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New child care spaces being created in Smithers

Smithers is among communities within the Northwest to receive new child care spaces.

59 new spaces will be created at the Witsuwit’en Child and Family Centre,

The new spaces will include eight spaces for infants and toddlers, 16 spaces for children aged three to kindergarten, 15 preschool spaces and 20 school aged spaces.

In addition, 51 new spaces will be created in Kitwanga at the Wo’umxhl Simalygyex Daycare.

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“We are delivering on more child care spaces here in the North so families can live full and balanced lives,” said MLA for the North Coast Jennifer Rice.

The province will be investing in more than 225 new licensed child care spaces.

Additional spaces being created within the Northwest include Terrace, Prince Rupert and Kitimat.

The new spaces in Smithers are expected to open in early 2022.

Since 2018, 171 new child care spaces have been funded in Smithers by the province.

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Lindsay Newman
Lindsay Newman
News Reporter Lindsay joined the MyBulkleyLakesNow news team in 2019. She was born and raised in Cambridge, Ontario where she then moved to Toronto to complete Journalism school at Humber College where she graduated in 2017. Lindsay started her news journey at 680 News- Toronto's largest talk radio station. Lindsay then moved on to 680 News, where she was an audio editor. She has always loved the idea of living in British Columbia since she was a teenager and was excited to make the to move out to Smithers, BC to branch out her journalism skills. In Lindsay's spare time she is usually relaxing with her two cats and in the warmer months going on hikes with her friends and partner.

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