Close X
Friday, November 29, 2024
ADVT 
National

Abbotsford Death Prompts B.C. To Announce Joint Review Of Children Housed In Hotels

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 09 Nov, 2015 01:45 PM
    VICTORIA — The British Columbia government and the province's independent children's watchdog have joined forces to conduct a review of kids being housed in hotels.
     
    The review comes after the recent death of 18-year-old Alex Gervais, who was in government care when he fell from the fourth floor of a hotel in Abbotsford.
     
    B.C.'s representative for children and youth Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond believes he committed suicide.
     
    She and Children's Minister Stephanie Cadieux say the joint review will include recommendations for new policies surrounding the future placement of children in care in hotels.
     
    A joint statement says a report on the review is due to be completed by the end of the year and will be made public.
     
    Turpel-Lafond says she supports initiatives that reduce and eliminate placing children in care in hotels, even in emergencies.

    MORE National ARTICLES

    Honeywell Buys Space Hardware Maker Com Dev In $455 Million Deal

    Honeywell Buys Space Hardware Maker Com Dev In $455 Million Deal
    Com Dev manufactures and sells devices such as transponders used in satellites and satellite ground stations, and their hardware is found on 950 spacecraft and 80 percent of all commercial communication satellites.

    Honeywell Buys Space Hardware Maker Com Dev In $455 Million Deal

    Police Acted Properly In Suicide Of Man Linked To Alleged Mall Shooting: Report

    Police Acted Properly In Suicide Of Man Linked To Alleged Mall Shooting: Report
    Nova Scotia's Serious Incident Response Team released the finding Friday into the incident on Tiger Maple Drive in Timberlea on Feb. 12.

    Police Acted Properly In Suicide Of Man Linked To Alleged Mall Shooting: Report

    High School Coach Jason Paur Pleads Guilty In U.S. Court To Charge Linked To Vernon Visits

    Jason Paur, 44, pleaded guilty Monday morning to transportation with intent to engage in criminal sexual activity.

    High School Coach Jason Paur Pleads Guilty In U.S. Court To Charge Linked To Vernon Visits

    All Ministers Are Full Cabinet Members, Liberals Say

     The new Liberal government says all of its ministers are full members of cabinet — contrary to suggestions otherwise. Justin Trudeau's 30 cabinet members were billed as full ministers upon being sworn in Wednesday.

    All Ministers Are Full Cabinet Members, Liberals Say

    Will Liberal Plan To Hike Taxes On Rich To Give To Middle Class Help Economy?

    Will Liberal Plan To Hike Taxes On Rich To Give To Middle Class Help Economy?
    Experts say the Trudeau government should have little trouble meeting its self-imposed Jan. 1 deadline to rejig tax brackets as a way to ease the load on middle-income earners.

    Will Liberal Plan To Hike Taxes On Rich To Give To Middle Class Help Economy?

    Obama Rejects Keystone XL Pipeline, Says It's Not In U.S. Interests

    Obama Rejects Keystone XL Pipeline, Says It's Not In U.S. Interests
    U.S. President Barack Obama has announced he has rejected TransCanada's application to build the Keystone XL pipeline, capping a seven-year saga that became an environmental flashpoint in both Canada and the U.S.

    Obama Rejects Keystone XL Pipeline, Says It's Not In U.S. Interests