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Tuesday, March 22, 2016 8:30 AM
Leanne Dospital has been appointed as the new Advocate for Service Quality by Minister of Social Development and Social Innovation Michelle Stilwell.
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Saturday, February 20, 2016 9:45 AM
A program that helps youth with developmental disabilities and their families navigate the services and supports they need as they transition to adulthood will soon have a much wider reach in British Columbia.
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Friday, February 19, 2016 6:30 PM
Beginning Sept. 1, 2016, all Persons with Disability (PWD) clients will receive a rate increase of up to $77 a month – providing extra support to 100,000 people in B.C.
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Wednesday, February 17, 2016 4:20 PM
To create equity in the system the Province is investing $170 million over the next three years to ensure about 100,000 people on disability assistance in B.C. will receive a rate increase of up to $77 a month as of Sept. 1, 2016.
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Thursday, February 11, 2016 1:15 PM
Social Development and Social Innovation Minister Michelle Stilwell introduced legislation that will make it easier for some people with disabilities to receive disability assistance.
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Friday, December 18, 2015 8:30 AM
More than 1,300 single parents on income and disability assistance are participating in the provincial government’s Single Parent Employment Initiative launched on Sept. 1.
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Friday, December 4, 2015 9:30 AM
A holiday gift basket filled with teas, coffee and chocolates from Aq’saak Aboriginal Foods is packed with West Coast Aboriginal culture and social impact. Operated out of the Wachiay Friendship Centre in Courtenay, the social enterprise provides employment opportunities and business training in marketing and sales for the local Aboriginal community.
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Thursday, November 5, 2015 12:30 PM
British Columbians receiving disability assistance will be able to hold significantly more assets and receive financial gifts and inheritances with no impact on their monthly assistance thanks to changes being made by the provincial government.
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Saturday, October 31, 2015 9:00 AM
The provincial government has declared November as Aboriginal Disability Awareness Month in recognition of the contributions of Aboriginal people living with disabilities in communities throughout B.C.
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Thursday, October 8, 2015 9:00 AM
Five B.C. communities are examining future labour market needs as a result of more than $400,000 in government funding.
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