delta; Surrey Now |
| December
4, 2007 |
| |
Early Learning Initatives in BC Steeped in Politics
BC misses out on a golden opportunity to get it right from the start |
| Noel Herron, Teacher:Newsmagazine (BCTF) |
| November 2007 |
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Zandee should take blinders off |
| Letter: Tony Martin MP, NDP Poverty Critic; Nelson Daily News |
| November 30, 2007 |
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| B.C. legislature wraps up fall session |
| The Canadian Press |
| November 30, 2007 |
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Child advocate calls for cash boost
But Liberal MLAs say watchdog has overreached mandate, overspent on administration |
| Justine Hunter, Globe and Mail |
| November 30, 2007 |
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Ottawa urged to ease child-care crunch; Petition calling for universal child care makes rounds at Okanagan College |
| Scott Trudeau, Penticton Herald |
| November 29, 2007 |
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Show support for childcare
|
| Views & News by Donna Lee Clusiault; The Free Press (Fernie) |
| November 28, 2007 |
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Groups forced out of centre: City says Heights Community Resource Centre is beyond repair |
| Brooke Larsen, Burnaby Now |
| November 28, 2007 |
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Profit is not the driving force |
| Letter: E. James; Burnaby Now |
| November 28, 2007 |
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B.C. minister must stop growling at children's watchdog |
| The Province |
| November 28, 2007 |
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The week - Childcare help on the horizon |
| Mark Vardy, Monday Magazine - Victoria |
| November 28, 2007 |
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Committee wants minister to be a 'champion' |
| Letter: The Campbell River Child Care Planning Committee; Courier-Islander (Campbell River) |
| November 28, 2007 |
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Practical solutions needed for child poverty |
| The Daily News (Nanaimo) |
| November 27, 2007 |
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Children's advocate blasts B.C. government over slow progress
|
| CBC News |
| November 27, 2007 |
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Poverty masked; B.C.'s child poverty worst in country, report shows |
| Mike Youds, The Daily News (Kamloops) |
| November 27, 2007 |
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One in five B.C. children in poverty
'It's embarrassing,' activist says of Statistics Canada figures released by child advocacy group |
| Lindsay Kines, CanWest News Service/Vancouver Sun |
| November 27, 2007 |
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Report missed real priorities |
| Letter: Veronica Scott and Ronnie Phipps, B.C. Coalition for Health Promotion, Duncan; Times Colonist (Victoria) |
| November 26, 2007 |
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| New report shows child-poverty rates remain high |
| Dharm Makwana, 24 Hours |
| November 26, 2007 |
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Child poverty is still a blight on Canada's landscape, says a new national report |
| Norma Greenaway, Vancouver Sun/CanWest News Service |
| November 26, 2007 |
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B.C.'s child poverty rate worst in Canada: report
Fourth year in a row B.C ranked last by report |
| CBC News |
| November 26, 2007 |
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College could expand program for parents |
| Letter: Destiny Koop, The Daily Courier (Kelowna) |
| November 26, 2007 |
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Paid work causes Canadians most stress, study reveals; Time crunch is also felt with housework, child care |
| Shannon Proudfoot, Vancouver Sun |
| November 26, 2007 |
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Poverty prevents substance abuse treatment, conference hears |
| The Daily News (Kamloops) |
| November 26, 2007 |
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| Are our children up for sale? |
| Opinion: Lynette McBride, Burnaby Now |
| November 24, 2007 |
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| 2010 decision raises hackles - Parents of elementary, high school students say many issues unresolved |
| Jennifer Miller, Whistler and Pemberton Question |
| November 23, 2007 |
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New rules require minimum amount of operator training; Some wonder if changes are too restrictive
|
| Marisa Babic, Surrey Now |
| November 23, 2007 |
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Work first, kids maybe; Stressed-out Canadians opting not to have children, new study shows
|
| Katherine Dedyna, Times Colonist (Victoria) |
| November 22, 2007 |
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| Childcare policy changes helpful |
| Powell River Peak |
| November 22, 2007 |
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| Victoria MP's daycare bill clears hurdle |
| Times Colonist (Victoria) |
| November 22, 2007 |
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Childcare forum highlights acute shortage
|
| Vancouver Island News Group - Ladysmith Chronicle |
| November 20, 2007 |
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Proposed new daycare threatens city's green space: rotary club |
| Ken Gousseau, Alaska Highway News |
| November 20, 2007 |
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| Universal care better for everyone |
| Vancouver Island News Group -- Nanaimo News Bulletin |
| November 20, 2007 |
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| Child care changes do little: union; Providers claim they are not as necessary as improved pay, conditions |
| Kris Schumacher, The Daily News (Prince Rupert) |
| November 20, 2007 |
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| Liberal MLA hinders day care bid; Mary Polak feels it is "not appropriate" to support a child care grant application |
| Matthew Claxton, Langley Advance |
| November 20, 2007 |
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Child care crisis growing |
| Paul J. Henderson, Chilliwack Times |
| November 20, 2007 |
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On the Eve of National Child Day, Many B.C. Children Live in Poverty
Canada Ranks last in Spending on Early Learning |
| Media Release from ECEBC |
| November 19, 2007 |
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'Lowest-paid workers deserve raise'; Undisputed leader Carole James also champions seniors |
| John Bermingham, The Province |
| November 18, 2007 |
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Lawyers, trades can expect higher wages; Most professions will see lower than average pay raises in 2008 |
| Derek Sankey, Vancouver Sun - CanWest News Service |
| November 17, 2007 |
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'Front door' not enough |
| Opinion: Trudy Thorgeirson; Cowichan Valley Citizen |
| November 16, 2007 |
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Tax cuts for the rich |
| Opinion: Jean Crowder, Cowichan Valley Citizen |
| November 16, 2007 |
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Child care needs federal protection from foreign takeover |
| News Release |
| November 16, 2007 |
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Big-box daycare here?
Foreign firm quietly buying local centres |
| Andrew Fifield, Metro Vancouver |
| November 16, 2007 |
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| Try environmental carrot first, B.C. legislature report says |
| Jeff Rud, Times Colonist (Victoria) |
| November 16, 2007 |
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Money set for child care disappears in bureaucracy |
| Norma Greenaway, Times Colonist (Victoria) |
| November 16, 2007 |
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Math the key |
| Penticton Herald |
| November 16, 2007 |
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B.C. government rule changes open more child day care spaces |
| Canadian Press |
| November 13, 2007 |
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Early program getting kids started in system |
| Maria Rantanen, Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows Times |
| November 13, 2007 |
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MLA tables motion about 'crisis in childcare' across province |
| Courier-Islander (Campbell River) |
| November 9, 2007 |
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PoCo planning 700 housing units on old city works yard |
| Coquitlam Now |
| November 9, 2007 |
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Dion to advocate targets for cutting poverty in Canada; Echoes move by Tony Blair |
| Juliet O'Neill, The Province / CanWest News Service |
| November 9, 2007 |
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A man is not a financial plan |
| Brad Brain - Column: $mart Money, Alaska Highway News |
| November 9, 2007 |
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| Our next big issue? Canada's dismal record in early education child care |
| CBC online |
| November 8, 2007 |
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Cluck-clucking of chickens coming home to roost |
| Opinion: Chris Ayling, The Daily Townsman (Cranbrook) |
| November 8, 2007 |
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| Kootenay Columbia NDP candidate Pendleton says tax cuts an unbalanced approach |
| Gerry Warner, The Daily Bulletin (Kimberley) |
| November 8, 2007 |
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'Inner cat' could help politicians; Female voters may respond better to kitty vibe than to territorial canine |
| Deirdre McMurdy, Harbour City Star - CanWest News Service |
| November 7, 2007 |
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Tax cuts ignore society's needs |
| Letters: Ron Kirstein, Times Colonist (Victoria) |
| November 7, 2007 |
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We need a national child-care system |
Letter: Marta Juorio, The Daily News (Nanaimo)
|
| November 7, 2007 |
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StrongStart provides fuel for growing young minds |
| Jeff Bell, Times Colonist (Victoria) |
| November 6, 2007 |
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Slots needed to boost bingos
|
| Letter: Laureen Jones, Brookswood Kids' Place Society; Langley Advance |
| November 6, 2007 |
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Government support lacks for child-care services
|
| Opinion: Ann Godderis, Castlegar; Trail Daily Times |
| November 5, 2007 |
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Non-traditional families feel left out |
| Letter: Neil Cadger; The Daily Courier (Kelowna) |
| November 5, 2007 |
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Pamphlets help firms in search for labour |
| Michele Young, The Daily News (Kamloops) |
| November 5, 2007 |
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News Understood: renewed calls for a national publicly funded child care system |
| Global National |
| November 4, 2007 |
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Selling our soul for 'tax relief' |
| Opinion: Garry Worth; The Daily News (Kamloops) |
| November 3, 2007 |
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Money for tax cuts, not for homeless |
| Letter: David Pearce; Times Colonist (Victoria) |
| November 2, 2007 |
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Federal tax cuts wrong-headed
|
| Opinion: Bev Meslo; Vancouver Courier |
| November 2, 2007 |
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Number of local day care spaces tumbling; Situation approaching crisis levels in East Kootenay |
| Gerry Warner, The Daily Townsman (Cranbrook) |
| November 2, 2007 |
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Trevena tables motion to address childcare crisis |
| NDP News Release |
| November 2, 2007 |
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Provincial licensing ensures quality |
Letters: Richard S. Stanwick, chief medical health officer, Vancouver Island
Health Authority; Times Colonist (Victoria) |
| November 2, 2007 |
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Daycares should be funded by taxpayers |
| Letter: Michelle Kirby; Times Colonist (Victoria) |
| November 2, 2007 |
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Parents oppose 2010 school closure plan
‘Open-minded’ board, others set to huddle again next week |
| Jennifer Miller, Whistler Question |
| November 1, 2007 |
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It's time Canada had a national daycare program |
| Janet Bagnall, Times Colonist (Victoria) / Montreal Gazette |
| November 1, 2007 |
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Why tax cuts make us weak |
| Murray Dobbin, Rabble |
| November 1, 2007 |
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Fleming says minister is ignoring Victoria's growing childcare crisis |
| NDP News Release |
| November 1, 2007 |
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| Advocates warn of warehouse childcare |
| Lexi Bainas, Cowichan Valley Citizen |
| October 31, 2007 |
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Bigger isn't better |
| Opinion: Andrea Rondeau; Cowichan Valley Citizen |
| October 31, 2007 |
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Day-care advocates renew calls for public system |
| Norma Greenaway,
CanWest News Service |
| October 31, 2007 |
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Tax cuts massive deflection of social funds: critics |
| The Daily Courier (Vernon) |
| October 31, 2007 |
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For the Liberals, maybe that fall session wasn't such a hot idea after all |
| Vaughn Palmer, Vancouver Sun |
| October 31, 2007 |
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| Child-care centres should stay open; Even without formally certified staff, daycares offer kids more safety than none at all |
| Times Colonist (Victoria) |
| October 31, 2007 |
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Flaherty's missed opportunity; Time for something new from our New Government
|
| Penticton Herald |
| October 31, 2007 |
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Want to reduce violence? Invest in child-care plan |
| David Charbonneau, The Daily News (Kamloops) |
| October 30, 2007 |
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James calls for Reid's head |
| Nelson Bennett, Richmond News |
| October 30, 2007 |
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Reid's folly adds crack to armour |
| Opinion: Keith Baldrey; Richmond News |
| October 30, 2007 |
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Child-care centre faces staff crunch |
| Jeff Rud, Times Colonist (Victoria) |
| October 30, 2007 |
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Child care key to employee retention
|
| Janet Austin, Business In Vancouver |
| October 2007 |
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ACCESS TO INFORMATION REQUEST: LITTLE ENTHUSIASM SHOWN FOR HARPER GOVERNMENT'S CHILD-CARE POLICY
Few companies keen to provide daycare
The Tories thought tax credits would spur employers and community groups to open 125,000 spaces over five years. Cross-country consultations have poured cold water on the election promise
|
| Gloria Galloway, Globe and Mail |
| October 27, 2007 |
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How about a mother and child budget? |
| Editorial: Fazil Mihlar, Vancouver Sun |
| October 27, 2007 |
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Early childhood education worth the investment |
| Letter: Janet Cundall, Shawnigan Lake; Vancouver Island News Group -- Cowichan News Leader And Pictorial |
| October 27, 2007 |
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Lonsdale Creek daycare may have to move |
| Heidi Castle, North Shore News |
| October 26, 2007 |
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Families feel forced out |
| Letter: Heather Holbrook, Langley Advance |
| October 26, 2007 |
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Liberals shoot themselves in the foot over, er, booster seats |
| Vaughn Palmer, Vancouver Sun |
| October 25, 2007 |
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The power of stupidity |
| Robert Arnason, The Free Press (Fernie) |
| October 24, 2007 |
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Trustees' responsibilities expand
|
| Kate Skye, Trail Daily Times |
| October 23, 2007 |
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CUPE commits $5 million for campaign to fight privatization |
| Okanagan Sunday / Canadian Press |
| October 21, 2007 |
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You can't warehouse kids
|
| Voices: Kathy Tones, Burnaby Now |
| October 20, 2007 |
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Settlement triggers hike in SFU child-care fees |
| Brooke Larsen, Burnaby Now |
| October 20, 2007 |
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Minister applauds Million Steps for Child Care
|
| Opinion: Linda Reid, Minister of State for Child Care; Alberni Valley Times |
| October 19, 2007 |
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Citizen Salute |
| Cowichan Valley Citizen |
| October 19, 2007 |
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Million steps for child care |
| Dan MacLennan, Courier-Islander (Campbell River) |
| October 19, 2007 |
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Enrolment drop for school district means less cash |
| Robert Barron, The Daily News (Nanaimo) |
| October 19, 2007 |
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Time to invest in our children; Retired banker tells conference |
| Kate Skye, Trail Daily Times |
| October 19, 2007 |
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Tory tax cuts criticized; Speakers at union rally urge Harper to use money to end 'disgrace' of poverty
|
| Penticton Herald / Canadian Press |
| October 18, 2007 |
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Childcare needs more money than in fund
|
| Jonathan Hutchings, Powell River Peak |
| October 18, 2007 |
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Cowichan joins in Million Steps for Child Care |
| Sarah Simpson, Cowichan Valley Citizen |
| October 17, 2007 |
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SFU child-care strike ends |
| Wawmeesh G. Hamilton, Coquitlam Now |
| October 17, 2007 |
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Request for day care help |
| The Free Press (Fernie) |
| October 17, 2007 |
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| We've come a long way, we've a long way to go; The 80th anniversary of the Persons Case serves as a marker for the changes that women in Canada still need |
| Shari Graydon, Vancouver Sun |
| October 17, 2007 |
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MP angry as Tories throw out Kyoto in throne speech; And Nathan Cullen predicts the Liberals will still not force an election on the issue |
| Leanne Ritchie, The Daily News (Prince Rupert) |
| October 17, 2007 |
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Childcare too costly for families |
| Letter: Cadence Nelson, Victoria News |
| October 17, 2007 |
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| Is Shelagh Germyn’s trek on Vancouver Island to raise awareness about the need for accessible and affordable day care 8,000 steps closer to the goal? |
| Kathy McWhirter, Esquimalt |
| October 17, 2007 |
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Board to look at allowing day care into local schools |
| Shaun Thomas, Prince Rupert The Northern View |
| October 17, 2007 |
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Cowichan joins in Million Steps for Child Care |
| Sarah Simpson, Cowichan Valley Citizen |
| October 17, 2007 |
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Child care a necessity |
| Letter: Lisa Moore, employee of SFU Child Care Society, Burnaby Now |
| October 17, 2007 |
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Duelling Pens |
| The Daily News (Prince Rupert) |
| October 16, 2007 |
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Daycares in schools work |
| Letter: Judith Schwarz, The Daily News (Prince Rupert) |
| October 15, 2007 |
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Outside workers vote on deal today; Garbage pickup could resume as early as Monday if OK'd [and other comments re SFU CC Society] |
| Glenda Luymes and John Colebourn, The Province |
| October 14, 2007 |
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Taking a million baby steps |
| Paul Rudan
, Campbell River Mirror |
| October 13, 2007 |
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| Childcare crunch affecting local economy |
| Michelle Thompson, Cowichan News Leader Pictorial |
| October 13, 2007 |
| |
| B.C. Top 40 Employers |
| Times Colonist (Victoria) |
| October 13, 2007 |
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Focus on incentives to improve environment; - POLITICS/Public has chance to offer ideas on spending British Columbia's $40-billion budget |
| Ted Colley, Surrey Now |
| October 12, 2007 |
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So, what does PM know anything about? |
| Opinion: Hugh Jordan, The Daily News (Kamloops) |
| October 12, 2007 |
| |
SFU Child Care Society workers will return to work under new agreement |
| BCGEU |
| October 12, 2007 |
| |
School rotation has adults feeling dizzy |
| Opinion: B. Kay, The Daily News (Kamloops) |
| October 12, 2007 |
| |
Putting the children first; Well respected speaker Charles Coffey touches down in Nelson to speak about investing in early childhood development |
| Hannah Wright, Nelson Daily News |
| October 12, 2007 |
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SFU child-care strike continues |
| Wawmeesh G. Hamilton, Coquitlam Now |
| October 12, 2007 |
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| Your Top 5 issues; As the Vancouver civic workers' strike drags on, reporter Cheryl Chan addresses Province readers' main concerns and some tips on how to deal with them |
| The Province |
| October 11, 2007 |
| |
| Minister off base on welfare costs |
| Comment: Pamela Vivian, Times Colonist (Victoria) |
| October 11, 2007 |
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Minister's letter misstates fact
|
| Comment: Bob Smits, Ladysmith; Times Colonist (Victoria) |
| October 11, 2007 |
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Group urges tax to curb emissions; Gov't committee hears presentations to help get ready for next B.C. budget |
| Cam Fortems, The Daily News (Kamloops) |
| October 11, 2007 |
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Tembec, child care reps make appeals at public hearing; Select Standing Committee on Finance and Government Services stops in Cranbrook as part of its tour |
| Gerry Warner, The Daily Townsman (Cranbrook) |
| October 10, 2007 |
| |
Germyn takes first steps towards better childcare |
| Paul Rudan, Campbell River Mirror |
| October 10, 2007 |
| |
Dispute goes to LRB; SFU workers say unfair tactics used |
| Brooke Larsen, Burnaby Now |
| October 10, 2007 |
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'Disproportionate mayhem' ahead
|
| Letters: Roxanne Bubb; Metrovalley Newspaper Group -- Langley Times |
| October 7, 2007 |
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CR woman running to point out need for better child care |
| Harbour City Star |
| October 6, 2007 |
| |
| Childcare centre offers a uy’natulh to life |
| Michelle Thompson, Duncan News Leader Pictorial – Black Press |
| October 6, 2007 |
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Walking, talking for change |
| Paul Rudan, Comox Valley Record - Black Press |
| October 5, 2007 |
| |
Auction aids child care |
| Jennifer Smith, Vernon Morning Star |
| October 5, 2007 |
| |
Hurting the children |
| Letters: Jean Kromm; The Province |
| October 5, 2007 |
| |
Support for better child care growing, public forum told |
| Andrea Rondeau, Cowichan Valley Citizen |
| October 5, 2007 |
| |
City's daycare staff shortage unique: minister |
| The Daily News (Kamloops) |
| October 4, 2007 |
| |
Families gouged
|
| Jessica Short, Prince George Citizen |
| October 4, 2007 |
| |
Burned-out boomers retiring while 'on the job' |
| Paul Luke, Times Colonist (Victoria) |
| October 3, 2007 |
| |
Parenthood delayed to cope with job stress |
| Kathryn May, CanWest News Service/Vancouver Sun |
| October 3, 2007 |
| |
Parents rallying at SFU Burnaby campus |
| CKNW (AM980) |
| October 3, 2007 |
| |
$12.5 million for entire province inadequate: child-care advocate |
| Andrea Rondeau, Cowichan Valley Citizen |
| October 3, 2007 |
| |
Province announces child care funding |
| Tessa Holloway, Alaska Highway News |
| October 2, 2007 |
| |
| Region scores high for culture; But we get low marks for poverty, graduation rate in annual 'checkup' |
| Judith Lavoie, Times Colonist (Victoria) |
| October 2, 2007 |
| |
Shortage of staff handcuffs daycares |
| Cam Fortems, The Daily News (Kamloops) |
| October 2, 2007 |
| |
Minister outlines her daycare-dollar plans; Linda Reid has her eye on empty classrooms
|
| John Bermingham, The Vancouver Province |
| October 2, 2007 |
| |
| Union speaks on child care |
| The Executive Committee of CUPE 3338 — Support Staff at SFU; The Peak |
| October 1, 2007 |
| |
B.C. government to extend day care funding to private sector operators |
| Canadian Press |
| October 1, 2007 |
| |
Increase day-care spaces |
| Paul Marrow, The Record.com |
| October 2007 |
| |
Through the Looking Glass with Jim Flaherty
Finance Minister James Flaherty: On the political art of doing nothing |
| Murray Dobbin, TheTyee.ca |
| September 27, 2007 |
| |
SFU child care picket line news
|
| BCGEU |
| September 25, 2007 |
| |
| B.C.
Nurses Union brief calls for stronger commitment
to public health care |
| Canadian
Press |
| September
30, 2007 |
| |
| Use
surplus wisely |
| Letter:
Rita Pollock; The Province |
| September
30, 2007 |
| |
| Parents
plan rally to support SFU day care |
| Brooke
Larsen, Burnaby Now |
| September
29, 2007 |
| |
| Hope
for the children in damning report? |
| Michelle
Thompson, Cowichan News Leader |
| September
29, 2007 |
| |
| Get
rich by investing in child care |
| Opinion:
Brian Wilford; Cowichan Valley Citizen |
| September
28, 2007 |
| |
| MLA
slams province's handling of child care funding |
| Courier-Islander
(Campbell River) |
| September
28, 2007 |
| |
| Child
care should be deal breaker for Tories |
| Opinion: Paul Moist, National President Canadian
Union of Public Employees; The Daily News
(Kamloops) |
| September
28, 2007 |
| |
| Valley
child care 'grim'; Space, funding, staffing
inadequate, report says |
| Andrea
Rondeau, Cowichan Valley Citizen |
| September
28, 2007 |
| |
| MLA
Fraser calling for an increase in B.C.'s minimum
pay |
| Alberni
Valley Times |
| September
28, 2007 |
| |
| What issues should MLAs address in the fall
session of the legislature? |
| Georgia
Strait |
| September
27, 2007 |
| |
| Harper
Government Betrays Canadian Families with
Broken Childcare Promise |
| Liberal
Party of Canada Press Release |
| September
27, 2007 |
| |
| Throne
Speech must speak to child care crisis |
| Canada
News-Wire -- CUPE |
| September
27, 2007 |
| |
| $20-million
in child-care funds withheld, NDP says |
| The
Canadian Press – Globe and Mail |
| September
27, 2007 |
| |
| Tories
hint that promise of 125,000 new child-care
spots may not be realistic |
| Canadian
Press |
| September
26, 2007 |
| |
| Millions
of Childcare Dollars Still Being Held Back,
NDP Reveals |
| News
Release - Claire Trevena |
| September
26, 2007 |
| |
| NDP
and B.C. Liberals exchange volleys over $20
million in child care funding |
| Canadian
Press |
| September
26, 2007 |
| |
| City
refuses to help bail out SFU child care |
| Brooke
Larsen, Burnaby Now |
| September
26, 2007 |
| |
| Comox
Valley's childcare promoted with entertainment |
| Vancouver
Island News Group -- Comox Valley Record |
| September
26, 2007 |
| |
| Soldiering
on Resource Centre remains open to women despite
political challenges |
| Cariboo
Press -- Quesnel Cariboo Observer |
| September
23, 2007 |
| |
| Time
for Victoria to reinvest in Quesnel: Bello |
| Cariboo
Press -- Quesnel Cariboo Observer |
| September
23, 2007 |
| |
| Learning
Together; Community partnership provides key
support |
| Layne
Christensen, North Shore News |
| September
23, 2007 |
| |
| Harper
zaps women with funding cuts; PM's ideologically
driven decisions silencing worthwhile groups |
| Susan
Riley, Times Colonist (Victoria) / Ottawa
Citizen |
| September
23, 2007 |
| |
| No
province stands alone; Transferring responsibilities
from Ottawa will split, not unite, our patchwork
nation |
| Times
Colonist (Victoria) |
| September
23, 2007 |
| |
| Closing
an option to end strike; SFU Childcare Society
may have to meet demands, then close when
money runs out |
| Brooke
Larsen, Burnaby Now |
| September
22, 2007 |
| |
| Budget
committee collecting comments |
| Grant
Warkentin, Vancouver Island News Group --
Campbell River Mirror |
| September
21, 2007 |
| |
| Day
care disappointed by lack of funding |
| Barb
Brouwer, Black Press/Vernon Morning Star |
| September
21, 2007 |
| |
PAC
ponders childcare issues
School calendar may shift in 2010 |
| Jennifer
Miller, Squamish Chief |
| September
21, 2007 |
| |
| Poverty
fuelling rise in aboriginal gang activity:
expert |
| CBC
News |
| September
21, 2007 |
| |
| Revelstoke
is BC's top community in Early Childhood Development |
| Melissa
Jameson, Cariboo Press -- Revelstoke Times
Review |
| September
19, 2007 |
| |
| Census
finds more childless couples here than ever
before |
| David
F. Rooney, Cariboo Press -- Revelstoke Times
Review |
| September
19, 2007 |
| |
| Boomers
'retiring on the job'; Lack of commitment
huge issue for employers |
| Paul
Luke, The Province |
| September
19, 2007 |
| |
| Daycare
to open at Beecher Bay |
| Pirjo
Raits, Sooke News Mirror |
| September
19, 2007 |
| |
| Minister
heralds opening of new child-care centre |
| Bernice
Trick, Prince George Citizen |
| September
18, 2007 |
| |
| Number
of young moms dropping; After having kids
in her 40s, one mother says parenthood is
a 'shock to the system' |
| The
Daily News (Nanaimo) |
| September
17, 2007 |
| |
Day-care
staff to strike
|
| Brooke
Larsen, Burnaby Now |
| September
15, 2007 |
| |
| Baby-friendly
France sees boom in births; Generous subsidized
child care system encourages women to have
more children |
| Peter
O'Neil, Vancouver Sun |
| September
15, 2007 |
| |
| B.C.
economy isolated from U.S. woes, will grow:
Taylor |
| Canadian
Press |
| September
14, 2007 |
| |
| Women
at a disadvantage in the workplace |
| Opinion:
Jean Crowder, MLA; Cowichan Valley Citizen |
| September
14, 2007 |
| |
| Next
year's provincial budget will focus on the
environment |
| CKNW(AM980) |
| September
14, 2007 |
| |
| New
Democrats aim to push a wedge into the 'prosperity
gap' |
| Barbara
Yaffe, Vancouver Sun |
| September
13, 2007 |
| |
| Daycares
could save schools |
| Metrovalley
Newspaper Group -- Maple Ridge News |
| September
12, 2007 |
| |
| British
Columbians losing ground |
| Letter:
Lisa Dunsmore, Ucluelet; Times Colonist (Victoria) |
| September
12, 2007 |
| |
| Revelstoke
has best early learning record in BC |
| David
F. Rooney, Cariboo Press -- Revelstoke Times
Review |
| September
12, 2007 |
| |
| He's
got a plan for the city |
| Theresa
McManus, The Record (New Westminster) |
| September
12, 2007 |
| |
| One
child in ten; Report says Canada is failing
low-income kids |
| Prince
George Citizen |
| September
12, 2007 |
| |
Day-care workers at SFU to strike Monday |
| CBC
News |
| September
12, 2007 |
| |
| Politicians
to push city agenda at UBCM |
| Michele
Young, The Daily News (Kamloops) |
| September
11, 2007 |
| |
| Share
your thoughts on child care services: Forum
seeks to hear experiences and concerns |
| Vancouver
Island News Group -- Ladysmith Chronicle |
| September
11, 2007 |
| |
| 'Women's
work' still undervalued in society |
| Letter:
Fran Bafaro, Vancouver Island News Group --
Ladysmith Chronicle |
| September
11, 2007 |
| |
Daycares eyed for school space |
| Maria
Rantanen, Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows Times |
| September
11, 2007 |
| |
| SFU
child care workers to begin full scale job
action |
| BCGEU |
| September
11, 2007 |
| |
| Full-scale
strike planned for Monday by SFU child care
workers |
| CKNW(AM980) |
| September
11, 2007 |
| |
| OGC takes initiative in day care shortage;
Company working on bringing in building that
could hold almost 200 children |
| Ken
Gousseau, Alaska Highway News |
| September
5, 2007 |
| |
| Afterschool
subsidies boosted |
| Kate
Skye, Trail Daily Times |
| September
5, 2007 |
| |
| A
leg up for kids; Research shows that quality
pre-school programs pay off in key skills
and knowlege for school and for life |
| Editorial
-- By: Hillel Goelman, director of the CHILD
Project and senior scholar at the Human Early
Learning Partnership, University of British
Columbia; Vancouver Sun |
| September
5, 2007 |
| |
Wanted:
affordable quality child care |
| Jean
Crowder, MP; Vancouver Island News Group --
Lake Cowichan Gazette |
| September
4, 2007 |
| |
Out-of-school
child care subsidy increased |
| Bonnie
Bryan, The Daily Townsman - Cranbrook |
| September
4, 2007 |
| |
Tears
flow as daycare closes its doors |
| Rebecca
Aldous, The Ladysmith Chronicle |
| September
4, 2007 |
| |
| Civic
strike could hit community child-care users |
| Matt
Kieltyka, 24 Hours |
| September
4, 2007 |
| |
| Labour's
Wider Fight in BC: CUPE president says citizens'
power is under attack |
| Barry
O'Neill, CUPE; TheTyee.ca |
| September
3, 2007 |
| |
| Some
schools affected by civic strike; School district,
union say picketers will not interfere with
teachers or students |
| Matthew
Little, The Province |
| September
2, 2007 |
| |
| Early
childhood programs in BC faltering |
| Noel
Herron, former Vancouver school principal
and school trustee |
| September,
2007 |
| |
| On
Labour Day, remember what workers have gained |
| Letter:
Cindy Birck, Langley; Vancouver Sun |
| September
1, 2007 |
| |
| Many
in B.C. aren't benefiting from the boom |
| George
Heyman, president of the B.C. Government and
Service Employees' Union; The Record (New
Westminster) |
| September
1, 2007 |
| |
| Imagine
six long years without a wage increase |
| Jim
Sinclair, B.C. Federation of Labour; The Record
(New Westminster) |
| September
1, 2007 |
| |
| Parents
scramble for child care before Tuesday |
| NEWS1130 |
| August
31, 2007 |
| |
| B.C.
Funds Ukee Child-Care Centre |
| Troy
Watts, Westcoaster.ca |
| August
31, 2007 |
| |
| Canada
fails to adequately track how children learn |
| Alberni
Valley Times |
| August
30, 2007 |
| |
| More
daycare centres needed |
| Kristine
Thiessen, Mission City Record |
| August
30, 2007 |
| |
| Finishing
touches for child care centre |
| Cariboo
Press - Revelstoke Times Review |
| August
29, 2007 |
| |
| DNV
council hears of child-care hardship; Politicians
hope school district may provide classroom
access |
| Tessa
Holloway, North Shore News |
| August
29, 2007 |
| |
| City
hall filling up the empty cubicles; Development
services department has filled five staff
vacancies during the summer - three to go |
| Theresa
Mcmanus, The Record (New Westminster) |
| August
29, 2007 |
| |
| Strike
gets fall off to bad start at rec centres;
Increased demand for city services could add
to inconvenience for residents |
| Jonathan
Fowlie, Vancouver Sun |
| August
29, 2007 |
| |
| Childcare
workers jubilant over funding announcement |
| Michelle
Thompson, Cowichan Valley News Leader Pictorial |
| August
29, 2007 |
| |
| Parents
at SFU relying on childcare society to get
repreive next week |
| CKNW(AM980) |
| August
28, 2007 |
| |
| Corporate
culture runs up against the reality of work-life
balance |
| Vancouver
Sun |
| August
27, 2007 |
| |
| B.C.
boosts subsidy for out-of-school care for
children |
| Prince George Citizen |
| August
27, 2007 |
| |
| Consumer,
rural issues focus for NDP |
| Metrovalley
Newspaper Group - Chilliwack Progress |
| August
26, 2007 |
| |
| Grades
reality |
| Opinion:
Ken Ambrose, Abbotsford; The Province |
| August
26, 2007 |
| |
| We
must solve child-care crisis |
| The
Daily News - Nanaimo |
| August
25, 2007 |
| |
| Day
cares stealing staff; In an industry desperate
for workers, some owners resort to luring
people from other day-care centres |
| Martha
Tropea, The Daily News - Nanaimo |
| August
25, 2007 |
| |
| Name
change leaves trustees confused |
| DJ
Lam, Richmond News |
| August
24, 2007 |
| |
| Grant
helps Exploration Place add new child-care
spaces |
| Bernice
Trick, Prince George Citizen |
| August
23, 2007 |
| |
| Ladysmith
loses its day care |
| Martha
Tropea, Nanaimo Daily News |
| August
23, 2007 |
| |
| Garbage
isn't the only smell that's bothering readers
as civic workers' strike drags on |
| Opiniony:
Jim Vanderwal, Vancouver Sun |
| August
22, 2007 |
| |
| EI
benefits elude many new moms |
| The
Daily Courier – Vernon, The Lethbridge
Herald |
| August
22, 2007 |
| |
| Please
get a deal done |
| Letter:
Susan Duffy, president, Kerrisdale Community
Centre Society; Vancouver Courier |
| August
22, 2007 |
| |
| Here's
to hoping for a politics of hope in British
Columbia |
| Vancouver
Island News Group -- Lake Cowichan Gazette |
| August
21, 2007 |
| |
James
announces new opposition critics
Reflects Issues That Matter to Average British
Columbians |
| BC
NDP News wire release |
| August
21, 2007 |
| |
| Child
care crunch |
| Rebecca
Aldous, The Chronicle - Ladysmith |
| August
21, 2007 |
| |
| A
matter of faith; Prime Minister Stephen Harper
has been associated with evangelical Protestantism
for decades, but it is an aspect of his political
agenda about which he seldom talks publicly |
| Douglas
Todd, Vancouver Sun |
| August
18, 2007 |
| |
| Good
parents should be supported, not attacked |
| Letter:
Tina Richardson, Abbotsford Times |
| August
17, 2007 |
| |
| Premiers'
contribution mostly hot air |
| Paul
Willcocks, The Daily Bulletin -- Kimberley |
| August
15, 2007 |
| |
| Subsidized
child care will raise Canada's birth rate |
| Janet
Bagnall, Times Colonist - Victoria |
| August
14, 2007 |
| |
| Central
childcare registry recommended |
| Heidi
Castle, North Shore News |
| August
10, 2007 |
| |
| Work
continues on new Golden Bear building in Rossland |
| Cariboo
Press -- Trail-Rossland News |
| August
8, 2007 |
| |
| Expanded
day care zoning planned |
| Vancouver
Island News Group -- Victoria News |
| August
8, 2007 |
| |
| Critics'
year frustrating with small successes |
| Lexi
Bainas, Cowichan Valley Citizen |
| August
3, 2007 |
| |
| Community
wins when we nurture children |
| Nancy
Merrill, communications co-ordinator, Community
Action Towards Children's Health; The Daily
Courier - Kelowna |
| August
2, 2007 |
| |
| North
Shore child care lags behind |
| Alyssa
Noel, North Shore Outlook |
| August
2, 2007 |
| |
| More
child care spaces to come, minister says after
announcements |
| Melissa
Serraglio, The Tri-City News |
| August
1, 2007 |
| |
| Child
care deal brokered for Downtown Eastside centre |
| Darah
Hansen, Vancouver Sun |
| August
1, 2007 |
| |
| Two
mothers say they need day care expansion not
extensions |
| CKNW980 |
| August
1, 2007 |
| |
| Violence
against women one of top B.C. health priorities:
report |
| CBC
News |
| July
31, 2007 |
| |
| Child
care centre's closure worsens B.C. city's
shortage |
| Hardy
Friedrich, The Whitehorse Daily Star -- FORT
ST. JOHN |
| July
30, 2007 |
| |
| It's
still a man's world in building trades; Only
11.5 per cent of construction workers in Canada
are women, despite the boom and worker shortages |
| Linda
Nguyen, Victoria Times Colonist |
| July
28, 2007 |
| |
| SFU
Childcare Centre job action starts Monday |
| July
28, 2007 |
| |
| 'Million
Steps' organizers hope many child care centres
will get involved |
| Denise
Sharkey, Courier-Islander -- Campbell River |
| July
27, 2007 |
| |
| Survey
tallies day care woes |
| Brennan
Clarke, Victoria News |
| July
27, 2007 |
| |
| Red
Oaks gets day-care spaces |
| Vancouver
Island News Group -- Alberni Valley News |
| July
27, 2007 |
| |
| Time
keeps on ticking |
| Kristin
Froneman, Vernon Morning Star |
| July
27, 2007 |
| |
| Honking
is just a way to say 'good-bye' |
| Letter:
Kathy Mehrer; Abbotsford Times |
| July
27, 2007 |
| |
| Parking
before daycare |
| Editorial:
Scott Jensen; The Province |
| July
26, 2007 |
| |
| Provincial
surplus raises questions about B.C. spending |
| Cariboo
Press - The Northern View, Prince Rupert |
| July
25, 2007 |
| |
| It's
a tough job... |
| Letter:
Lauren Simons; Cariboo Press -- Terrace Standard |
| July
25, 2007 |
| |
Hundreds
of community centre programs on hold
Strike no walk in the park for kids, parents,
students, seniors |
| Sandra
Thomas, Vancouver Courier |
| July
25, 2007 |
| |
| Activities
program keeps kids busy |
| Hannah
Scissons, Alaska Highway News |
| July
25, 2007 |
| |
| Arcadian
a step closer to infant and toddler centre |
| Ashley
Gaudreault, Cowichan Valley Citizen |
| July
25, 2007 |
| |
| Tri-Cities
a hot spot for young families according to
census |
| Stephen
Thomson, Coquitlam Now |
| July
25, 2007 |
| |
| New
home for day care |
| Tyler Olsen, Vernon Morning Star |
| July
25, 2007 |
| |
| Child-care
strategy part of city's planning |
| Theresa
McManus, The Record -- New Westminster |
| July
25, 2007 |
| |
| Campus:
Child care workers walk out |
| Earl
Tapia, The Peak (SFU) |
| July
23, 2007 |
| |
SFU
Child Care needs to play and pay fairly
Early childhood educators reject employer's
demands for concessions |
| BCGEU |
| July
23, 2007 |
| |
How
Big Is Taylor's Heart?
Finance Minister Carole Taylor: legacy?
Share that $4.1 billion surplus with poor
kids. |
| By Steve
Kerstetter, TheTyee.ca |
| July
23, 2007 |
| |
| Vancouver's
inside workers join massive civic strike |
| CBC
News |
| July
23, 2007 |
| |
Child
care challenges |
| Cariboo
Press -- Quesnel Cariboo Observer |
| July
22, 2007 |
| |
| City
activates strike plan; More than 5,000 Vancouver
employees likely to be off job by tomorrow |
| Lena
Sin, The Province |
| July
22, 2007 |
| |
| Child-care
cash praised |
| Cariboo
Press -- Kamloops This Week |
| July
22, 2007 |
| |
| Focus
on the precious children -- our future |
| Letter:
Robert Armstrong, MD, Chief, Pediatric Medicine,
B.C. Children's Hospital; Vancouver Sun |
| July
21, 2007 |
| |
| Child-care
workers rally; Workers hold one-day job action
at SFU centre |
| By:
Brooke Larsen, Burnaby Now |
| July
21, 2007 |
| |
| Affordable
child care needed; Low-paying jobs mean problems
paying for daycare |
| By:
Valerie Wilson, The Daily News - Nanaimo |
| July
21, 2007 |
| |
| NDP
plays coy on MLA benefit plan; Despite their
opposition, New Democrats will have raise
forced upon them |
| By:
Les Leyne, Victoria Times Colonist |
| July
21, 2007 |
| |
| Aging
increases need for child care turnaround –
Trevena |
| Campbell
River Mirror |
| July
20, 2007 |
| |
| Alberni
to get new daycare spaces |
| By:
Shayne Morrow, Alberni Valley Times |
| July
20, 2007 |
| |
| Canadians
having fewer babies, StatsCan reports; Country
grappling with falling birth rate. Experts
fear a host of social, economic problems if
policy makers don't address problems |
| By:
Carly Weeks, Vancouver Sun |
| July
18, 2007 |
| |
| Seniors
in our cities: B.C. leads the nation; We're
home to some of the most 'elderly' communities
in Canada |
| By:
Chad Skelton and Darah Hansen, Vancouver Sun |
| July
18, 2007 |
| |
| Cuts
may affect daycare |
| Cariboo
Press -- Terrace Standard |
| July
18, 2007 |
| |
| Bennett
says Macdonald should look at gov't surplus
plan first |
| Gerry Warner, The Daily Townsman -- Cranbrook |
| July
18, 2007 |
| |
| Young
families scatter to the suburbs; While some
municipalities are much older than others,
figures released Tuesday suggest their futures
may not be set in stone |
| Darah
Hansen and Chad Skelton, The Vancouver Sun |
| July
18, 2007 |
| |
| Rally
to support SFU Child Care workers |
| July
17, 2007 |
| |
| Children
must be a priority |
| Opinion:
Lorraine Sommerfeld, The Daily Courier --
Vernon |
| July
17, 2007 |
| |
| Spend
surplus on daycare |
| Letter:
Sharon Gregson, The Vancouver Province |
| July
16, 2007 |
| |
| Massive
surpluses show bad planning; Prudence is fine,
but by lowballing revenues the province deprives
the public of choices |
| Victoria
Times Colonist |
| July
13, 2007 |
| |
| Victoria's
big surplus fails to impress Coons; North
Coast MLA says it was at expense of needed
services |
| Leanne
Ritchie, The Daily News - Prince Rupert |
| July
13, 2007 |
| |
| Chamber
calls for restoration of child care funding |
| Courier-Islander
-- Campbell River |
| July
11, 2007 |
| |
| City
day care closing its doors; Loss puts crunch
on already-tight day care spaces |
| Hardy
Friedrich, Alaska Highway News |
| July
11, 2007 |
| |
| The
last frontier of rank discrimination; Women
had to fight to be 'persons,' to vote, to
share property. Today, they're still second-class
citizens |
| Vancouver
Sun, Editorial By: Daphne Bramham |
| July
7, 2007 |
| |
| Child
care funding cuts won't be as deep as previously
announced, says province |
| Denise
Sharkey, Courier-Islander -- Campbell River |
| July
6, 2007 |
| |
Runner
to take 'Million Steps' for child care
Riverite plans to jog from Campbell River
to the B.C. Legislature to raise awareness |
| Denise
Sharkey, Courier-Islander -- Campbell River |
| July
6, 2007 |
| |
| Childcare
Funding |
| The
Local, Sechelt BC |
| July
5, 2007 |
| |
DAMAGED
GOODS?
Health system stereotypes still exist for
teen mums |
| Hilary
Thomson, UBC Reports, Vol. 53, No. 7 |
| July
5, 2007 |
| |
| Money
all good for Kootenay Family Place |
| Cariboo
Press -- Castlegar News |
| July
4, 2007 |
| |
| New
site keeps centre from closing |
| Richard
Rolke, Vernon Morning Star |
| July
1, 2007 |
| |
| Daycare
subsidy cuts put squeeze on parents |
| Cariboo
Press - Kelowna Capital News |
| June
29, 2007 |
| |
| Province
increases child care funding for infants |
| Bonnie
Bryan, The Daily Townsman - Cranbrook |
| June
29, 2007 |
| |
| Cuts
will hit families hard |
| Opinion
& Letters: The Coalition of Child Care
Advocates of BC; The Daily News (Prince Rupert) |
| June
29, 2007 |
| |
| B.C.
boosts child care funding, but hikes are just
a few cents |
| The
Daily News - Prince Rupert |
| June
29, 2007 |
| |
| Child-care
fees to rise, Victoria says |
| CP
– Globe and Mail online |
| June
29, 2007 |
| |
| It's
quality that counts in parenting |
| Letter:
Wendy Hilliard; MetroValley Newspaper Group
-- Abbotsford News |
| June
28, 2007 |
| |
| Reno
bill shoots up for child-care centre |
| Cam
Fortems, The Daily News – Kamloops |
| June
28, 2007 |
| |
| A
mother's choice must be respected |
| Letter:
Barbara Smith, Vancouver Island News Group
-- Goldstream News Gazette |
| June
27, 2007 |
| |
| Company
looking to clean up in PoCo |
| Metrovalley
Newspaper Group |
| June
27, 2007 |
| |
| Local
Liberals planning for imminent federal election |
| Andrea
Rondeau, Cowichan Valley Citizen |
| June
27, 2007 |
| |
| Shortage
of child care spaces |
| MetroValley
Newspaper Group -- Agassiz Observer |
| June
27, 2007 |
| |
| Wave
of for-profit day care feared; Bob Rae is
touring the country as he crafts new Liberal
policy on child care |
| Eve
Edmonds, Richmond News |
| June
26, 2007 |
| |
| Our
future depends on the future of child care |
| Opinion:
Courier-Islander -- Campbell River |
| June
22, 2007 |
| |
| Two-tier
child care system emerging |
| Letter:
Sukh Dhaliwal MP, Newton-North Delta; MetroValley
Newspaper Group -- Surrey Leader |
| June
22, 2007 |
| |
| Child
care workers appreciated |
| Letter:
Kate Pinsonneault, NIIDP Coordinator/Administrator;
Vancouver Island News Group -- North Island
Gazette |
| June
21, 2007 |
| |
| Day
care employees do care |
| Letter:
Leighann Ruel, Huckleberry House Children's
Center; Vancouver Island News Group -- North
Island Gazette |
| June
21, 2007 |
| |
| Dawson
Creek tough place to live for single parents |
| The
Daily News -- Kamloops |
| June
19, 2007 |
| |
| More
options in education always a good thing |
| Opinion:
Kate Skye; Trail Daily Times |
| June
18, 2007 |
| |
| Child
care chaos July 1 |
| Letter:
Coalition of Child Care Advocates of B.C.;
Cariboo Press -- Quesnel Cariboo Observer |
| June
17, 2007 |
| |
| Dawson
Creek scores a "D" |
| Submitted
by the Parent Group Trying to Save City Kids
Day Care; Peace River Block Daily News |
| June
15, 2007 |
| |
| Funding
to change |
| Peace
Arch News |
| June
15, 2007 |
| |
| Put
kids first |
| Kamloops
This Week |
| June
15, 2007 |
| |
| Mr.
Moms on the rise; 55 per cent of Canadian
dads taking time off work for baby, StatsCan
says |
| Shannon
Proudfoot, Times Colonist (Victoria) |
| June
14, 2007 |
| |
| Minister
tours local child-care projects |
| Catherine
Litt, The Daily News -- Kamloops |
| June
14, 2007 |
| |
| Rise
in poverty 'troubling' |
| Vancouver
Sun |
| June
14, 2007 |
| |
| Waiting
lists tell the story |
| Letters:
Karen Bubola, Early Childhood Educator; Salmon
Arm Observer |
| June
13, 2007 |
| |
| The
child care crunch |
| Even
Seal, The Leader |
| June
13, 2007 |
| |
| Minister
explains child care funding |
| Letter:
Linda Reid, Minister of State for Child Care;
Vancouver Island News Group -- Campbell River
Mirror |
| June
13, 2007 |
| |
| Child
referral program dodges federal bullet - for
now |
| Ryan
Calvery, Cariboo Press – Kitimat Sentinel |
| June
13, 2007 |
| |
| Survey
Finds Women Still Trying To Do It All |
| Catherine
Litt, The Daily News - Kamloops |
| June
11, 2007 |
| |
| Council
hears new WV [West Vancouver] housing should
contribute to day-care |
| Darren
Altmayer; North Shore News |
| June
10, 2007 |
| |
| The
ever-widening gap |
| Cariboo
Press - Kootenay Western Star |
| June
8, 2007 |
| |
| Of
course child care needed |
| Letters:
Christine E. Lein, Retired RN; Salmon Arm
Observer |
| June
8, 2007 |
| |
| DNV
disbands some advisory groups |
| Tessa
Holloway, North Shore News |
| June
8, 2007 |
| |
| Mothers
under siege |
| Georgia
Straight |
| June
7, 2007 |
| |
| Strike
vote |
| Alyssa
Noel, Metrovalley Newspaper Group -- North
Shore Outlook |
| June
7, 2007 |
| |
| Sick
of the party line |
| Letter:
Kari Wilkinson; Salmon Arm Observer |
| June
6, 2007 |
| |
| Regional
CCRR programs devastated |
| Cariboo
Press -- Smithers Interior News |
| June
6, 2007 |
| |
| Child
care not babysitting |
| Letter:
Melissa Treleaven; Salmon Arm Observer |
| June
6, 2007 |
| |
| Petition
calls for end to hunger |
| Prince
George Citizen - Canadian Press |
| June
5, 2007 |
| |
| Parents
begin day-care shuffle because of school closures |
| Simone
Blais, Coquitlam Now |
| June
1, 2007 |
| |
| Passing
the buck costs kids |
| Salmon
Arm Observer |
| May
30, 2007 |
| |
| Child-care
funds demanded |
| Barb
Brouwer, Salmon Arm Observer |
| May
30, 2007 |
| |
| Forum
outlines child care advocacy |
| Maggie
Cole, The Powell River Peak |
| May
30, 2007 |
| |
| Steelworkers
fighting for Coastal communities |
| Bill
Routley, Cowichan Valley Citizen |
| May
30, 2007 |
| |
| Public
meeting and task force visit mark Child Care
Month |
| Chantal
Cornwall, Northern View |
| May
30, 2007 |
| |
| W.
SHORE CHILD CARE ‘IN CRISIS’:
Providers blame lack of spaces on government
cutbacks |
| Rudy
Haugeneder, Goldstream News Gazette –
Vancouver Island |
| May
30, 2007 |
| |
| The
province has to do much better for the children
in its care |
| Vancouver
Sun |
| May
30, 2007 |
| |
| B.C.
chamber champions public transit; Greater
Victoria toll-road proposal also supported
at provincial meeting |
| Carla
Wilson, Victoria Times Colonist |
| May
29, 2007 |
| |
| Parents
take City Kids' cause to council |
| Joe
Fries, Peace River Block Daily News |
| May
29, 2007 |
| |
| Councillors
head to Cowtown in search of municipal ideas |
| Michele
Young, The Daily News -- Kamloops |
| May
29, 2007 |
| |
| Campus:
Competition for child care spots |
| Earl
Tapia, The Peak – Simon Fraser University,
Burnaby |
| May
27, 2007 |
| |
| Feminism
Conference winds up |
| CKNW(AM980) |
| May
27, 2007 |
| |
| MLAs
with causes give up part of raises |
| Les
Leyne, Lindsay Kines and Jeff Rud; Times Colonist |
| May
27, 2007 |
| |
| Child
care staff get pink slips |
| Jennifer
Moreau, Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows Times |
| May
25, 2007 |
| |
| Board
asked for child care input |
| Richard
Rolke, Vernon Morning Star |
| May
25, 2007 |
| |
| Message
to business community: early childhood development
an investment |
| Vancouver
Island News Group -- Campbell River Mirror,
Business |
| May
25, 2007 |
| |
| MLA
pay raise mocks residents, readers argue |
| Letter:
Sue Stroud, Brentwood Bay; Vancouver Island
News Group |
| May
25, 2007 |
| |
| Crowder,
NDP pushing for more cash for childcare |
| Andrea
Rondeau, Cowichan Valley Citizen |
| May
25, 2007 |
| |
| City
grants total $22 million |
| The
Province |
| May
25, 2007 |
| |
| Child
care system worth fighting for, say advocates;
National campaign leaders in Rupert to call
for Canada-wide child care |
| Leanne
Ritchie, The Daily News - Prince Rupert |
| May
24, 2007 |
| |
| Child
care forum seeks public input |
| Powell
River Peak |
| May
23, 2007 |
| |
| View
Royal aiming to cut day care moms a break |
| Goldstream
News Gazette (Victoria) |
| May
23, 2007 |
| |
| Child-care
advocates push for more spaces |
| Don
Plant, The Daily Courier – Kelowna |
| May
23, 2007 |
| |
| Child
care challenges on menu |
| Leanne
Ritchie, The Daily News - Prince Rupert |
| May
22, 2007 |
| |
| Tour
rallies support for child care |
| Dale
West, Trail Daily Times / Castlegar Current |
| May
22, 2007 |
| |
60
Reasons to dump Harper
HARPER WATCH COUNTDOWN / Queers and allies
should be very worried |
| Marcus
McCann, Xtra.ca / Vancouver Xtra |
| May
21, 2007 |
| |
| Forum
tackles day care crisis |
| Stacie
Snow, Vernon Morning Star |
| May
18, 2007 |
| |
| Ottawa
pressured to provide funding |
| Stacie
Snow, Vernon Morning Star |
| May
18, 2007 |
| |
| Child
care funds drying up / How
can the child-care system in B.C. be improved? |
| Carlito
Pablo, Georgia Straight |
| May
17, 2007 |
| |
| Development
fees to rise 37% to pay for more social amenities;
Downtown South area grew faster than anyone
had expected |
| Derrick
Penner, Vancouver Sun |
| May
17, 2007 |
| |
| Money
should buy quality |
| Letter:
Norm Worthy; Cowichan Valley Citizen |
| May
16, 2007 |
| |
| MLA
addresses childcare cuts |
| Cariboo
Press -- Invermere Valley Echo |
| May
16, 2007 |
| |
| Parents
urged to speak up about child care cuts |
| Ashley
Gaudreault, Cowichan Valley Citizen |
| May
16, 2007 |
| |
| $2-billion
child-care vacuum; Feds can't say for sure
where funding went |
| The
Daily Courier -- Kelowna |
| May
14, 2007 |
| |
| People
with no voice losing services they need |
| Letter:
Lynda Milne; The Daily News - Nanaimo |
| May
12, 2007 |
| |
| Easy
to be cynical, if not angry |
| Vancouver
Island News Group -- Courtenay Comox Valley
Record |
| May
11, 2007 |
| |
| Ranking
points to child- care shortage: worker |
| Mike
Youds, The Daily News -- Kamloops |
| May
10, 2007 |
| |
| BCSTA
demands re-instatement of childcare funding |
| Cariboo
Press -- Houston Today |
| May
9, 2007 |
| |
| Funding
drops for child care centre: Move comes after
feds pull contributions to provinces |
| Mark
Nielsen, Prince George Citizen |
| May
9, 2007 |
| |
| Canada's
ranking plunges on international scale measuring
children's outlook |
| News
1130 |
| May
8, 2007 |
| |
| Cuts
to child care resource worry users |
| Ladysmith
Chronicle |
| May
8, 2007 |
| |
| Gibsons
centre stays afloat |
| Tara
Campbell, Sunshine Coast Reporter |
| May
4, 2007 |
| |
| Childcare
resource centre cuts staff but stays open |
| Andrea
Rondeau, Cowichan Valley Citizen |
| May
4, 2007 |
| |
| Still
too many children living with poverty |
| Abbotsford
News |
| May
3, 2007 |
| |
| Tough
Luck for Working Parents: Spending on BC child
care is way down, and only a fraction are
served |
| Steve
Kerstetter, First Call; Tyee online |
| May
3, 2007 |
| |
| Child-care
funding cut by one-third |
| Vancouver
Island News Group -- Courtenay Comox Valley
Record |
| May
2, 2007 |
| |
| Daycare
needs greater funding |
| Luke
Brocki, The Powell River Peak |
| May
2, 2007 |
| |
| Child-care
watchdogs forced to cut services; Funding
cuts force layoffs at care referral agencies |
| Derek
Spalding; The Daily News -- Nanaimo |
| May
1, 2007 |
| |
| Better
a hand up than a handout |
| Comment:
Jim Hackler, adjunct professor in sociology
at University of Victoria; Times Colonist
(Victoria) |
| April
30, 2007 |
| |
| Mayor,
council armed with topics for convention |
| Michele
Young, The Daily News -- Kamloops |
| April
28, 2007 |
| |
| City
Kids to close its doors in June |
| Joe
Fries, Peace River Block Daily News |
| April
27, 2007 |
| |
| City
pushes for better funding |
| Fred
Davies, Parksville Qualicum News |
| April
27, 2007 |
| |
| Funding
for Child Care Referral |
| Cariboo
Press -- Kootenay News Advertiser |
| April
27, 2007 |
| |
| Subsidy
means test already in place for childcare |
| Letter:
Ian Mcfarland, Chair, Parkside Academy Society
Childcare Centre, Duncan; Cowichan Valley
Citizen |
| April
27, 2007 |
| |
| Canada
ranks last for childcare funding |
| MetroValley
Newspaper Group -- Mission City Record |
| April
26, 2007 |
| |
| Funding
cuts throw city’s childcare programs
into deeper crisis |
| Magda
Ibrahim, Westender |
| April
26, 2007 |
| |
What
do you think?
Should more government resources be devoted
to improving childcare? |
| Westender |
| April
26, 2007 |
| |
| Experiencing
B.C.'s childcare crisis firsthand |
| Westender |
| April
26, 2007 |
| |
| Child
care resolution goes to UBCM |
| MetroValley
Newspaper Group -- Richmond Review |
| April
26, 2007 |
| |
| Children
need say in government, senators argue |
| Globe
and Mail -- Canadian Press |
| April
26, 2007 |
| |
| MP
out-of-touch with Canadians |
| Letter:
David Lethbridge; Salmon Arm Observer |
| April
25, 2007 |
| |
| Creation
of childcare spaces still obscure |
| Cariboo
Press -- Business Examiner Okanagan |
| April
25, 2007 |
| |
| Future
still uncertain for Quesnel CCRR, parents |
| Annie
Gallant, Quesnel Cariboo Observer |
| April
25, 2007 |
| |
| Day-care
shortage has parents calling for in-school
option |
| Nanaimo
News Bulletin |
| April
24, 2007 |
| |
| Williams
Lake CCRR will lose $115K: Wyse |
| Sage
Birchwater, Williams Lake Tribune |
| April
24, 2007 |
| |
| Nanaimo's
children need help getting a strong start
in school; Research finds that city's youngsters
are among least prepared in B.C. to start
school; new program aims to change that statistic |
| Derek
Spalding, The Daily News -- Nanaimo |
| April
23, 2007 |
| |
Critical middle years: Young kids have few after-school options, but they're keen for something meaningful |
| Toronto Star |
| April
23, 2007 |
| |
| Licensed
child care wanted |
| Cariboo
Press -- Sicamous Eagle Valley News |
| April
22, 2007 |
| |
| Playing
for keeps; Day-care quality can determine
a child's success in school |
| James
Weldon, North Shore News |
| April
22, 2007 |
| |
| Former
cabinet minister schools Harper on cash |
| Vancouver
Island News Group -- Saanich News |
| April
20, 2007 |
| |
| Child
care referral stays put at Volunteer Richmond |
| MetroValley
Newspaper Group -- Richmond Review |
| April
19, 2007 |
| |
| Way
too much party line |
| Salmon
Arm Observer |
| April
18, 2007 |
| |
| Men
are against women in politics |
| Letter:
Ken Dwernychuk; Times Colonist -- Victoria |
| April
18, 2007 |
| |
| Trustees
to push child care |
| J.P.
Squire, The Daily Courier -- Kelowna |
| April
18, 2007 |
| |
| DNV
to lobby for child care funds |
| Andy
Prest, North Shore News |
| April
18, 2007 |
| |
| City
council backs call for more daycare money |
| Cariboo
Press -- Terrace Standard |
| April
18, 2007 |
| |
| Strongstart
centres set to open in District 5 |
| Gerry
Warner, The Cranbrook Daily Townsman |
| April
16, 2007 |
| |
| Building
our nation with body bags |
| Opinion:
Linda McQuaig; Penticton Herald |
| April
16, 2007 |
| |
| Lack
of child care spaces hurts would-be migrants;
People looking to move to city are stunned
by lack of child care spaces |
| Leanne
Ritchie, The Daily News -- Prince Rupert |
| April
16, 2007 |
| |
| Stay-at-home
moms need no defence |
| Lynn
Easton, Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows Times |
| April
13, 2007 |
| |
| Preparing
for new beginnings |
| Christine
Wood, Sunshine Coast Reporter |
| April
13, 2007 |
| |
| Child
care campus reels in funding |
| Penticton
Western |
| April
13, 2007 |
| |
| City
to explore creating more child-care spaces;
Survey finds Fort St. John a 'hard-to-staff'
location |
| Christopher
Sun; Alaska Highway News |
| April
12, 2007 |
| |
| Govt.
closes centres |
| Burns
Lake Lakes District News |
| April
11, 2007 |
| |
| Child
care suffers |
| Letter:
Lucy Glennon; Vernon Morning Star |
| April
11, 2007 |
| |
| Town
supports child care lobby groups |
| Lake
Cowichan Gazette |
| April
11, 2007 |
| |
| Cause
for concern; Some Dawson Creek kindergartners
falling behind in development |
| Grande
Prairie Daily Herald-Tribune |
| April
11, 2007 |
| |
| Child
care is not a luxury item |
| Letter:
Verity Howarth; Maple Ridge News |
| April
11, 2007 |
| |
| Cuts
will 'penalize poorest people' |
| Erin
Hitchcock, Burnaby Now |
| April
11, 2007 |
| |
| Daycare
policies make children a luxury |
| Marcia
Stobbart, Cowichan Valley Citizen |
| April
11, 2007 |
| |
| Child
care society gets major funding injection
from B.C. |
| Gerry
Warner, Kimberley Daily Bulletin |
| April
11, 2007 |
| |
| Another
one bites the dust... |
| Letter:
Isabelle Herzig; Nelson Daily News |
| April
9, 2007 |
| |
| Reid
blames federal gov't for childcare cuts |
| Quesnel
Cariboo Observer |
| April
8, 2007 |
| |
| Big
crowd turns out to hear childcare message |
| Duncan
News Leader and Pictorial |
| April
7, 2007 |
| |
| Childcare
policy forces parents to stay at home |
| Letter:
Marley Heiberg; Duncan News Leader and Pictorial |
| April
7, 2007 |
| |
| Canada's
rich don't need universal childcare |
| Letter:
Wilfred Wunderlich; Duncan News Leader and
Pictorial |
| April
7, 2007 |
| |
| Early
childhood programs in BC, a vast wasteland |
| Noel
Herron; BCTF, Teacher Newsmagazine, Volume
19, Number 6 |
| April
6, 2007 |
| |
| Daycare
a necessity |
| Cowichan
Valley Citizen |
| April
6, 2007 |
| |
| Parents
urged to keep pressing on childcare |
| Andrea
Rondeau, Cowichan Valley Citizen |
| April
6, 2007 |
| |
| Daycare
near crisis, say operators; Call on province
to deliver more funds |
| Mary
Anne Ocol, Comox Valley Echo |
| April
3, 2007 |
| |
| Tories
won't create child-care standards; Provinces
will spend $250 million the way they feel
is appropriate |
| Norma
Greenaway, The Daily News (Nanaimo) |
| April
3, 2007 |
| |
| Child
care advocates making voices heard |
| Paul
J. Henderson, Chilliwack Times |
| April
3, 2007 |
| |
| Child-care
supporters keep up the fight |
| Raymond
Masleck, Trail Daily Times |
| April
2, 2007 |
| |
| Most
women these days can't afford to do without
some form of daycare |
| Editorial:
Christy Clark; Vancouver Province |
| April
1, 2007 |
| |
| Duncan
proclaims childcare important to the community |
| Andrea
Rondeau, Cowichan Valley Citizen |
| March
30, 2007 |
| |
| Good
child care helps families and society at large |
| Letter:
Jacqueline Sheppet; Vancouver Sun |
| March
24, 2007 |
| |
| Good
child care helps families and society at large
(2) |
| Letter:
Mya Warren, Vancouver Sun |
| March
24, 2007 |
| |
| Grant
welcome but child-care centre wonders about
timing |
| Kate
Skye, Trail Daily Times |
| March
22, 2007 |
| |
| We're
not whiners; the budget did miss B.C. issues |
| Paul
Willcocks, Times Colonist (Victoria) |
| March
22, 2007 |
| |
| Change requires public pressure |
| Salmon
Arm Observer |
| March
21, 2007 |
| |
| $33
million for B.C. kids |
| Vancouver
Island News Group -- Duncan News Leader |
| March
21, 2007 |
| |
| Child
Care offices saved |
| Kyra
Hoggan, The Grand Forks Gazette |
| March
21, 2007 |
| |
| No
support from Bell for budget |
| Vancouver
Island News Group -- Courtenay Comox Valley
Record |
| March
21, 2007 |
| |
| Children
should come first |
| Letter:
Roy Humphrey; Vernon Morning Star |
| March
21, 2007 |
| |
| Child
care satellite falls to cuts: A cut in child
care funding is the federal government's fault,
according to the province |
| Roxanne
Hooper, Advance News -- Langley |
| March
20, 2007 |
| |
| Grannies
On Call filling daycare void |
| Globe
and Mail |
| March
20, 2007 |
| |
| Provinces
to figure out how to create daycare spaces |
| Norma
Greenaway, The Daily News -- Kamloops |
| March
20, 2007 |
| |
Federal Budget: The government will provide $250 million a year starting in 2007-08 for new child-care spaces |
| CBC |
| March
19, 2007 |
| |
| Provincial
minister keeps an eye on child -care money |
| Nicholas
Read, Vancouver Sun |
| March
19, 2007 |
| |
| School
district evicts day care from Beairsto Elementary |
| Richard
Rolke, Vernon Morning Star |
| March
18, 2007 |
| |
| Child
care is necessity for many |
| Metrovalley
Newspaper Group / Langley Times |
| March
16, 2007 |
| |
| Child-care
funding helps more than parents |
| Letter:
Chelsea Corsi; Kamloops This Week |
| March
16, 2007 |
| |
| Tories
to flip-flop on child care: Their $250 million
will go directly to provinces |
| Norma
Greenaway, The Province |
| March
15, 2007 |
| |
| Child
care needed now |
| Letter:
Kathy Tones; Burnaby Now |
| March
14, 2007 |
| |
| Council
joining child care lobby |
| Cariboo
Press / Salmon Arm Observer |
| March
14, 2007 |
| |
| MP,
MLA push national childcare legislation |
| Vancouver
Island News Group / Duncan News Leader |
| March
14, 2007 |
| |
| Forum
draws a crowd |
| Christina
Myers, Burnaby Now |
| March
10, 2007 |
| |
| Bread
and roses still the goal on 30th International
Women's Day |
| Jeff
Lee and Glenn Bohn, Vancouver Sun |
| March
8, 2007 |
| |
Child
care cuts have hidden costs
Federal government turning back the clock
of social progress |
| Cariboo
Press / Houston Today |
| March
7, 2007 |
| |
| TOFINO
council briefs |
| Westerly
News |
| March
7, 2007 |
| |
| Workers
lobby against cutbacks |
| Mia
Thomas, Burnaby Now |
| March
7, 2007 |
| |
| Province
re-thinks child care cuts |
| Abbotsford
Times |
| March
6, 2007 |
| |
| Not
too late to stand up for child care |
| Katrine
Conroy, Trail Daily Times |
| February
20, 2007 |
| |
| Child-care
demonstration attracts 400: Other protesters
cite timber grievances, inaction on endangered
species |
| Jeff
Rud, Times Colonist (Victoria) |
| February
14, 2007 |
| |
| Valley
CCRR groups not taking cuts sitting down |
| Smithers
Interior News |
| February
13, 2007 |
| |
| Rally
protests funding cuts |
| Richard
Rolke, Vernon Morning Star |
| February
7, 2007 |
| |
| Child
care needs funding |
| The
Record (New Westminster) |
| February
7, 2007 |
| |
| National
childcare crucial to development |
| Letter:
Don Mervin; Cowichan Valley Citizen |
| February
7, 2007 |
| |
| Standing
up for child care |
| Chuck
Poulsen, The Daily Courier |
| February
7, 2007 |
| |
| Child
care cutbacks will hurt 100 Mile House |
| Christopher
Cain, Free Press |
| February
7, 2007 |
| |
| 'Children
deserve better': Tuesday afternoon rally attracts
crowd concerned about cuts to childcare |
| Andrea
Rondeau, Cowichan Valley Citizen |
| February
7, 2007 |
| |
| Local
day cares feeling cuts, but aren't joining
day of protest: Some day cares are planning
to close Feb. 13 or hold rallies in protest
of federal governments decision to cancel
agreement |
| Hannah
Scissons, The Northerner |
| February
7, 2007 |
| |
| Child-care
cuts alarming |
| Opinion:
Larry Gray, Fruitvale; Trail Daily Times |
| February
7, 2007 |
| |
| Cuts
will hurt day-care standards, says agency:
Funding: The B.C. government will cut grants
to referral agencies by 78% |
| Derek
Spalding, The Daily News -- Nanaimo |
| February
7, 2007 |
| |
| Motion
calls for province to bridge daycare funding
until feds deliver |
| The
Daily News -- Kamloops |
| February
7, 2007 |
| |
Children
will pay the price for cuts to B.C. child
care services
Protests across British Columbia against the
Harper and Campbell governments |
| NUPGE |
| February
7, 2007 |
| |
| UP
FRONT Child care rally at noon |
| Williams
Lake Tribune |
| February
6, 2007 |
| |
| Fraser
Valley residents protest directed at MLA Randy
Hawes |
| Maple
Ridge-Pitt Meadows Times |
| February
6, 2007 |
| |
| Protest
shuts down child-care centres |
| Cam
Fortems, The Daily News (Kamloops) |
| February
6, 2007 |
| |
| Daycare
operators plan protest in Victoria over funding
cutbacks: Parents worrying about big increase
in fees, loss of spaces |
| Mary
Anne Ocol, Comox Valley Echo |
| February
6, 2007 |
| |
| Report
card flunks PM for Tory child-care plan |
| Norma
Greenaway, The Daily News (Kamloops) / CanWest
News Service |
| February
6, 2007 |
| |
| Voice
your concerns about child care |
| Opinion:
C. Lion; The Daily News (Kamloops) |
| February
6, 2007 |
| |
| Shift
in funding cuts B.C. care programs |
| Letter:
Mary Polak, Langley MLA; Advance news (Langley) |
| February
6, 2007 |
| |
| Richmond
rally begins month of protests against cuts
to child-care services |
| Vancouver
Sun |
| February
6, 2007 |
| |
| Keep
CCRRs; they work |
| Opinion:
Jennifer Sirges; Trail Daily Times |
| February
6, 2007 |
| |
| Invest
in our children |
| Opinion:
Peter Kerek ,Secretary, Kamloops & District
Labour Council; The Daily News (Kamloops) |
| February
6, 2007 |
| |
| Demand
for child-care funding |
| Robyn
Stubbs, 24 HOURS |
| February
6, 2007 |
| |
| Child
care funding cuts will make Valley's labour
shortage worse |
| Letters:
Barb Duffy; The Daily Courier (Vernon) |
| February
5, 2007 |
| |
| Meeting
to protest child care funding cuts set for
Tuesday |
| Gerry
Warner, The Daily Bulletin (Kimberley) |
| February
5, 2007 |
| |
| Berry
Patch closes its doors |
| Ken
Gousseau, Peace River Block Daily News |
| February
5, 2007 |
| |
| Childcare
fight unites community: GOVERNMENT CUTS: Meeting
draws big crowd to talk about ways to pressure
province on recent program cuts |
| Sara
Newham, Nelson Daily News |
| February
5, 2007 |
| |
| Day-care
providers to protest cutbacks |
| Steve
Macnaull, The Daily Courier (Kelowna) |
| February
5, 2007 |
| |
| Motives
behind child-care cuts |
| Kate
Skye, Trail Daily Times |
| February
5, 2007 |
| |
| Letters
to the editor |
| Kamloops
This Week |
| February
4, 2007 |
| |
| Day-care
protest dawns |
| Mark
MacDonald, Kamloops This Week |
| February
4, 2007 |
| |
| City
firms show no interest in child care: Incentives
aimed at employers not being used in Kamloops |
| Cam
Fortems, The Daily News - Kamloops |
| February
3, 2007 |
| |
| Canadian
child care barely takes baby steps: Country
ranks as one of worst in developed world,
report says |
| Cam
Fortems, The Daily News (Kamloops) |
| February
3, 2007 |
| |
| Low
pay drives child-care workers away |
| The
Daily News - Kamloops |
| February
3, 2007 |
| |
| Careless
policy |
| North
Shore News |
| February
2, 2007 |
| |
| Cuts
exert pressure on child care |
| Cariboo
Press -- Vernon Morning Star |
| February
2, 2007 |
| |
| 'Typical
tory policy' hurting parents and kids |
| Letter:
Emile Scheffel; Cariboo Press -- Kamloops
This Week |
| February
2, 2007 |
| |
| Our
children deserve better |
| Letter: Tina Last; The Daily News (Prince
Rupert) |
| February
2, 2007 |
| |
| No
defence |
| Letter:
Lorraine Trulsen, director Heritage Park Child
Care Centre; Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows Times |
| February
2, 2007 |
| |
| No
defence (2) |
| Letter:
Mike Sands; Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows Times |
| February
2, 2007 |
| |
| Child
care cuts are coming |
| Fred
Davies, Parksville Qualicum – The News |
| February
2, 2007 |
| |
| Investing
in the future |
| Surrey
Leader |
| February
2, 2007 |
| |
| Kids
used as 'pawns,' Coates says |
| The
Surrey Leader |
| February
2, 2007 |
| |
| Teens’
day care faces cuts |
| Kevin Diakiw, The Surrey Leader |
| February
2, 2007 |
| |
| Cuts
to child care put children at risk, say Chilliwack
daycare operators |
| Robert Freeman, The Progress |
| February
2, 2007 |
| |
| Small
businesses could face a shortage of workers
because of looming cuts to child care funding |
| Grant
Warkentin, Campbell River Mirror |
| February
2, 2007 |
| |
Child
care cuts could impact workplace
Child care advocates alarmed about cuts: Town
hall meeting planned for Tuesday evening in
Campbell River |
| Denise
Sharkey, Courier-Islander (Campbell River) |
| February
2, 2007 |
| |
| Childcare
providers prepare for battle: Day of protest
planned for Feb. 13 |
| Andrea
Rondeau, Cowichan Valley Citizen |
| February
2, 2007 |
| |
| Who's
responsible?: Child-care funding crunch has
fingers pointing at two levels of government |
| Cam
Fortems, The Daily News -- Kamloops |
| February
2, 2007 |
| |
| Letter
to the Editor |
| A.M.
Chow, Richmond |
| February
2, 2007 |
| |
| More
cuts bite into child care |
| Letter:
Diane Gabrielson; Prince George Citizen |
| February
2, 2007 |
| |
| It'll
hurt me more |
| Opinion:
Brian Wilford; Cowichan Valley Citizen |
| February
2, 2007 |
| |
| Visual
reminder of impact of CCRR cuts planned for
Saturday |
| Letter:
Linda Campbell; Mission City Record |
| February
1, 2007 |
| |
| Black
day marked on Feb. 6 |
| Letter:
Linda McKinlay; The Daily Courier -- Kelowna |
| February
1, 2007 |
| |
| Child
care cutbacks |
| Letter:
Chris Parry; Richmond Review |
| February
1, 2007 |
| |
| One
baby step at a time |
| MetroValley
Newspaper Group -- Langley Times |
| January
31, 2007 |
| |
| Cutbacks
a disgrace |
| MetroValley
Newspaper Group -- Surrey Leader |
| January
31, 2007 |
| |
| A
letter to Minister Linda Reid |
| Letter:
Betty Switzer, ECE; Revelstoke Times Review |
| January
31, 2007 |
| |
| Writers
adamant about province pulling back on child
care funding |
| Letter:
John Ryder; Kelowna Capital News |
| January
31, 2007 |
| |
| Not
all support day-care demonstration delighted
or distressed? |
| Cariboo
Press -- Kamloops This Week |
| January
31, 2007 |
| |
| Fate
of Golden’s early learning centres remains
uncertain |
| Mardy
Bacigalupo, Golden Star |
| January
31, 2007 |
| |
| Children
face risk through budget cuts |
| Luke
Brocki, Powell River Peak Online |
| January
31, 2007 |
| |
| Day
cares brace for sweeping cutbacks: Some operators
consider holding a day of protest |
| Valerie
Wilson, The Daily News -- Nanaimo |
| January
31, 2007 |
| |
| Child-care
cuts will ripple down |
| Letter:
Sue McIntosh, CCRR coordinator; Trail Daily
Times |
| January
31, 2007 |
| |
| Child-care
providers scrambling after funding cuts |
| Christina
Myers, The Vancouver Sun / Burnaby Now |
| January
31, 2007 |
| |
| Local
day cares feeling cuts, but aren't joining
day of protest |
| Hannah
Scissons, Alaska Highway News |
| January
31, 2007 |
| |
| Child
care favoured |
| Letter:
Denise Savoie, Member of Parliament; Victoria
News |
| January
31, 2007 |
| |
| Stop
devastating a critical service for our children |
| Letter:
Dr. Carrie Fitzsimons M.D. F.R.C.P.(C); Nelson
Daily News |
| January
30, 2007 |
| |
| Child
care providers upset over funding cuts |
| Niomi
Pearson, Alberni Valley Times |
| January
30, 2007 |
| |
| Government
must restore CCRR funding |
| MetroValley
Newspaper Group -- Chilliwack Progress |
| January
30, 2007 |
| |
| Daycare
protests planned |
| Maple
Ridge-Pitt Meadows Times / Vancouver Sun |
| January
30, 2007 |
| |
| City
supports fight against child-care cuts |
Kate
Skye and Lana Rodlie, Trail Daily Times |
| January
30, 2007 |
| |
| Closures
will affect child care |
| Letter:
Kathy Antonio; Chilliwack Times |
| January
30, 2007 |
| |
| Families,
help us fight for your children |
| Letter:
Irene Wende, Cheryl Weatherhead; The Daily
News -- Kamloops |
| January
30, 2007 |
| |
| Seesaw
on child care must end: What kind of choice
is it when the cost of properly taking care
of young children exceeds the ability of single-parent
households to afford it? |
| The
Daily News -- Kamloops |
| January
30, 2007 |
| |
| Centre
valuable |
| Letter:
Heidi MacDonald; Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows
Times |
| January
30, 2007 |
| |
| MLA
responds |
| Letter:
Randy Hawes, MLA, Maple Ridge - Mission; Maple
Ridge-Pitt Meadows Times |
| January
30, 2007 |
| |
| Tired
of child care being a financial volleyball |
| Letter:
Myrna Tischer; Penticton Herald |
| January
30, 2007 |
| |
| Parents
to gather at childcare forum |
| Sara
Newham, Nelson Daily News |
| January
29, 2007 |
| |
| Day-care
day of protest planned |
| CBC
News |
| January
29, 2007 |
| |
| Early
years programs lose critical funding / Hotline
and website will replace popular Community
Childcare Resource and Referral |
| MetroValley
Newspaper Group -- Chilliwack Progress |
| January
28, 2007 |
| |
| Funding
cuts may mean future problems for youth |
| Letter:
Michelle Taylor; Cariboo Press -- Quesnel
Cariboo Observer |
| January
28, 2007 |
| |
| 'MLA:
listen to childcare voices' |
| Letter:
Linda Campbell; MetroValley Newspaper Group
-- Maple Ridge News |
| January
27, 2007 |
| |
| Daycares
ready to shut down for protest: Parents urged
to make alternative arrangements for children
Feb. 6 |
| Cam
Fortems, The Daily News -- Kamloops |
| January
27, 2007 |
| |
| Child-care
options cut: LAYOFFS/Child care resource and
referral program to lose 17 employees |
| Janis
Foster, Surrey Now |
| January
27, 2007 |
| |
| Recognize
existing resources |
| Letter:
K. Chang; Vancouver Island News Group -- Nanaimo
News Bulletin |
| January
27, 2007 |
| |
| United
they stand for child care |
| Sara
Wilson, Sunshine Coast Reporter |
| January
26, 2007 |
| |
| Community
child care is facing a crisis |
| Letter:
Eve Layman; Cariboo Press -- Kelowna Capital
News |
| January
26, 2007 |
| |
| Province
cuts child care despite budget surplus |
| Letter:
Pam Mountford; Metrovalley Newspaper Group
-- Surrey Leader |
| January
26, 2007 |
| |
| Cadillac
comment slammed |
| Letter:
Kim Beckett; Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows Times |
| January
26, 2007 |
| |
| Cadillac
comment slammed (2) |
| Letter:
L. Hamilton-Berry; Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows
Times |
| January
26, 2007 |
| |
| Daycare
fees may increase |
| Letter:
Denise Douglas; MetroValley Newspaper Group
-- Langley Times |
| January
26, 2007 |
| |
| Minister
not living up to her stated mission |
| Letter:
Jodi Quibell; The Daily Courier -- Kelowna |
| January
26, 2007 |
| |
| Children
suffer after closure of resource office |
| Letter:
Julee Attwood; The Daily Courier (Kelowna) |
| January
26, 2007 |
| |
| Setting
our children back |
| Williams
Lake Tribune |
| January
25, 2007 |
| |
| Childcare
agency faces closure |
| Sage
Birchwater, Williams Lake Tribune |
| January
25, 2007 |
| |
| Staffing
issues force daycare closure |
| Ken
Gousseau, Peace River Block Daily News |
| January
24, 2007 |
| |
| Childcare
cuts hurt kids, parents |
| Letter:
Melanie Gauthier; Westside Weekly [Central
Okanagen] |
| January
24, 2007 |
| |
| Child
care workers should walk |
| Commentary:
Murray Kimber; Nelson Daily News |
| January
24, 2007 |
| |
| Bat
timing |
| Quesnel
Cariboo Observer |
| January
24, 2007 |
| |
| Child
resource centre axed |
| Kyra
Hoggan, The Grand Forks Gazette |
| January
24, 2007 |
| |
| Smithers
child care programs will be cut |
| Cariboo
Press -- Smithers Interior News |
| January
24, 2007 |
| |
| EDITORIAL:
Back & forth |
| MetroValley
Newspaper Group -- The Tri-City News |
| January
24, 2007 |
| |
| Like
taking candy from a baby |
| Cariboo
Press -- Revelstoke Times Review |
| January
24, 2007 |
| |
| Child
care cuts hit OPTIONS |
| Kevin
Diakiw, The Leader (Surrey) |
| January
24, 2007 |
| |
| Child
care resources disappear this year |
| Diane
Strandberg, The Tri-City News |
| January
24, 2007 |
| |
| Parents
will have to pay more for child care |
| Scott
Trudeau, Penticton Herald |
| January
24, 2007 |
| |
| Kids
still waiting for child-care spot |
| The
Province |
| January
23, 2007 |
| |
| Child-care
providers rail against cash cuts |
| Catherine
Litt; The Daily News – Kamloops |
| January
23, 2007 |
| |
| Cadillacs
and our child care |
| Maple
Ridge-Pitt Meadows Times |
| January
23, 2007 |
| |
| No
Tory child-care plan as parents face long
waits, rising fees |
| 1130
AM News radio |
| January
22, 2007 |
| |
| Parents warned to anticipate bigger tax bill |
| Kathleen Harris, London Free Press Parliamentary Bureau |
| January
21, 2007 |
| |
| Day
care closure worries parents: Cedardale expansion
will displace tots |
| James
Weldon, North Shore News |
| January
19, 2007 |
| |
| Cuts
like a knife |
| OPINION:
By Ian Jacques/Editor; Sunshine Coast Reporter |
| January
19, 2007 |
| |
| Cloud
over the Berry Patch as cuts threaten its
future: Plan to cut funding from Victoria
is attacked by angry North Coast MLA |
| James
Vassallo, The Daily News -- Prince Rupert |
| January
19, 2007 |
| |
| Axe
falls on child resource centre: Providers
'devastated' as province chops funds that
were actually boosted a year ago |
| Danna
Johnson, Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows Times |
| January
19, 2007 |
| |
| Child
Care Minister Should Resign |
| Letter:
Dianne Goldberg; Sunshine Coast Reporter |
| January
19, 2007 |
| |
| B.C.
cuts put child-care program in jeopardy |
| Kate
Skye, Trail Daily Times |
| January
19, 2007 |
| |
| 'Blatant'
waste of taxpayer dollars: CHILDCARE: Most
recent decision by province throws the local
system into 'absolute despair' |
| Sara
Newham, Nelson Daily News |
| January
18, 2007 |
| |
| Child
care referral program faces closure |
| Martin
van den Hemel, Richmond Review |
| January
18, 2007 |
| |
| Children
deserve better |
| Richmond
Review |
| January
18, 2007 |
| |
| Serious
shortage of child care |
| Letter:
Jennifer L. Phillips; Times Colonist (Victoria) |
| January
18, 2007 |
| |
| Every
child for himself, according to Libs |
| Letter:
John Ryder; Kelowna Capital News |
| January
17, 2007 |
| |
| MP
says Tory childcare plan still a work in progress |
| Bonnie
Bryan, The Daily Townsman (Cranbrook) |
| January
17, 2007 |
| |
| Province
missing big-picture view of needs |
| Letter:
Kim Chernenkoff; The Daily Courier - Kelowna |
| January
17, 2007 |
| |
| Feds
cut $455 million from early learning |
| Mardy
Bacigalupo, Golden Star |
| January
17, 2007 |
| |
| Cutbacks
threaten EKCCRR |
| Gerry
Warner, The Daily Bulletin (Kimberley) |
| January
16, 2007 |
| |
| Child-care
cuts do hurt B.C.'s future |
| Letter:
Enid Elliot, Chairwoman, Victoria Regional
Child Care Council; Times Colonist (Victoria) |
| January
16, 2007 |
| |
| Strong
Start essential |
| Kristyl
Clark, Chilliwack Times |
| January
16, 2007 |
| |
| Fletcher
off target on child care costs |
| Letter:
Alison Cahill; Vancouver Island News Group
/ Nanaimo News Bulletin |
| January
16, 2007 |
| |
| Feds
moving backwards on child care |
| Christopher
Sun, Alaska Highway News |
| January
15, 2007 |
| |
| Closure
of Kelowna child-care-finding service worsens
crisis, director says |
| The
Daily News - Prince Rupert / Canadian Press |
| January
15, 2007 |
| |
| Fort
St. John child care referral centre facing
likely closure |
| Grande
Prairie Daily Herald-Tribune |
| January
12, 2007 |
| |
| Funding
cuts put programs on the brink |
| Christine
Wood, Sunshine Coast Reporter |
| January
12, 2007 |
| |
Child-care
cuts hurt B.C.'s future
Despite Ottawa's failure to honour commitment,
the province can afford to invest in quality
care |
| Times
Colonist |
| January
12, 2007 |
| |
| Day
cares facing financial crunch |
| Vancouver
Island News Group - Nanaimo News Bulletin |
| January
11, 2007 |
| |
| Trevena
criticizes funding cuts to childcare |
| Vancouver
Island News Group - North Island Gazette |
| January
11, 2007 |
| |
| Cuts
reduce services for children |
| Cariboo
Press - Salmon Arm Observer |
| January
10, 2007 |
| |
| 'Shocking'
cuts may close child care centres |
| Andrea
Rondeau, Cowichan Valley Citizen |
| January
10, 2007 |
| |
| B.C.
suggests parents use $100 federal child care
benefit to offset day-care hikes |
| Dirk
Meissner, Trail Daily Times / Canadian Press |
| January
10, 2007 |
| |
| Federal
cuts mean higher day-care fees |
| Victoria
Times Colonist / Canadian Press |
| January
9, 2007 |
| |
| BC
Parents to pay more for daycare |
| Tom
Fletcher, Peace Arch News |
| January
9, 2007 |
| |
| Critics
say shortage of licensed daycare spaces likely
to become worse |
| Tom Fletcher, Parksville Qualicum News |
| January
9, 2007 |
| |
| Child-care
costs to rise with lack of federal funds |
| Cam
Fortems, The Daily News (Kamloops) |
| January
9, 2007 |
| |
| MP
touts tax-incentive program |
| The
Daily News (Kamloops) |
| January
9, 2007 |
| |
Child
care advocates decry cuts
The provincial government has capped the number
of subsidized spaces |
| Jeff
Lee, Vancouver Sun |
| January
6, 2007 |
| |
| Sharing
the "wish" list |
| Letter:
Katrine Conroy MLA; The Grand Forks Gazette |
| January
3, 2007 |
| |
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