| Six years ago the B.C. government dropped the work start age to 12. Now children in the youngest age group are showing a skyrocketing rate of job-related injuries.

| The provincial government has to find almost 300 million dollars more for public education next year, just to maintain current service. Early signs are that they will not cover the new costs.

| A ministry press release accuses the VSB of financial mismanagement, the Board says it's simply trying to provided needed services for schoolchildren.