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Friday, January 26, 2018 11:20 AM
The Province of British Columbia, with the BC Assembly of First Nations, First Nations Summit and Union of BC Indian Chiefs (collectively known as the First Nations Leadership Council), has released a statement following the Jan. 25-26, 2018, emergency meeting on Indigenous child welfare hosted by federal Indigenous Services Minister Jane Philpott.
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Wednesday, December 13, 2017 11:30 AM
Minister of Children and Family Development Katrine Conroy has issued the following statement in response to the Representative for Children and Youth’s adoption update:
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Saturday, November 18, 2017 12:30 PM
The B.C. government is taking another step towards reconciliation as the Ministry of Children and Family Development delegates child-protection authority for Métis families in the Kamloops area to Lii Michif Otipemisiwak Family and Community Services.
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Wednesday, November 1, 2017 8:15 AM
When Brenda Nicholson was in her late twenties, a bad day working as a retail manager prompted her to completely change her life focus.
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Saturday, October 28, 2017 9:30 AM
Rusty Whitford and Justin MacDonald know the importance of investing in a child’s culture and community and how inclusivity practices can be the positive difference in the lives of Indigenous kids in foster care.
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Thursday, October 12, 2017 10:15 AM
The Provincial Child Care Council (PCCC), which will play a key role in supporting the Province’s efforts to introduce universal child care in B.C., is welcoming five new members to its roster.
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Saturday, September 30, 2017 10:30 AM
All B.C. First Nations, as well as Métis-serving agencies, will share $6.4 million to help keep Indigenous families together and improve outcomes for children and youth, announced Minister of Children and Family Development Katrine Conroy on Orange Shirt Day.
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Friday, September 1, 2017 10:56 AM
Young people leaving foster care now will have access to free tuition at all 25 of British Columbia’s public post-secondary institutions, Premier John Horgan announced today.
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Friday, July 21, 2017 4:00 PM
“I am exhausted and I don’t want my kids to see me cry,” the single dad with two young children was holding back the tears when he was approached by child protection worker Nicole Auger in the Kamloops evacuation centre, asking how she could help.
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Thursday, April 6, 2017 9:45 AM
An innovative partnership between the Province, the BC Recreation and Parks Association (BCRPA) and the Directorate of Agencies for School Health (DASH BC) means previously announced government funding for 1,000 before- and after-school arts and recreation spaces will go further thanks to those organizations’ existing partnerships and corporate sponsors.
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