Attention all Disability Parking Permit drivers.
This is an important but mainly unknown regulation for drivers that have a disabled parking permit.
Island Voices
Island Voices features a collection of articles for seniors and their families by Vancouver Island authors and authorities on a wide range of subjects.
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Seniors Advocate reminds residents of care homes to ensure Elections BC has current address if they wish to receive a ballot for the current referendum
Seniors Advocate Isobel Mackenzie has sent a letter to all publicly funded residential care homes asking them to ensure residents are aware of the process to obtain a ballot for the current provincial referendum on electoral reform.
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National agreement between allies are built on trust, accommodation and compromise.
That seems to be lost on the U.S. in their recent unsavoury negotiation tactics forcing Canada to deal with their attempts to change some of the USMCA text put forward by the U.S. after the September agreement was struck.
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Repeal of discriminatory health labour laws to help restore fairness, stability to health care, says HEU
Bill 29 led to the firing of thousands of health care workers and mass privatization of health care services
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Government implements majority of B.C. Ombudsperson’s recommendations following investigation into health ministry firings
B.C.’s Ombudsperson Jay Chalke released an investigative update today titled, Interim Assessment of Implementation of Recommendations – Misfire: The 2012 Ministry of Health Employment Terminations and Related Matters. This report assesses government’s progress implementing the 41 recommendations in the Ombudsperson’s 2017 report into Ministry of Health employment terminations and related issues.
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B.C. announces new transition housing for women fleeing violence
The B.C. government Wednesday announced funding for new transition housing for women and children fleeing violence.
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5 Strategies to Be a Happy Caregiver – part 1
Every day I hear from caregivers who are struggling as they care for their parents. They struggle with their (new) responsibilities and the time-consuming tasks.
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The Canada Council for the Arts reveals the GGBooks finalists
Seventy Canadian books up for the Governor General’s Literary Awards
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Are you a Landlord?
Currently, under the Residential Tenancy Act, the rent increase formula is 2 per cent plus CPI (consumer price index). In 2019 that is calculated to be 4.5 per cent.
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Back to American politics.
Michael Cohen’s testimony shocked the world… but I don’t really know why so many people are surprised.