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Thursday, June 30, 2016 11:30 AM
Larger ballots to improve the voting experience for sight-impaired voters, hearing loop technology on BC Ferries and an $800,000 Google grant for LipSync, a mouth-controlled input device for mobile phones created by the Neil Squire Society.
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Wednesday, June 22, 2016 10:45 AM
The Ministry of Social Development and Social Innovation is eliminating the $45 BC Bus Pass annual administration fee for people with the Persons with Disabilities (PWD) designation.
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Friday, June 17, 2016 11:15 AM
The Province and partners collectively will be investing more than $7.5 million to support youth who are at risk of substance-use and mental-health concerns with the launch of a new, Integrated Youth Services Initiative.
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Tuesday, June 7, 2016 9:30 AM
Revelstoke’s Food Security Strategy is putting down roots, thanks to more than $13,000 in provincial funding for two work experience participants to develop food security programs with Community Connections Revelstoke.
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Monday, June 6, 2016 1:45 PM
More than 2,800 single parents on income and disability assistance are already getting the supports they need to find employment and build a more secure future through the Single Parent Employment Initiative (SPEI), a program that provides skills training or work experience and wrap-around supports.
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Wednesday, May 25, 2016 9:00 AM
A new focus on social innovation in the Community and Employer Partnerships program will support B.C.’s growing social-enterprise sector and increase the potential for social innovation in B.C.
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Wednesday, May 18, 2016 9:30 AM
The Province is investing $761,038 to provide 75 at-risk youth with valuable work experience through temporary employment placements with social enterprises in the Lower Mainland and Greater Victoria regions.
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Sunday, April 3, 2016 10:00 AM
Government is taking action to ensure that everyone who holds a BC Bus Pass will continue to have access to public transit systems across the province now that TransLink is closing its fare gates.
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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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