Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 30 May, 2023 12:09 PM
The B-C Teachers Federation has completed its first-ever survey of members and says the results show teachers' stress and workloads are climbing.
A statement from the teachers federation says nearly 82 per cent of respondents noted problems related to teacher shortages and 62 per cent reported an inability to get needed help for students.
More than 80% of BC public school teachers say they're feeling direct impacts from the teacher shortage and meeting students' needs is their top concern. Today we're releasing our first annual membership survey with these and other findings: https://t.co/uEDh2eiCtu#bcpoli#bced
Roughly 40 per cent of teachers say they have less preparation time this year than they did in 2022 and approximately the same number say their physical or mental health is worse than it was last year.
BCTF President Clint Johnston says the survey underlines a critical need for school districts and the provincial government to find better ways to recruit and retain teachers before they burn out.
Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino says a continental strategy for dealing with fentanyl will be a key priority during the meetings. The U.S. has already embarked on an aggressive law-enforcement approach, seizing more than 2,200 kilograms of fentanyl in the last month — virtually all of it coming across the southern border.
Mediated contract negotiations between the Public Service Alliance of Canada and the government began in early April and continued through the weekend in what the union describes as the government's last chance to reach a deal.
Myles Gray, who was 33, died in August 2015, shortly after a beating by seven officers, leaving him with a broken eye socket, a crushed voice box, a ruptured testicle and other injuries. The inquest began Monday in Burnaby, B.C., with testimony from six of the more than 40 witnesses expected to appear over 10 days.
Uber Canada says, starting immediately, B.C. residents over the age of 19 can use the Uber Eats app to order marijuana from local, licensed retailers. The statement from Uber Eats says its delivery workers won't be involved because certified staff from the cannabis retailer will instead deliver the order to the customer and verify the recipient's age and sobriety.
It says that's the second highest total ever recorded over the first three months of a calendar year, behind only 2022 when 599 people died. The figures also show that 2,314 deaths due to toxic drugs occurred last year, making the annual toll the deadliest on record since a public health emergency was declared in 2016.
Ridge Meadows RCMP are confirming that a man was located deceased in Pitt Meadows. On Monday, at around noon police located a man’s body in a wooded area west of Golden Ears bridge. The police investigation has revealed this incident to be suspicious in nature.
