Fraserview Learning Centre in Mission is facing a funding crisis for its breakfast and lunch programs, essential for student success according to youth care worker Kirsten Leigh Castonguay. A decline in donations due to rising food and housing costs, as well as pandemic aftershocks, has left the school struggling to provide for its 120 vulnerable students. Castonguay has applied for $20,000 through the Vancouver Sun’s Adopt-A-School program to address the students’ basic needs, emphasizing the importance of nutrition for their academic achievement.
Full Article
The consumer carbon tax is gone. How will that affect Canada’s emissions?
The federal government has ended its consumer carbon pricing, aimed at reducing emissions, which added a tax to carbon emitting fuels and provided rebates to offset costs. The program was successful, with projections showing it would cut emissions by 8 to 14 percent by 2030. However, the impact of losing the consumer carbon price will depend on maintaining other climate policies, such as targets for electric vehicles and clean fuel standards. Full Article
Read more