BC government has announced new safety measures for all BC K-12 schools on Thursday. All middle and secondary students and K-12 staff will now be required to wear non-medical masks in all indoor areas, including when they are with their learning groups. The only exceptions are when: sitting or standing at their seat or workstation in a classroom;there is a …

COMMUNITY activist, Charan Gill, the founder and CEO of the Progressive Intercultural Community Services (PICS) in Surrey, B.C., passed away on Tuesday morning. In 1978, Gill helped co-found the Canadian Farmworkers Union that exists to improve the human rights, health and safety and employment standards of farmworkers. In 1987, he co-founded the British Columbia Organization to Fight Racism, which later grew …

THANKS to an outpouring of local support, a highly specialized, cutting-edge pharmacy has opened at BC Cancer – Surrey and will help save more lives throughout the Fraser Health region. January 28 marked the official unveiling of the Dukh Nivaran Pharmacy at BC Cancer – Surrey, a state-of-the-art on-site pharmacy where life-saving chemotherapy treatments are prepared. In November, communities rallied together and raised $188,565 through …

pment and Disability Inclusion, Carla Qualtrough, has announced that the employer application period for the 2021 Canada Summer Jobs program is being extended until February 3 to allow more employers to apply for funding to hire young people. Not-for-profit organizations and private and public sector employers who have not already applied for funding are encouraged to do so now. The government says the …

THE City of Surrey has been awarded an UnTapped 2020 BC Workplace Inclusion Award in the category of Non-Profit and Public sector for their efforts in hiring inclusively, including people with disabilities. The UnTapped Awards, presented by the Open Door Group and the Presidents Group, celebrates businesses and individuals who have demonstrated a commitment to fostering diverse and inclusive workplaces.  The …

Surrey School District currently has almost 74,000 students, and it’s projecting an additional 1,000 students for the next school year THE Province says more than 1,700 students in Surrey now have better, larger places to learn, with the opening of two new schools and two expansions in the last year. And it says much more is to come, as progress continues …

New Delhi (IANS): Protesting farmers on Tuesday swarmed the Red Fort in New Delhi during a ‘tractor rally’ here on the Republic Day even as police tried to prevent them from driving towards central Delhi. The farmers barged into the 17th century monument, climbed up its ramparts and waved farmer union flags and banners and even hoisted a pennant. Police and …

ICBC has improved its online tool to provide customers an estimate of how much they will save when they renew their vehicle insurance under Enhanced Care and how much they will get in a refund from ICBC. The insurance estimator – at icbc.com/enhancedcare – will help personal customers understand what the upcoming premium savings will mean to them. When Enhanced Care comes into …

THE Surrey Board of Trade’s 5th Surrey Labour Market Intelligence Report on COVID-19-related impacts indicates that 29,000 jobs have been recovered since the beginning of the pandemic. Now Surrey is in a net deficit of just over 8,000 jobs, down from a peak of over 37,000 jobs lost since the beginning of the pandemic. “While other surveys and statistics show dire …

PREMIER John Horgan on Monday noted: “One year ago today, the first presumptive case of COVID-19 in Canada was announced. The first lab-confirmed case in British Columbia was announced later that week. Within six weeks, COVID-19 was declared a global pandemic.” Horgan said: “Over the past year, British Columbians – like people around the world – have faced challenges, hardships and …