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Island Social Trends
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Island Social Trends is a longstanding independent news publication on south #VancouverIsland, BC (publication series since 2008); editor & publisher Mary P Brooke. #News & analysis to support readers who decide for themselves. IslandSocialTrends.ca
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Island Social Trends @islandsocialtrends.bsky.social · 1d
National #School #Food Program is now permanent, celebrated by Jobs & #Families Minister Patty Hajdu in #Saanich today along with MPs Stephanie McLean & Will Greaves. She emphasizes the dignity of #meals being offered to all #students in #schools & #childcare. islandsocialtrends.ca/national-sch...
National School Food Program celebrated by Jobs & Families Minister Hajdu in Saanich - Island Social Trends
National School Food Program celebrated by Jobs & Families Minister in Saanich, BC ahead of Thanksgiving weekend.
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Island Social Trends @islandsocialtrends.bsky.social · 1d
The carbon tax (cancelled earlier this year by the Carney govt) was considered to be 'divisive' (Canadians with steady earnings did not receive rebates). Removal of the rebate for low-income Canadians is actually counter to the goal of ‘helping Canadians’. islandsocialtrends.ca/family-orien...
Family-oriented supports in 2025 federal budget preview: tax filing, school food, parks - Island Social Trends
Federal budget 2025 preview on family-oriented supports: easier tax filing, school food program expansion, parks pass continuation.
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Island Social Trends @islandsocialtrends.bsky.social · 2d
Family-oriented supports in 2025 federal budget previewed by
Prime Minister Carney today: streamlining #CRA filing for currently available benefits | National School #Food Program made permanent | National #Parks free access passes continue Dec 2025 & in 2026. islandsocialtrends.ca/family-orien...
Family-oriented supports in 2025 federal budget preview: tax filing, school food, parks - Island Social Trends
Federal budget 2025 preview on family-oriented supports: easier tax filing, school food program expansion, parks pass continuation.
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Island Social Trends @islandsocialtrends.bsky.social · 2d
BCGEU strike Oct 9: No frontline workers in 11 key BC ministries (incl Citizens' Services, Finance, Infrastructure, Mining & Critical Minerals) & crown corporations to put pressure on government; has impacts on the public including businesses & municipalities. islandsocialtrends.ca/bcgeu-strike...
BCGEU strike: No frontline workers in 11 key BC ministries and crown corporations - Island Social Trends
BCGEU strike at October 9, 2025: No frontline workers in key BC ministries including Citizens' Services, Finance and Infrastructure.
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Island Social Trends @islandsocialtrends.bsky.social · 3d
BC Legislative Assembly votes against bill that would stop sex-altering medical intervention on #children. OneBC MLA Tara Armstrong said in the BC Legislature Oct 8: "British Columbia is sleep-walking through the greatest #medical scandal in modern history." islandsocialtrends.ca/bc-legislati...
BC Legislative Assembly votes against bill to stop sex-altering medical intervention on children - Island Social Trends
BC Legislative Assembly votes against bill to stop sex-altering medical intervention on children and active gender ideology pronoun usage in schools.
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Island Social Trends @islandsocialtrends.bsky.social · 3d
The #NDP will support a federal budget that invests in #jobs, #housing, #healthcare and #infrastructure. No support for austerity. Liberal #budget needs to be investing, not contractionist said NDP Leader Don Davies today in Ottawa. islandsocialtrends.ca/ndp-will-sup... | #cdnpoli #economy
NDP will support a federal budget that invests in jobs, housing & health care - Island Social Trends
NDP will support a federal budget that invests in jobs, housing and health-care, says NDP Leader Don Davies in Ottawa on October 8, 2025.
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Island Social Trends @islandsocialtrends.bsky.social · 4d
Following a 2024 pilot project, BC Education and Child Care Minister @lisabeare.bsky.social leads with Bill 19 to utilize spaces in K-12 #schools to provide #childcare spaces, helping #families with extended child care to line up with job schedule realities. islandsocialtrends.ca/bill-19-open...
Bill 19: Opening up BC school spaces for child care - Island Social Trends
Bill 19: Opening up BC school spaces for child care as a support to working parents.
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Island Social Trends @islandsocialtrends.bsky.social · 5d
Due to the #CanadaPost worker strike some #businesses are not receiving #cheques by mail -- needing to now use a courier to get cheques to enable use of e-deposit (smartphone app). Businesses still issuing cheques may wish to shift to Electronic File Transfer. islandsocialtrends.ca/postal-strik...
Postal strike generates more use of e-deposit - Island Social Trends
Canada Post labour strike generates more use of e-deposit with financial institutions and fosters another shift to digital solutions.
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Island Social Trends @islandsocialtrends.bsky.social · 6d
Coming to UVic: highrise with 360 beds in 90 4-bdrm apartment units for upper-year undergrad students & 7-storey adjacent wing will contain 150 studio apartment units for grad students. Construction starts 2026. islandsocialtrends.ca/green-light-... | @bowinnma.bsky.social @dianagibson.bsky.social
Green light for over 500 upper-year UVic student housing units - Island Social Trends
Green light for 360 upper-year undergrad and 150 grad student housing units at the University of Victoria with construction to start in 2026.
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Island Social Trends @islandsocialtrends.bsky.social · 8d
About 200 people showed up Oct 3 for the renaming of a local #park in #Langford to recognize long-time community #city councillor & community leader Winnie Sifert. The park will now be "where the heart of Langford beats strong" says Mayor Scott Goodmanson. islandsocialtrends.ca/langford-ren...
Langford renames park to recognize long-time community leader Winnie Sifert - Island Social Trends
City of Langford renames park to recognize long-time community leader Winnie Sifert with plaque unveiling on Oct 3, 2025.
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Island Social Trends @islandsocialtrends.bsky.social · 9d
BC Seniors Advocate awaits Ministry action plan for enough #longtermcare beds. #Aging growing population could also use more aging-in-place supports with attention to housing but also dementia (~65% in LTC have #dementia). islandsocialtrends.ca/bc-seniors-a... | #seniors @josieosborne.bsky.social
BC Seniors Advocate awaits long-term care action plan - Island Social Trends
BC Seniors Advocate Dan Levitt awaits long-term care action plan on International Day of Older Persons Oct 1, 2025.
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Island Social Trends @islandsocialtrends.bsky.social · 10d
TD Bank donates $250,000 to #Farm at
@royalroads.ca to support ongoing education & food growing (used on-campus & for community donation), develop #climatechange mitigation & ecological stewardship, explore biodiversity loss impacts. Attended by BC LG Cocchia. islandsocialtrends.ca/td-bank-dona...
TD Bank donates $250,000 to Royal Roads University campus farm - Island Social Trends
TD Bank donates $250,000 to The Farm at Royal Roads on Oct 1, 2025 bringing their donations so far to $446,000.
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Island Social Trends @islandsocialtrends.bsky.social · 11d
Coming up: major labour protest by the BC General Employees Union (BCGEU) on Wed Oct 1 in #Vancouver. The march starts at 12 noon at the Vancouver Art Gallery, heading to a rally at 1 pm at Jack Poole Plaza. How much pressure will it take? islandsocialtrends.ca/bcgeu-major-... | #strike
BCGEU major labour protest on Oct 1 in Vancouver - Island Social Trends
BC General Employees union (BCGEU) major labour protest on Oct 1, 2025 in downtown Vancouver including march and rally.
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Island Social Trends @islandsocialtrends.bsky.social · 12d
BC's response to US #tariff threat on the #film industry is a cool one... still awaiting details (if there are any), says #Jobs & Economic Growth Minister Ravi Kahlon today. It would be a hard sector to tariff. islandsocialtrends.ca/bc-response-... | #filmthreat #tradewar
BC response to US tariff threat on film industry - Island Social Trends
BC response to US tariff threat on film industry - not a lot of details yet says Ravi Kahlon, Minister of Jobs and Economic Growth.
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Island Social Trends @islandsocialtrends.bsky.social · 14d
Development Cost Charges (levied by municipalities from developers to help with #infrastructure costs in growing communities) will be addressed by federal govt this fall, says federal #Housing & Infrastructure Minister Gregor Robertson. @ubcm.bsky.social #ubcm25 islandsocialtrends.ca/federal-hous...
Federal housing minister Gregor Robertson at UBCM: infrastructure, federal land, DCCs - Island Social Trends
Federal housing minister Gregor Robertson at UBCM in Victoria on Sept 26, 2025: infrastructure, federal land, development cost charges.
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Island Social Trends @islandsocialtrends.bsky.social · 16d
Federal govt ends door-to-door #CanadaPost delivery, postal workers go on strike. This is the beginning of transformation; federal govt can't keeping bailing out Canada Post which "needs to show a path to financial viability" says @joellightbound.bsky.social islandsocialtrends.ca/federal-gove...
Federal government ends door-to-door Canada Post delivery, workers go on strike - Island Social Trends
Federal government mandates an end to door-to-door Canada Post delivery, unionized workers go on strike.
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Island Social Trends @islandsocialtrends.bsky.social · 18d
A tale of two libraries: for books, for community. During #UBCM2025 this week in Victoria, BC public #libraries seek more provincial funding as community-support role evolves. islandsocialtrends.ca/a-tale-of-tw... | #overdose #staffing #publicspaces
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Island Social Trends @islandsocialtrends.bsky.social · 20d
BC municipal leaders are gathering in Victoria this week for the 2025 UBCM @ubcm.bsky.social convention Sept 22 to 26. Panel on the BC #economy. Resolutions on #housing. Keynote speech by federal housing minister Gregor Robertson coming up Sept 26. islandsocialtrends.ca/bc-municipal...
BC municipal leaders gather for 2025 UBCM convention Sept 22 to 26 in Victoria - Island Social Trends
BC municipal leaders gather for 2025 UBCM convention Sept 22 to 26 at the Victoria Conference Centre in Victoria, BC.
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Island Social Trends @islandsocialtrends.bsky.social · 20d
The City of #Langford #Arts Strategy #Survey is open through Sunday Sept 21 (to 11:59 pm). It's an opportunity for a new direction for the #westshore community in Greater Victoria. A chance to weigh in at a key time in the city's development. islandsocialtrends.ca/survey-to-se... | #artsandculture
Survey to Sept 21 on Arts & Culture in Langford - Island Social Trends
City of Langford Arts & Culture online survey open to Sept 21, 2025 as part of creating a new Arts & Culture strategic plan.
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Island Social Trends @islandsocialtrends.bsky.social · 20d
Got ideas on #Langford #economicdevelopment? #Survey open to 11:59 PT on Sun Sept 21: Retention & expansion of #local #businesses | #Entrepreneurial development | Community wealth building | Attracting new business & investment | #Workforce development. islandsocialtrends.ca/survey-to-se...
Survey to Sept 21: got ideas on Langford's economic development? - Island Social Trends
City of Langford seeks community input on next-level economic development during summer & fall 2025: survey to Sept 21, ideas fair, in Oct.
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Island Social Trends @islandsocialtrends.bsky.social · 21d
Music #teachers & #families with #music #students could find some deals today at the new (relocated)Tom Lee Music Victoria store grand opening (located in Millstream Village in #Langford). Doors open 10 am. Many items on sale, $50 coupons to first 50 customers. islandsocialtrends.ca/grand-openin...
Grand opening Sept 20 at new Tom Lee Music store in Langford - Island Social Trends
Grand opening Sat Sept 20, 2025 at new Tom Lee Music store, Millstream Village in Langford. Door crashers, $50 coupons to first 50 customers.
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Island Social Trends @islandsocialtrends.bsky.social · 22d
It's been a tough slog for #PacificFC as a professional #soccer business venture, now a club far behind in its payment obligations to the City of #Langford. Politically this could end up landing hard for the city council that inherited the deal. islandsocialtrends.ca/city-of-lang...
City of Langford breaks silence on Pacific FC arrears - Island Social Trends
City of Langford breaks silence on Pacific FC arrears that are adding up as municipal losses yet Mayor Goodmanson hopes for contract renewal.
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Island Social Trends @islandsocialtrends.bsky.social · 23d
Two sides still far apart? #CanadaPost is preparing new global offers for continued negotiations with CUPW, coming next week. "It’s about time you responded," the union says. Meanwhile #smallbusiness goes without flyer delivery service. islandsocialtrends.ca/canada-post-... | #workerstrike
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Canada Post preparing new global offers for CUPW - Island Social Trends
Canada Post preparing new global offers for next phase of negotiations with the Canadian Union of Postal Workers.
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Island Social Trends @islandsocialtrends.bsky.social · 23d
Grand opening coming up Sat Sept 20 at the new Tom Lee #Music store in #Langford (they've relocated to a smaller location at the other end of Millstream Village mall). Door-crasher specials, $50 #coupons to first 50 #customers; doors open at 10 am. #retail islandsocialtrends.ca/grand-openin...
Grand opening Sept 20 at new Tom Lee Music store in Langford - Island Social Trends
Grand opening Sat Sept 20, 2025 at new Tom Lee Music store, Millstream Village in Langford. Door crashers, $50 coupons to first 50 customers.
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Island Social Trends @islandsocialtrends.bsky.social · 23d
BC Premier David Eby is in Ottawa this week re major projects & BC as engine of #cdnecon ('look west'), says "tens of billions of dollars in projects" are ready for consideration in next round of Prime Minister Carney's major projects. islandsocialtrends.ca/premier-eby-... | #cdnecon #bcpoli
Premier Eby talks BC major projects in Ottawa - Island Social Trends
Premier David Eby talks BC major projects with Prime Minister Mark Carney in Ottawa, September 17 & 18, 2025.
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