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Queens Ave. Daycare gets ministry award
Queens Avenue Daycare is proud of its legacy of offering quality childcare in the Royal City.
West Van rejects waterfront plans after public outcry
THE District of West Vancouver's guidelines for new businesses at the Ambleside waterfront were abandoned Monday after an outcry from a large contingent of residents concerned about large-scale development.
Burnaby prof and carb expert nets major award
Congratulations to Burnaby resident and SFU chemistry professor David Vocadlo, who has just landed a major award for his research in carbohydrate chemistry. Vocadlo is known for his work in applying carbohydrate chemistry and chemical glycobiology to research that may lead to treatments for cancer and Alzheimer's disease. The Horace S. Isbell Award, from the American Chemical Society, is for a scientist under the age of 45.
Let's have cameras in daycares
I was reading the story about the poor family who lost their little boy due to an incident at a daycare.
West Vancouver considers waterfront changes
WHETHER Ambleside Park will be home to a restaurant, a wine bar, a childcare centre or none of the above is up for public debate following West Vancouver council's unanimous decision Monday to move ahead with reshaping its prized strip of land.
Change subsidy program instead of chasing universal childcare
Re: What's best for children is not a $10 a day daycare program, Community Comment, April 3
Publicly funded child care system is vital to society
Re: What's best for children is not a $10 a day daycare program, Community Comment, April 3
Sex offender moves to Surrey
Convicted sex offender Jeffrey Goddard, 23, from Abbotsford recently moved to a court-ordered Whalley residence in north Surrey.
What's best for children is not a $10 a day daycare program
In the run-up to the provincial election, the Coalition of Childcare Advocates has proposed a universal $10/day daycare program.
City seeks daycare provider for Queensborough hub
A non-profit childcare provider is being sought to offers services in the Queensborough Community Centre.
Daycare should be like family
There has been a lot of publicity regarding home-based daycares in the past few months. My experience has been nothing but positive.
Child care should be a priority
I'm disappointed to see Burnaby city council is refusing to fund the child-care facility at the new development at the Value Village site in Edmonds.
City council supports idea of $10 child care
The City of Surrey is getting behind a proposed resolution to make life easier for parents of young children in B.C.
Advocates seek child care help
Advocates of publicly subsidized childcare called on Langley Township council to support a revamp of the province's daycare polices.
Daycare policy already in effect
The Richmond School District is already one step ahead of Ministry legislation.
How do families balance work-life demands?
The Burnaby Board of Trade is working with the Surrey Board of Trade on a position paper that could change the way businesses - and different levels of government - treat families.
Business leaders want cheaper childcare
The Surrey and Burnaby boards of trade are calling on the provincial and federal governments to make childcare more affordable - not just in their respective cities, but across the country.
No daycare for Ridgeway
IT seems the former Ridgeway Annex school is destined for residential redevelopment as the North Vancouver school board has narrowed down its options for the future of the site to proposals from two property developers.
We need daycare, not retail
I understand that the City of Richmond is considering spending a million dollars to add "retail space" to the Richmond Oval.
