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MINISTER TOURS FORT ST. JOHN & DAWSON CREEK

Minister Polak’s three-day tour (July 19 to 21) of B.C.’s Peace River region featured visits to the Fort St. John Friendship Centre and its Keeginaw Kids Summer Program and the Fort St. John Child Development Centre. The minister joined First Nation, Métis and Aboriginal youth and elders at the 2^nd Annual Nenan Youth and Elders Gathering event hosted by the Nenan Dane zaa Deh Zona Children and Family Services. Minister Polak wrapped up the tour in Dawson Creek with stops at the Nawican Friendship Centre, Aboriginal Family Services and South Peace Community Resource Centre.

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September 8, 2010

PROVINCE RECOGNIZES FASD PREVENTION AND SUPPORT DAY

VICTORIA – Each year, on the ninth day of the ninth month, people in British Columbia and around the world recognize Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) Prevention and Support Day to raise awareness of this disorder and highlight the importance of abstaining from alcohol during pregnancy.

July 30, 2010

PENTICTON INDIAN BAND CELEBRATES NEW CHILD-CARE CENTRE

PENTICTON – The Penticton Indian Band is celebrating the opening of the brand-new Little Paws Children’s Centre, the first on-reserve child-care centre for the Band, announced Children and Family Development Minister Mary Polak.

July 29, 2010

MINISTER POLAK'S STATEMENT ON YOUTH TESTING

VICTORIA - Minister of Children and Family Development Mary Polak released the following statement regarding testing on young offenders involving the use of a penile plethysmograph

July 19, 2010

MULTI-NATION PARTNERSHIP MARKS MILESTONE IN STIKINE

DEASE LAKE - The Kaska, Tahltan and Tlingit Nations welcomed Minister of Children and Family Development Mary Polak to traditional lands in B.C.'s Stikine Region for an historic gathering to mark the renewal of traditional and community-based supports for children and families.

June 22, 2010

B.C. BOOSTS BEFORE- AND AFTER-SCHOOL CARE PROGRAMS

VICTORIA – B.C. is making it possible to expand before- and after-school child-care programs for all school-age children and also help families get ready for full-day kindergarten this September.