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In trying economic times, British Columbia Finance Minister Colin Hansen has made a gesture that BC\u2019s provincial government is committed to putting more resources into children and families.<\/p>\nIn trying economic times, British Columbia Finance Minister Colin Hansen has made a gesture that BC\u2019s provincial government is committed to putting more resources into children and families.<\/p>\n
Instead of purchasing himself a new pair of shoes\u2014a pre-budget tradition for BC Finance Ministers\u2014Colin Hansen decided to buck the trend and purchase 100 shoes for needy children from Sport Chek with a $4,000 donation (out of his own pocket) to The Salvation Army. The Salvation Army will distribute the shoes to children through their various Family Services centers located throughout the province.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen Minister Hanson called and suggested his personal donation and the desired outcomes I was moved,\u201d said Major Brian Venables of The Salvation Army. \u201cIn trying times to demonstrate reaching out to others in such a practical and meaningful way is inspiring for everyone.\u201d<\/p>\n
British Columbia has gained a reputation as Canada\u2019s weakest link when it comes to child poverty, having the country\u2019s highest child poverty rate according to First Call BC. Hansen assured reporters that there would be \u201cadditional dollars in the budget\u2026 for services for children and families.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Salvation Army would like to thank Hansen for his kind donation, and looks forward to further working with the BC government to provide hope for more families and children in need.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
In trying economic times, British Columbia Finance Minister Colin Hansen has made a gesture that BC\u2019s provincial government is committed to putting more resources into children and families. Instead of purchasing himself a new pair of shoes\u2014a pre-budget tradition for BC Finance Ministers\u2014Colin Hansen decided to buck the trend and purchase 100 shoes for needy […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1554,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"location":[],"class_list":["post-1553","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general-interest"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n