Children and family development minister Mary McNeil is vowing to take action on child poverty. McNeil says she'll develop regional poverty reduction plans with the help of local governments. She says, "because what works in Kootenays won't necessarily work in the Peace, so what we need to do is work with the municipality, work with … [Read more...]
Tim Burton Adopts Some “Peculiar Children”
November 16, 2011 by
Tim Burton is in early talks to develop a film adaptation of the Ransom Riggs novel "Miss Peregrine’s Home For Peculiar Children" at 20th Century Fox and Chernin Entertainment says Deadline. The book follows a 16-year-old whose childhood was filled with stories his grandfather told him about an orphanage for unusual children. The teen heads off … [Read more...]
Superheros drop 20 storeys for children with disabilities
September 13, 2011 by
Swaying 83 meters above Burrard and Cordova streets, the advice from my rappel leader was hardly comforting. “Just lean back.” Scaling down the AXA building as part of the sixth annual Easter Seal’s Drop Zone fundraiser Tuesday did not conjure the usual fuzzy feelings one experiences when participating in a charity event. Stephen Miller, CEO of … [Read more...]
