"In some ways, the camps have become part of the community. Neighbours drop off blankets. Outreach workers visit daily. For a time, a mom with 2 children living in a camper at Whatcom park-&-ride walked her kids to a bus stop each morning." vancouversun.com/feature/this-i…

BC's Ombudsperson Is Investigating the Exclusion of Kids from School via The Tyee thetyee.ca/News/2025/01/1…

Something I've been working on for a while for Spotlight: Child Welfare ~ 'We Need to Take Care of Our Own Children' via The Tyee thetyee.ca/News/2025/01/1…

Column: Smartphone use fueling mental health crisis, author says richmond-news.com/opinion/column… via Richmond News

'We Need to Take Care of Our Own Children' via The Tyee thetyee.ca/News/2025/01/1…

'It's inhumane': B.C. children with disabilities excluded from school #bced | Vancouver Sun vancouversun.com/feature/inhuma…

What happens at Woodward's affects the whole Downtown Eastside. And as Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim said last week, what happens in the DTES affects all of BC. Why the risk of London Drugs & Nesters' Woodward's locations closing has some people worried: vancouversun.com/feature/vancou…

Teachers ~ I am thinking about writing on CTF Parachute survey, but want details. Can any of you explain this statistic to me? What's behind it? Increased complexity: 77% of teachers report students’ needs have become “significantly more complex” compared to 5 years ago. #bced

Column: Kids with special needs are being left behind - Richmond News #bcpoli #bced richmond-news.com/opinion/column…

Column: Schools must cover everything, from the mundane to the sublime #bced richmond-news.com/opinion/school… via Richmond News

I wrote a weekly column for these papers (and others) for more than 20 years. Heartbreaking to see this.

This surgery is super strange but has a track record in other countries of restoring sight for #blind people. This Vancouver Providence Health Care doctor will do the first operation in Canada tomorrow on a Victoria woman who's been blind for a decade. #Health vancouversun.com/health/vancouv…

Column: Which movie will take home the Oscar? richmond-news.com/opinion/movie-… via Richmond News

Vote in the election, but make sure you’re informed richmond-news.com/opinion/vote-f… via Richmond News

Column: Wages aren’t keeping up, especially for those earning below living wage richmond-news.com/opinion/column… via Richmond News

Column: Education roundup of teacher shortages, funding deficits, toxic drug training #bced #bcpoli richmond-news.com/opinion/column… via Richmond News

Column: Teachers, parents sound alarm about services for students #bced richmond-news.com/opinion/column… via Richmond News

Yikes! Good story by Maria Rantanen. In 1962, it cost $49,000 to get a Richmond elementary school. Today, it's $60M #bced richmond-news.com/local-news/sd3… via Richmond News