News Items tag as: Kamloops Ministry of Children and Families

RCMP probe B.C. workers who failed to help vulnerable aboriginal teen
September 18, 2015 - 11:30 AM

VANCOUVER - British Columbia's representative for children and youth confirms an RCMP investigation is underway, following a report about the tragically short life of an aboriginal teenager who died of an overdose in 2013.
Vancouver council wants province to make changes following report on Kamloops girl who fell through foster care cracks
July 13, 2015 - 2:31 PM

VANCOUVER - After reviewing a lengthy report on a young woman who fell through the cracks of government care, Vancouver’s city council is calling on the province to make changes for better foster care in B.C.
Kamloops girl's life cut short by abuse and neglect
May 29, 2015 - 4:31 PM

KAMLOOPS - In a lengthy report documenting the plight of a young aboriginal girl failed by several bureaucracies, a critic says apathy, incomplete reports and inaction from ministry workers were significant contributors to a Kamloops girl's continual homelessness and eventual death at 19 years of age in the squalor of Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside.
Security tightened at ministry office
February 17, 2015 - 7:30 PM

KAMLOOPS – Enhanced security, including locked doors and a security guard, was put in place at a Brocklehurst ministry office recently but officials are staying tight-lipped as to what led to it.
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RCMP probe B.C. workers who failed to help vulnerable aboriginal teen