AT the 2019 BC Teachers’ Federation Annual General Meeting, teacher delegates from every community in BC voted overwhelmingly to oppose the government’s misguided proposal to change the way services for students with special needs are funded. The proposal, called the prevalence model, would move funding away from the actual needs of students to an impersonal statistical model that will put services …

ON Sunday, March 17, the Sikh community of New Westminster honoured a local hero, Alexey Baybuz, at the Sukh Sagar Sikh Gurdwara in Queensborough. On September 23, 2018, an elderly man was attacked with a hammer while walking on the Queensborough Bridge. Alexey witnessed the attack and risked his own safety to help the senior citizen. He played an instrumental role …

Justin Trudeau PRIME Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday in a statement on the terrorist attack on two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand, in which at least 49 people were killed and 20 seriously injured, said: “Canada condemns this attack, and will continue to work closely with New Zealand, our close partner and friend, and others to take action against violent extremism. Hate …

Vancouver and Surrey, BC - Home support clients in the Fraser Health and Vancouver Coastal Health regions will have their care directly managed and delivered by their health authority, as both shift to in-house delivery for the majority of the home support services they provide. Home support helps people live independently in their home and be safe. For clients and …

Scholarship fund aims to improve return-to-work outcomes for injured workers WorkSafeBC and the Pacific Coast University for Workplace Health Sciences (PCU-WHS) announced a scholarship initiative designed to encourage and support students pursuing a career in disability management.   The two-year pilot project commits up to $150,000 per year to allow a maximum of 25 students with the relevant prerequisites to …

Created by Zoya Akhtar and Reema Kagti and produced by Ritesh Sidhwani and Farhan Akhtar, the upcoming series will launch across 200 countries and territories on March 8, 2019 Prime Original SeriesMade in Heaven is Amazon Prime Video’s latest collaboration with Excel Media & Entertainment following the success of Mirzapur and International Emmy nominated, Inside Edge Made in Heaven is …

AHMED Hussen, Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship,  delivered on a commitment to expand pathways for temporary foreign workers by allocating an additional 2,000 spaces under the Provincial Nominee Program. “The Government of Canada is committed to an immigration system that strengthens Canada’s economy and contributes to the growth of good middle-class jobs. We are committed to providing foreign workers, in particular those …

AS part of this year’s celebration of the 40th anniversary of the successful private sponsorship refugee program, the federal government on Tuesday welcomed the first arrival of Sikh and Hindu minority refugee families from Afghanistan which was possible through the generosity of Canadians coming together to help resettle these vulnerable refugees. Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan greeted the first privately-sponsored families from …

TRANSPORT Minister Marc Garneau on Wednesday announced that Canada will ground Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft following new information that his department had received. The Ethiopian Airlines crash on Monday killed all 157 people on board, including 18 Canadians. Garneau said: “This safety notice restricts commercial passenger flights from any air operator, both domestic and foreign, of the Boeing 737 MAX …

In celebration of International Women’s Day on March 8, 2019, the city of Surrey is acknowledging the achievements of young women in Surrey through the Girls Empowerment Program. The collaborative program is a city-wide initiative that works to support and empower girls in our community. Established in 2009, the program is a partnership between Surrey Schools, City of Surrey, and Surrey …