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Friday, May 18, 2018 11:30 AM
Michael J. Prince, the Lansdowne professor of social policy at the University of Victoria, has been appointed chair of Community Living British Columbia (CLBC) by Shane Simpson, Minister of Social Development and Poverty Reduction.
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Monday, March 26, 2018 10:00 AM
The Province will co-ordinate homeless counts in up to 12 communities during March and April to help inform B.C.’s Homelessness Action Plan, which will focus on permanent housing and services.
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Tuesday, November 21, 2017 8:00 AM
Community meetings for British Columbia’s first Poverty Reduction Strategy will kick off in Victoria on Monday, Nov. 27, 2017.
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Saturday, November 4, 2017 9:00 AM
Six people have gained valuable work experience on a project, funded in part by the Province, which highlights the history ― and friendly rivalry ― of the East and West Kootenays.
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Wednesday, November 1, 2017 8:00 AM
British Columbians are invited to celebrate the contributions of Indigenous people with disabilities as government has proclaimed November Indigenous Disability Awareness Month.
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Monday, October 30, 2017 10:15 AM
Minister of Social Development and Poverty Reduction Shane Simpson announced the members of his Advisory Forum on Poverty Reduction as he invited British Columbians to share their ideas to help shape the Province’s first Poverty Reduction Strategy.
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Sunday, October 8, 2017 9:30 AM
Minister of Municipal Affairs and Housing Selina Robinson and Minister of Social Development and Poverty Reduction Shane Simpson have issued the following joint statement in recognition of Homelessness Action Week, Oct. 8-14:
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Tuesday, September 19, 2017 11:30 AM
Thousands of people and families on assistance will benefit from increased earnings exemptions announced in the September Budget Update.
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Thursday, September 14, 2017 2:00 PM
Shane Simpson, Minister of Social Development and Poverty Reduction, has made the following statement regarding Disability Employment Month:
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Thursday, August 31, 2017 10:30 AM
On Friday, Sept. 1, 2017, the Province will increase funding by $6 million annually for the BC Healthy Kids Program, bringing the current investment in the program to almost $30 million a year.
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