UNBC could become first Canadian University to offer free menstrual products in bathrooms
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After a new initiative, the University of Northern BC could become the first University in the country to offer free menstrual products on its campuses.
Known as the Period Promise Campaign, started by the United Way, aims to tackle the issue of period poverty – many people who need to use these products cannot afford them.
The Northern British Columbia Graduate Student Society has been advocating for UNBC to provide free menstrual products in all of its washrooms, but the project still has a little ways to go.
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PG, Regional District of Fraser Fort George receive funding to assess future housing needs
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The Province is investing nearly $1 million to 26 communities including Prince George and the Regional District of Fraser-Fort George assess and report on local housing needs, so governments can ensure they deliver homes for residents.
“Local governments and First Nations play a critical role in addressing the housing crisis, and the impacts of COVID-19 on people and communities have reinforced just how important it is to support them in their efforts,” said Josie Osborne, Minister of Municipal Affairs.
“This funding will help communities determine exactly what kind of housing people need and will support healthy and resilient communities across B.C. well into the future.”
One of the biggest complaint from Mayor Colin Kinsley and council, when it comes to issues that are based on population numbers, is that the 2006 Census is wrong. The redistribution of the provincial electoral ridings is a prime case where population, and how it is distributed at least according to the Census has a real impact on the area. The Census says we have fewer people and, bingo, fewer ridings follow. But it’s more than just decreased representation in Victoria or Ottawa.
Many provincial and federal funding programs are based on population. Those levels of government use the Census to determine population levels. When the population decreases, so does the flow of federal and provincial cash.
In most cases, I was pleased with the response we received and receptiveness to the issues that we have at hand, said Pemberton Mayor Jordan Sturdy during Tuedsay s (Oct. 2) council meeting. Granted, though, these are 15-minute meetings. It s really difficult to go into any kind of substantial discussion. We ll receive letters of follow-up from the minister or ministry staff, which will create a point in time where we can have a dialogue and refer back to discussions that we ve had.
In a meeting with transportation minister Mary Polak, Gimse said she and Village of Pemberton representatives brought up a number of issues with conditions on Highway 99 north of Whistler, including the need to improve shoulders for cyclists and the necessity of a northbound passing lane on Suicide Hill instead of the informal arrangement that currently exists.