East Kootenay Success By 6, an initiative of the United Way, is bringing Dr. Paul Kershaw to the region for a series of presentations the first week of March. Kershaw is an associate professor with UBC’s Human Early Learning Partnership (HELP). He is one of Canada’s leading thinkers about care-giving and family policy, receiving two national prizes from the Canadian Political Science Association for his research.

Kershaw demonstrates that Canada has become a country in which it is harder to raise a family than it was a generation ago. He asks Canadians WTF? And will be in Cranbrook on March 5 for a lively “Where’s the Family” party where parents, grandparents and anyone who wants a Canada that works for all generations is invited to attend this free event. Kershaw addresses what we can do to make a better deal for the generation raising kids.

“Where’s the Family” organizers, Keri Rinehart (EK Success By 6) and Patricia Whalen (Children First) have been familiar with Paul Kershaw’s work for some time and were able to attend his presentation in Vancouver last year. Rinehart comments, “Having heard Paul speak in person, I knew his message needed to be shared. His talks are thought provoking, lively and a bit heated, yet present topics we need to start looking at to make Canada, British Columbia and ultimately our communities better places to raise children.”

Kershaw will also be presenting at the Fernie Chamber of Commerce luncheon on March 6 and later that day to the Board of Education meeting for School District No. 5. At each presentation Kershaw will be discussing how family policy is important for social justice, gender equality, population health and economic growth. ‘Armed with a laptop and a raft of statistics,’ The Vancouver Province describes Kershaw as ‘a one-man road show trying to change Canada one talk at a time.’

For more information on EK Success By 6 and the upcoming presentations with Dr. Paul Kershaw visit. www.EKkids.ca.

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