NEW OUTREACH TEAM TO HELP VICTORIA’S HOMELESS
Homeless people who suffer from mental illness or addictions issues will benefit from a new, multi-agency Downtown Outreach Team in Victoria to help connect them with services including stable housing, addictions services, and vocational supports.
Planning for the outreach team started as a joint project between the B.C. ministries of Employment and Income Assistance, and Public Safety and Solicitor General, and the Victoria Police Department (VPD) to address common clients in an integrated way. Following the Mayor’s Task Force on Homelessness last fall, this team received additional support with staffing and resources from the Vancouver Island Health Authority (VIHA) and Our Place Society. [News release] [Backgrounder]
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NEW OUTREACH TEAM TO HELP VICTORIA’S HOMELESS
VICTORIA – Homeless people who suffer from mental illness or addictions issues will benefit from a new multi-agency Downtown Outreach Team in Victoria’s downtown core to help connect them with services including stable housing, addictions services, and vocational supports.
FREE VISION TESTING FOR ALL B.C. KINDERGARTEN CHILDREN
VANCOUVER – All children in kindergarten in British Columbia will receive free testing for early vision problems, Premier Gordon Campbell announced.
ALMOST 85% OF B.C. PATIENTS SATISFIED WITH ER CARE
VICTORIA – For the second consecutive time, a provincewide survey of emergency care services indicates almost 85 per cent of patients surveyed rate the quality of care they received as good to excellent overall, Health Minister George Abbott announced.
RECRUITMENT CAMPAIGN BRINGS EXPERIENCED NURSES TO B.C.
VICTORIA – A total of 521 nurses from the United Kingdom have been hired in the Lower Mainland over the last two years, the result of a targeted provincial recruitment effort, Health Minister George Abbott announced.
TENTATIVE SETTLEMENTS REACHED IN BILL 29 TALKS
VANCOUVER – The provincial government and the Health Employers Association of BC have signed four tentative settlement agreements with the Community Bargaining Association, the Facilities Bargaining Association, the Health Science Professionals Bargaining Association, and the Nurses’ Bargaining Association.
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