An investigation that set out to unravel a racist guessing game rumoured to be happening in one BC hospital’s emergency ward has revealed massive racism against Indigenous people around the province, both as consumers of health care and as health-care …
Premier John Horgan unveiled his new cabinet on Nov. 26, with a number of MLAs now leading ministries relevant to our sector who have personal work backgrounds in community-based …
BC Seniors Advocate Isobel Mackenzie released heart-wrenching findings Nov. 3 about the ongoing impact of pandemic social-distancing measures on the lives of 15,000 seniors in long-term care and assisted living facilities. Her findings are a wrenching reminder that a goal …
In Canada, every new session of Parliament opens with a Speech from the Throne. The most recent was this week, when Governor General Julie Payette presented the Throne Speech as the Queen’s representative in Canada. Traditionally, the government indicates its …
An article by columnist John Ivison in the National Post this week, which we’re sharing here so you can have a smooth read of some important words rather than the chopped-up and ad-heavy version that is on the Post’s site! …
Our executive director Jody Paterson writes of the hard lessons of the pandemic in revealing just how important social services are in BC, even though this vital work too often goes unseen. With the chaos of the pandemic fresh in …
The Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives makes a case here for why charities should immediately be eligible for the new federal wage subsidy program that will cover 75 per cent of wages for employers hit by the COVID-19 crisis, specifically …
We’re updating this page regularly during the COVID-19 pandemic to keep our community social services sector informed with the latest developments affecting our work, employees, clients and communities.
Dec 31 plan in BC for distribution of COVID-19 vaccine. In …
Budget 2020 was presented Feb. 18 by Finance Minister Carole James. Coming in the third year of a three-year plan, it’s a “no surprises” budget.
Recruitment and retention in the community social services …
“The system is broken when for-profit operators get to keep the money when they don’t deliver the long-term care the government pays them to provide. And that’s just one example of what’s going wrong. ” Vancouver Sun opinion writer Daphne …
