New child care centre opens for Invermere parents
Families in Invermere will soon benefit from more affordable, high-quality child care, with 148 new licensed spaces opening on the grounds of Eileen Madson Primary school.
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More families in Fernie will have access to affordable, high-quality child care through 37 new licensed child care spaces at Fernie Elementary school.
Lisa Beare, Minister of Education and Child Care; Annie Smith, executive director at McCreary Centre Society; B.C. Association of School Business Officials; B.C. Teachers’ Federation; CUPE BC; B.C. Confederation of Parent Advisory Councils; First Nations Education Steering Committee; Métis Nation B.C.; and the First Nations Schools Association have issued the following statement about substance-use education and prevention in B.C.’s K-12 system:
The B.C. Public Service acknowledges the territories of First Nations around B.C. and is grateful to carry out our work on these lands. We acknowledge the rights, interests, priorities, and concerns of all Indigenous Peoples - First Nations, Métis, and Inuit - respecting and acknowledging their distinct cultures, histories, rights, laws, and governments.