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Families throughout B.C. will benefit from more than 900 new child care spaces Families in 14 communities throughout the province will benefit from more than 900 new licensed child care spaces that will open this fall, expanding access to affordable, high-quality child care.

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B.C. NDP tables bill to allow schools to offer all-ages child care The B.C. NDP has introduced legislation that would allow school districts to operate child care services for children younger than school age. Sharon Gregson with the Coalition of Child Care Advocates...

I always appreciate the opportunity to chat on @cbcstephenquinn.bsky.social about latest news for BC child care. This week good news, gov't introduced Bill 19 to remove barriers for school districts to operate child care year round for children of all ages #10adaychildcare www.cbc.ca/player/play/...

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The impact of lighting on emotional responses in preschool children’ s visual environments A well-designed lighting environment plays a critical role in promoting the physical and psychological well-being of preschool children. This study sy…

Environment matters: This study confirms that optimized lighting design can significantly improve positive emotional experiences in preschool children www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

City of North Vancouver opens new childcare centre in Moodyville The City of North Vancouver has opened a new childcare facility, adding 16 licensed spaces for children aged one to five.

City of North Vancouver opens new childcare centre for 16 children www.northshoredailypost.com/city-of-nort...

The Province has introduced legislation to enable school districts in B.C. to support families with more child care on school grounds. news.gov.bc.ca/releases/202...

Darleane Hoffman, Innovator in Nuclear Chemistry, Dies at 98 Hailed as one of the 50 most important women in science, she found ways to study rare radioactive isotopes and advanced the understanding of nuclear fission.

Darleane Hoffman, a trailblazing nuclear chemist who was hailed by Discover magazine as one of the 50 most important women in science and whose research confirmed the existence of several elusive superheavy radioactive elements, died last month. She was 98.

Kamloops-Thompson school district opens new child care facility at restored Parkcrest elementary - Kamloops News A new child care centre in Kamloops has opened with 52 spaces  in the newly rebuilt Parkcrest elementary school, which reopened last year after being destroyed by fire in 2019.

Kamloops-Thompson school district opens new child care facility at restored Parkcrest elementary - Kamloops News www.castanetkamloops.net/news/Kamloop...

@mattgalloway.bsky.social what a jerk on your show today. I sure hope you’re interviewing an expert who can counter his perspective that the whales at Marineland must be happy if they’re breeding.

Daycare in Denmark is a basic right. Could Canada offer the same? childcarecanada.org/documents/ch...

Ottawa gives Canada Post go-ahead to end home mail delivery for everyone Other possible changes could include closing of rural post offices and sending mail by land instead of air as Public Works Minister Joel Lightbound cites "unsustainable" losses, stalled contract talks

#Breaking: Ottawa gives Canada Post go-ahead to end home mail delivery for everyone

Interesting that so far the most debate by far has been on the two child care resolutions. @ubcm.bsky.social

More childcare spaces announced, but government can’t even keep existing ones open

Spaces closing on the Sunshine Coast were barely open one year

More press releases won’t distract from the failure to prevent closures by paying educators a fair wage & increasing staffing levels

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But minister, 20 Sunshine Coast spaces are closing

BC can’t keep existing spaces

We need more than platitudes. We need a provincial wage grid
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A tunnel collapse opened up a hole more than 60 feet deep in a Bangkok road Wednesday morning. The cause of the collapse appeared to be a water leak from a burst pipe in an unfinished extension of Bangkok's subway system, the city's governor said. nyti.ms/4gAY4Ke

1 in 3 children in BC start Kindergarten already vulnerable. More reasons to invest in quality affordable child care #10adaychildcare @rcybc.bsky.social

Shocking. 6905 reportable circumstances received by BC’s Representative for Children & Youth in 2023-24 #UBCM25 @rcybc.bsky.social

Every time I come to Victoria I enjoy the gardens AND I’m horrified that horses are still pulling carriages on roads next to noisy dangerous traffic. Why is this outdated practice allowed to continue? @bcspca.bsky.social

Survey finds overwhelming support for affordable child care in Canada - Child Care Now Findings from a survey released earlier this month show that there is overwhelming public support for government investments in affordable, high quality, affordable child care. The survey was conducte...

Survey finds that 83% of Canadians agree with the idea that “Canada should be a country where affordable and high-quality child care for young children is available to all parents who need it. childcarenow.ca/2025/09/22/s...

NEW - Elenore Sturko has been removed from the Conservative caucus. The leader’s office has not provided any formal details as to why. #bcpoli

Families in Kamloops will now have access to 52 new licensed child care spaces at the recently rebuilt Parkcrest Elementary school. The YMCA is the operator of 12 infant-toddler spaces, 16 3-5yr old spaces, and 24 school age spaces. news.gov.bc.ca/releases/202...

Looking forward to being there!

British Columbians Still Committed to $10aDay Child Care The public is divided on the idea of families reducing expenses and keeping a parent at home if child care is not available.

British Columbians overwhelmingly still want a quality $10aDay child care system. researchco.ca/2025/09/18/c... #10adaychildcare @davidebybc.bsky.social

It's unfortunate that the Carney government thinks that only resource extraction and male-dominated sectors are worthy of "nation-building projects"

Quality, affordable child care based on a fairly paid workforce is a nation-building project

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BC Nurses Union says daycare spaces, affordable housing are key for Kamloops recruitment, retention - Kamloops News

The BC Nurses Union says unaffordable housing and a lack of access to daycare and family physicians are key concerns for local nurses and those considering a move to Kamloops. @ubcm.bsky.social @castanetkamloops.net www.castanetkamloops.net/news/Kamloop...

Forestry Officials Tied CN Rail to Lytton Fire, Then Backed Off | The Tyee The ministry took steps to recoup costs from the railway company before changing its mind on the cause.

In February last year, BC’s Ministry of Forests wrote a letter telling CN rail it believed the company played a role in the fire that destroyed Lytton. It intended to seek costs.

Six weeks later, it reversed course and closed its file.

My latest for @thetyee.ca. thetyee.ca/News/2025/09...

New Mexico will become the first state to guarantee no-cost universal child care starting November 1. The initiative removes income eligibility requirements and eliminates family copayments, extending benefits to all families. www.governor.state.nm.us/2025/09/08/n...

RELEASE: Sunshine Coast Families for Childcare alarmed that YMCA & provincial government have no immediate plans keep childcare programs open

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Global News laid off 26 journalists in B.C. and Alberta today.

In B.C. the layoffs include virtually all of the online team, along with many others.

The business is increasingly cruel, and the hollowing out of newsrooms providing fair and reliable information continues to suck.

At BC's current pace it will take 80 years to achieve universal before- and after-school child care. This needs to change. Add your voice here: nwmd.social/s/twitter/4A-B… #10adaychildcare