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3 facts you need to know
… about good things from the B.C. Government
By Kootenay East MLA Bill Bennett
1. We believe that all children and youth need the support and love of a permanent family. We are strengthening the focus on adoption by investing $2 million more to help more children and youth in care to find permanent homes through adoption and guardianship.
2. Our government is proud to be able to provide monthly financial assistance to help over 26,500 low-income households through the Rental Assistance Program (RAP) and the Shelter Aid for Elderly Renters (SAFER).
3. Today, more than 93 per cent of British Columbians have access to high-speed Internet. We want to see that every British Columbian with access to high-speed Internet by 2021. Our government is providing a $2 million investment under the BC Broadband Satellite Initiative to assist those in rural areas.
Bill Bennett, Kootenay East MLA