Capital Report~June 18, 2010
Premier Campbell is joined by young students at the announcement of a new plan to deliver full-day kindergarten province-wide by September 2011. |  More than $144 Million Investment Delivers Full-Day Kindergarten An investment of more than $144 million and a new, six-step action plan will provide the 665 new classrooms needed to accommodate full-day kindergarten in September 2011, announced Premier Gordon Campbell and Education Minister Margaret MacDiarmid.   Child Poverty in B.C. Continues its Decline Statistics Canada released figures showing that child poverty levels in BC have declined for the fifth year in a row and are now at a nearly 30-year record low for the province.  British Columbia Health Care Gets an 'A' for Wait Times A national wait time report card published gives British Columbia an ‘A’ when it comes to hip and knee joint replacement, cancer care, cataract surgery and cardiac care. Premiers Promote Healthy Living Western Premiers agreed to support the next phase of the Own The Podium program as an opportunity to build on the outstanding success of Canada’s athletes at the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games.   | "They [new modular classrooms in Surrey] have been designed specifically for kindergarten classes. They're energy efficient, which makes us very happy. They have been designed with the collaboration of some of our staff and ministry staff, but they're not a portable." Laurae McNally, Surrey School Board Chair CKWX, June 14, 2010. |
|  | | "In addition to promoting domestic investment and increasing the competitiveness of our exports, a harmonized sales tax will help to streamline how businesses operate within Canada. The Conference Board has written extensively around the need to reduce barriers among and between provinces and improve regulatory alignment between the federal government and provinces."
Dr. Anne Golden, C.M. President and CEO, The Conference Board of Canada Speech to the Economic Club of Canada, June 15, 2010 . |
| | | "In British Columbia, the turnaround seen in real estate, commodities and transportation, combined with the boost of the Winter Olympic Games, is estimated to lift GDP growth to 3.58 per cent in 2010." Alex Koustas, Scotiabank Economics Provincial Trends Publication, Jun 16, 2010. |
| |   | | New Investment to Deliver Full-Day Kindergarten | |  | | Restoring 'Haida Gwaii' to Islands | |  | | Western Premiers Act on Water Conservation | |  | | Western Premiers Meet in Vancouver | | |
|  June 19, 2010 Saanich North & the Islands MLA Murray Coell will be a guest on Shaw TV Victoria's "Constituency Report" at 5:30pm & again on June 20 at 9pm.
June 19, 2010 North Vancouver-Seymour MLA Jane Thornthwaite will be a guest on Shaw TV's "Constituency Report" at 8:30am & 5:30pm.
June 20, 2010 Finance Minister Colin Hansen will be a guest on Shaw TV's "Constituency Report" discussing the HST at 8am & 5pm. |  |
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| John Les, MLA for Chilliwack |
| Commenting on new classrooms to support full-day kindergarten in Chilliwack.
"These new facilities will help us meet our commitment of providing the kind of full-day learning program that leads to improved literacy and smoother transitions to higher grades."
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