Join the BC Thanksgiving Food Drive (BCTFD) this September 17. The event delivers food and financial support to local food banks in B.C. — volunteers will be collecting food in more than fifty communities across the province. Last year, over 440,000 pounds of food was collected by more than 5,000 volunteers, valued at approximately $1,100,000, … Read more
This latest report by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives shows that First Nations children are more than twice as likely to live in poverty than kids in any other demographic in Canada. The exact percentage calculated is 51 per cent, with that number rising to a startling 60 per cent for children living on … Read more
Richmond PRC has signed onto an open letter calling upon the federal government of Canada to perform an environmental review of the proposed George Massey Tunnel Replacement Project, and to consider alternative courses of action such as focusing on public transit. You can read the entire letter on the Wilderness Committee website.
Ever wonder how much it costs, on average per month in B.C., for a nutritionally-balanced diet? In 2015, that number is $974, or $60 more than it was in 2013. This is one of the many facts laid out in the BC Provincial Health Services Authority’s report on food costs released last month. Click the … Read more
Earlier this week, senior economist Iglika Ivanova examined this year’s BC budget ahead of its release to the public, and broke it down into 11 points in a post on Policy Note. Some notable takeaways include the fact that disability benefits are only rising by $77 a month after a nine-year freeze; B.C. remains the only province … Read more
In one of his early moves as the new prime minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau has demonstrated that he, and the Canadian government, is committed to coming up with a national poverty reduction strategy. Earlier this month, he addressed an official mandate letter to Jean-Yves Duclos, Minister of Families, Children and Social Development, instructing him to make the … Read more
The City of Port Coquitlam finance committee voted unanimously in favour of becoming a living wage employer last week. They join other cities in the Lower Mainland like New Westminster and Vancouver to offer their direct staff and contractors fair compensation — calculated by the Living Wage for Families Campaign to be $20.68 per hour in … Read more