British Columbia

NEWS ARTICLES

2006

Our government values child care
by Reid, Linda
SOURCE: Prince Rupert Daily News, 9 Nov 06

Child care plan needed because kids are worth it!
by Coons, Gary
SOURCE: Prince Rupert Daily News, 3 Nov 06

Future of childcare subsidies unclear after June
SOURCE: Vancouver Island News Group, 11 Oct 06

NPA approves childcare review: City's strict standards limiting spaces
by Hasiuk, Mark
SOURCE: Vancouver Courier, 11 Oct 06

City Hall looks at child-care involvement
by Loy, Irwin
SOURCE: 24 Hours Vancouver, 6 Oct 06

Child-care fund runs short of dough
by Loy, Irwin
SOURCE: Canoe.ca, 24 hrs, 29 Sep 06

Subsidy program protected
SOURCE: Cariboo Press, 13 Sep 06

Child care issue tackled two ways
Queen Charlotte Islands Observer, 26 Jul 06

City backs child care: Council joins campaign to push for federal funding
by Hilborn, Dan
SOURCE: Burnaby Now, 7 Jun 06. Excerpts in html

B.C. to push Ottawa for more child care dollars
by Rudd, Jeff
SOURCE: Victoria Times Colonist, 1 Jun 06. Excerpts in html

Krueger disagrees child-care funds cut
by Fortems, Cam
SOURCE: Daily News ( Kamloops), 25 May 06. Excerpts in html

Protesters rally at legislature over child care concerns
by Rud, Jeff
SOURCE: Times Colonist (Victoria), 19 May 06. Excerpts in html

Groups fear Tory plan
by Mike Younds
SOURCE: Kamloops Daily News, March 21, 2006. Excerpts in html

Day care rents to rise up to 600%
by Eve Edmonds
SOURCE: Richmond News, March 10, 2006. Excerpts in html

Child care plan's demise costly for B.C.
by Ian Bailey
SOURCE: Vancouver Province, March 2, 2006. Excerpts in html

Co-Chair of Provincial Child Care Council resigns in protest
SOURCE: CKNW News Talk Radio, February 7, 2006. Excerpts in html

BC child care waiting for money from feds
SOURCE: CKNW News Talk Radio, February 3, 2006. Excerpts in html

Candidates tangle over poverty issues
by Dan MacLennan
SOURCE: Courier-Islander, January 18, 2006

2005

Human rights violated
by Michelle King
SOURCE: Penticton Herald, October 19, 2005. Excerpts in html

Extra cash should go to child care
by Timothy Peters
SOURCE: Kamloops Daily News, October 17, 2005. Excerpts in html

Region sees $350,000 of federal fund for children
by Jeff Bell
SOURCE: Victoria Times-Colonist, October 13, 2005. Excerpts in html

Child care deal official
by Jonathan Woodward
SOURCE: Globe and Mail, September 30, 2005. Excerpts in html

B.C. poised to join child care deal as alarms raised about for-profit centres
by Sue Bailey
SOURCE: Canadian Press, September 28, 2005. Excerpts in html

Dialling for daycare a depressing fact of life for B.C. working moms
by Elizabeth Hoath
SOURCE: Vancouver Province, September 23, 2005. Excerpts in html

Martin to pledge $633 million for child care, learning in B.C.
by Peter O’Neil & Miro Cernetig
SOURCE: Vancouver Sun, September 7, 2005. Excerpts in html

Day care deal with Ottawa "imminent"
by Jane Armstrong
SOURCE: Globe and Mail, August 18, 2005. Excerpts in html

Thorne says child care funding doesn't make up for cuts
by Leneen Rob
SOURCE: Coquitlam Now, August 13, 2005. Excerpts in html

Advocate says B.C. dithering on child care: Government accused of lacking any plan to use federal funding
by Jeff Rud
SOURCE: Victoria Times-Colonist, August 12, 2005. Excerpts in html

B.C. boosts child care funding by $8m
by Ian Bailey
SOURCE: Vancouver Province, August 11, 2005. Excerpts in html

Daycare waiting lists at crisis point: Hundreds of families forced to wait for up to two years
by Jenny Lee
SOURCE: Vancouver Sun, July 28, 2005. Excerpts in html

Child poverty rates on their way up in B.C., but stats may not show full problem in Burnaby
by John Kurucz
SOURCE: Burnaby Now, July 13, 2005. Excerpts in html

NDP, Liberals square off over day care
SOURCE: CBC News, May 5, 2005. Excerpts in html

Funding not enough: city: Council questions province's commitment to child care
SOURCE: Burnaby Now, March 30, 2005. Excerpts in html

College will save day-care centres, board announces
SOURCE: Victoria Times Colonist, March 23, 2005. Excerpts in html

B.C. lacks sustainable daycare plan
by Elaine O’Connor
SOURCE: Vancouver Province, February 24, 2005. Excerpts in html

Lobby group pushes for universal child care
by Dirk Meissner
SOURCE: Victoria Times-Colonist, January 13, 2005. Excerpts in html

2004

$33-million restored to child care subsidy
by Jeff Rud
SOURCE: Victoria Times Colonist, October 27, 2004. Excerpts in html

Clark quitting cabinet
by Jeff Rud
SOURCE: Victoria Times-Colonist, September 17, 2004
Excerpts in html

B.C. neglecting early childhood education
by Margaret Cox & Mary Dolan
SOURCE: Cowichan Valley Citizen, August 28, 2004
Excerpts in html

Christy Clark makes life tough for other working moms
by Anna Elphinstone
SOURCE: Vancouver Sun, August 18, 2004. Excerpts in html

The delicate balance between work and family
by Eve Edmonds
SOURCE: Vancouver Sun, August 16, 2004. Excerpts in html

CUPE calls for forensic audit of Camosun College child care
SOURCE Canada NewsWire, June 22, 2004. Excerpts in html

We can do better than close day cares
by K.A Readshaw
SOURCE Times-Colonist, June 16, 2004. Excerpts in html

Government to overhaul BC child care services
by Jeff Rud
SOURCE Victoria Times Colonist , April 30, 2004. Excerpts in html

Child care tops agenda for NDP
by Jeff Rud
SOURCE Victoria Times Colonist, April 7, 2004. Excerpts in html

2003

Government care cuts put B.C. kids and families at risk, says union
by Dirk Meissner
SOURCE Canadian Press, October 14, 2003. Excerpts in html

Funding 'shell game': Construction for new child care spaces is good news, an advocate says, but it will not solve the current problems child care in B.C. is facing
SOURCE AdvanceNews (Langley), September 23, 2003. Excerpts in html

Special-needs child care gets funding
SOURCE Vancouver Sun, July 28, 2003. Excerpts in html

Vancouver mulls subsidizing child care
by Frances Bula
SOURCE Vancouver Sun, July 18, 2003. Excerpts in html

Kwan slams Liberals' child care cuts
by David Carrigg
SOURCE Vancouver Courier, May 7, 2003. Excerpts in html

New child care funding provided
SOURCE Vancouver Sun, May 2, 2003. Excerpts in html

$10 million returned to child care
by Judith Lavoie
SOURCE Vancouver Sun, February 13, 2003. Excerpts in html

Parents send diapers to MLAs: Unusual protest is sparked by changes in B.C.'s child care
by Dan Hilborn
SOURCE The Record (New Westminster), January 15, 2003. Excerpts in html

2002

Liberal budget cuts threaten at least 30 B.C. day cares, says NDP
SOURCE Canadian Press, November 5, 2002. Excerpts in html

Cuts to daycare services to affect 500 Nelson-area families
by Darren Davidson
SOURCE CP Wire, October 4, 2002. Excerpts in html

Waiting lists for Vancouver day cares can be two years, 1,100 names long
by Derrick Penner
SOURCE Vancouver Sun, September 20, 2002. Excerpts in html

Licensed day cares offer protection
SOURCE North Shore News (North Vancouver), June 19, 2002. Excerpts in html

We can afford to take better care of each other
by Seth Klein
SOURCE Vancouver Sun, June 6, 2002. Excerpts in html

Childcare cuts hurt 'working poor' most
by Keith Fraser
SOURCE Vancouver Province, May 15, 2002. Excerpts in html

B.C. belt tightens further on April 1
by Cindy E. Harnett
SOURCE Victoria Times Colonist, March 25, 2002. Excerpts in html

Child care in trouble: Advocacy group
SOURCE Prince George Citizen, February 18, 2002. Excerpts in html

Day care to cost parents more as subsidies curbed: The NDP's program is being scrapped and others trimmed
by Craig McInnes
SOURCE Vancouver Sun, January 25, 2002. Excerpts in html

2001

Universal child-care plan shelved
by Barbara McLintock
SOURCE Victoria Times Colonist, July 31, 2001. Excerpts in html

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