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Dawson Creek, BC

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Inland Refugee Society
February 4, 2010
Inland Refugee Society (IRS) is a non-profit , non-governmental agency dedicated specifically to assisting families and individuals seeking refugee protection in Canada.
emergency housing, food bank, Immigrants and Refugees, refugee claimant services, British Columbia, Organizations
February 2, 2010
Homelessness, Housing, British Columbia
February 2, 2010
Independent government tribunal had budget cut as appeals rose 46 per cent.
Welfare, British Columbia
Red Tent Logo
February 2, 2010
A coalition of housing activists are handing out red tents on the streets of Vancouver to pressure the federal government to create a housing strategy. The Red Tent Campaign plans to hand out over...
Homelessness, Housing, British Columbia
February 1, 2010
The City of Ottawa released its poverty reduction strategy, Poverty Affects Us All: A Community Approach to Poverty Reduction. The report includes a recommendation to advocate for increased...
Government Policy, Ontario
February 1, 2010
The Poverty Olympics Torch Relay was launched on January 17th by a group of advocates and activists to draw attention to poverty and anti-poverty struggles around the province. This torch relay is...
Organizing, British Columbia
February 1, 2010
Hundreds of thousands of unemployed Canadians could see their benefits run out with no job prospects in sight, according to an analysis the Canadian Labour Congress released Monday. Read more: http...
Unemployment, British Columbia
January 25, 2010
We have been very busy here at PovNet creating a new, beautiful and user-friendly design. We hope that you will be able to find all the same poverty law information, resources and anti-poverty/...
January 25, 2010
The following is a brief timeline and backgrounder on the cuts to legal aid in BC culled from various press releases and news articles. See the links in the More Information section below for more...
Legal Aid, British Columbia
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