Welfare time limit to hit northern residents
Chetwynd council fears the provinces two year welfare cutoff will harm the area. Councillor Rose urged rescinding the rule while noting few jobs exist locally and services are scarce. About 150 residents receive assistance, with impacts rising after April 1 as the limit takes effect.
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Brenda Massey
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Service redesign underway by Ministry of Children and Family Development
The Ministry is reinvesting 7.33 million from Family Development and Youth Services to improve outcomes for children in care and to assist Aboriginal communities. In Chetwynd a 12 percent reinvestment totaling 27,636 dollars raises Aboriginal contracts to 36 percent overall. The province expects 250 children to move from care through adoption or other arrangements, with northern region goals and projected savings of about 38 million provincially.
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Ministry of Children and Family Development
Brenda Massey
Chetwynd
NHA
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