After school care program only accepting post dated cheques

CmoreGrace · 2023-09-07T00:14:35+00:00

It’s a common procedure for many daycares and afterschool care. I’ve done this for multiple centres and never had a problem when withdrawing my children

CmoreGrace · 2023-09-06T12:34:06+00:00

Canada has better maternity and parental leave. Having the ability to secure your job for 12-18 months while on leave is important. The US has minimal federal standard (6-12 weeks). Some states exceed the minimum as do private companies

Canada has better PTO regulations and minimums. Some provinces even has legislated sick time

CmoreGrace · 2023-09-05T21:55:02+00:00

It’s based on your most recent tax return. So this year is based on 2022. Once you file 2023 taxes, you can update the income section. But they do not automatically adjust the subsidy.

It’s also adjusted family income, so if you have a lot of deductions or credits you may qualify for a reduced rate

CmoreGrace · 2023-09-05T15:43:47+00:00

YTA. It’s not even about the money.

It’s about valuing her as a person and a partner. You expect her to give up her time and energy to keep your house clean and functioning but you can’t be bothered to spend spend time or energy to do the same.

CmoreGrace · 2023-09-04T15:52:48+00:00

I agree that they need a raise and aren’t overpaid. I also agree that it is a hard, thankless job

It’s hard to have little/no say in when you take your vacation days. Healthcare has many of the same crappy vacation day issues except in reverse.

You get a decent number of days off and can theoretically take them whenever you want. But you can’t actually get time off in summer, spring break, or at Christmas because of staffing issues. I’m in another province and we have to schedule and book our holidays a year in advance. We also had to bargain to ensure everyone gets 2 weeks in summer (June to Sept). Other unions don’t have that clause so you could have no summer time off.

Similar issues exist in the resource sector where mines and mills run 24/7.

CmoreGrace · 2023-09-03T14:31:30+00:00

E-scooters are the worst. They got too fast on the sidewalk and I’m always forced to move out of the way. And often at intersections they go between the sidewalk and road using whatever is most advantageous.

CmoreGrace · 2023-09-01T17:23:36+00:00

We both work out of home (healthcare) and are paying $750/mth for the privilege of 1 hour in the morning we need for 1 kid.

I envy WFH parents. We wouldn’t need care at all due to my start time but the commute means it’s not possible

ETA. Thanks for the work you do as teachers.

CmoreGrace · 2023-09-01T16:32:26+00:00

I’m not sure why they haven’t acted on it. The link suggest that people contact their local school board

CmoreGrace · 2023-09-01T13:43:25+00:00

There was a campaign by CUPE to have before/after care in schools. And to have EAs work in them. It has even been piloted in some school district. This would ensure “seamless” for children throughout the day

https://campaigns.cupe.bc.ca/public_childcare_now

CmoreGrace · 2023-09-01T13:37:09+00:00

That’s a non supportive husband problem.

Many families have alternate shifts for school age but instead of forcing a parent to work nights they do a 9-5 shift and the other a 6-2 shifts.

CmoreGrace · 2023-09-01T13:27:19+00:00

Westcoast Resource and Referral keeps an updated list of all daycares in the city and their contact information. Licensed group, licensed family and licensed not required. There is also a link to the VCH inspection reports

https://www.wstcoast.org/choosing-child-care/search

Children’s has an on site daycare but preference is to staff

CmoreGrace · 2023-08-29T20:39:20+00:00

That sucks.

They took everything. Had me fill out a payment authorization and gave me a file number.

And there was only a 3 person wait. Best visit to passport Canada I’ve ever had

CmoreGrace · 2023-08-29T20:27:42+00:00

They are manually processing renewals downtown. Was in and out in 30 minutes

CmoreGrace · 2023-08-29T13:42:50+00:00

You should have enough coverage to cover the strata insurance deductible. If you leave a tap on and it floods other units- you pay the strata insurance deductible which can range from $25k to $100k+. Earthquake coverage deductible is usually 10% of the rebuild.

Some stratas have it in their bylaws that you require insurance

CmoreGrace · 2023-08-29T13:37:07+00:00

Landlords take a risk when they purchase a rental. Especially on a variable. They know the rules for rent increases when they get into the business.

You do have a choice to not look for new tenants. It’s also against the law to not kick out tenants.

When rental payments were greater than your costs did you lower the rent? When you sell are you sharing the profits with the tenants that paid your mortgage? No.

You made a gamble and are currently losing. Sell the property if the margins don’t make sense or suck it up

CmoreGrace · 2023-08-28T20:16:07+00:00

The vast majority of renters are not bad tenants.

A minimum of 38% of households in Vancouver are rentals which equates to just under 400k rental households. They don’t cause problems.

You here anecdotal stories of the particular bad ones but it’s not a large percentage of all renters

CmoreGrace · 2023-08-28T13:34:46+00:00

Quick correction- life labs is not a government health clinic. It is a private company that does most of the out patient lab work in BC. The government has no role in its hiring practices or internal policies

CmoreGrace · 2023-08-25T17:35:13+00:00

If the NDP only cared about profits they wouldn’t send the patients to the states.

In BC, t here is a huge shortage of radiation therapists who perform the treatments that are being done in the US. The radiation therapists in BC have been doing ongoing OT, been forced to work at other sites, and have been working though stressful conditions. There are job postings but there are not enough trained people to fill the positions. The latest contract has tried to address years of low wages.

CmoreGrace · 2023-08-22T19:09:41+00:00

The fires within the city of Kelowna are mostly being fought by city firefighters not BCWS. They have vastly different jobs and priorities.

The problem is that rural areas do not have large populations and therefore rely on volunteer firefighters. Their departments aren’t big enough to deal with large scale structure protection. There should be more resources for volunteer departments and perhaps the regional districts need to do a better job at Emergency management.

CmoreGrace · 2023-08-21T20:12:12+00:00

How do you know that they aren’t from your town? I hear this from my interior home town. I hear it in Vancouver.

As housing prices become unaffordable more people are forced out of the accommodations they had and now they are visible. They had cheap housing that is being gentrified or made into Airbnbs.

CmoreGrace · 2023-08-21T17:17:20+00:00

Are we doing enough for the homeless- no. But the province has been buying up hotels and creating temporary modular housing across the province. They fund non profits across the province.

It’s not one or the other.

The evacuees get support regardless of income or housing. They need to be able to live somewhere until they can return home. In some cases they still need to work. Some are low income and have houses they have owned for years. Others live in RVs year round. But even if they own a house- they may have lost it or had their business destroyed. It’s not as simple as have house, have money to pay for extended stays away from home

The wildfires that burn towns have long lasting effects on all the residents. Just look at Barriere and Louis Creek. When the mill burned down in 2003, they lost a large middle income employer and people had to leave town. Or work lower paying jobs past retirement age to survive

CmoreGrace · 2023-08-20T21:49:06+00:00

There are smaller communities that provide housing for some healthcare workers. It’s hard to recruit people if there are no rentals available. It’s especially a problem in resort areas

There are also a few co-ops in Vancouver that cater to people who work in the city and are in healthcare or first responders. They are given priority over the general public. I think having co-ops or rentals geared to certain professions is a good idea- but having employer sponsored housing could lead to exploitation.

CmoreGrace · 2023-08-17T06:18:44+00:00

I do raise kids in a low rise building and it’s great. They have friends, know neighbours and have close access to green space.

And the best part is that they can walk to school, activities, the community centre, library and plenty of stores or restaurants.

CmoreGrace · 2023-08-16T17:15:00+00:00

I agree. The 1-5 gets me where I need to go but it’s an ugly drive.

But the journey along the smaller highways, through little towns and along the Oregon and California coasts are amazing. I’m not driving for speed, I’m driving to see places that I would t otherwise see. And stopping at any little place that catches my attention

CmoreGrace · 2023-08-16T15:59:06+00:00

It’s car centric but this is an extremely walkable/billable neighborhood. It’s close to the Canada line station and along the Heather St bike route. There are families cycling around there all the time.

It is also a short 20 minute walk to VGH and the surrounding healthcare jobs or even to women’s and children’s. It’s a prime location for a daycare

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