Weak jobs market for youth hurts parents
The letter argues the weak labour market for youth in Canada hurts families, with 200000 fewer jobs post recession and rising costs for tuition rent and groceries. It notes TD Bank findings that wages will lag a decade, more unpaid internships, and parents funding adult children, while Conservatives cut youth jobs and freeze training budgets, urging government action.
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TD Bank
Harper
Chetwynd bylaw meeting sparks strong civic caution
Letter to the editor urges public involvement at a Tamarack Hall meeting on a new bylaw scheduled for August 27. It argues the bylaw divides the community, attacks proponents as con artists, and warns residents that the road to hell is paved with good intentions.
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Hell
Chetwynd
Tamarack Hall
Ft. St. John
PRRD
Bruce Simard
Naomi Larsen
Population shifts threaten NDP as BC adds MLAs
The analysis argues BC may keep expanding MLA seats mainly south of the Fraser and in Okanagan retirement areas, diluting NDP support. It notes Surrey Cloverdale and Stikine could cap seats, but regional protests and growth in Conservative and Liberal strongholds push parliament toward more seats rather than consolidation.
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B.C
Stikine
Surrey-Cloverdale
Peace River
Victoria-Beacon Hill
North Coast
Skeena
New Westminster
Prince Rupert
Terrace
Fort St. John
Dawson Creek
Fraser River
Okanagan
Fraser
NDP