“It’s an opportunity for the entire community to benefit. It starts to take some of the pressure off”
Facility will have spaces for 76 kids and will be built on School District 70 land
Susy Yasmine Saad has pleaded guilty to failing to provide necessaries of life for nine children
Tofino working to tackle child care crisis
“This is reasonable, it’s attainable and in my mind it’s economically viable”
“We are sending our daughter and son away for all of July”
About 80 families use the child care facility and over 20 more are on the waiting list
A daycare and school were locked down due to the threats
“Through and through, this community keeps showing how compassionate they are.”
B.C. says centres must have the physical space to support distancing, and encourages outdoor play when appropriate
There are no reports of any injuries
Daycare workers in B.C. program to get $2 more an hour by 2020
Free for low-income, ‘less than $10 a day’ for many others
Cocaine, crystal meth, fentanyl-laced heroin seized, plus cash
