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Council proclaims November financial literacy month

City council agreed unanimously to declare November “Financial Literacy Month” in Williams Lake.

After hearing a short presentation from Cariboo-Chilcotin Partners For Literacy financial literacy co-ordinator Kirsten Stark during its regular meeting Tuesday, city council agreed unanimously to declare November “Financial Literacy Month” in Williams Lake.

“For all of us in the community it’s important how we make our money, and how we spend it,” Stark said.

Individuals and all local governments have a role to play going forward, she said noting, it is important to increase minimum wage and social assistance because many people are forced to live in or close to poverty.

“Many people with minimum wage part-time jobs are working two or more jobs which means they don’t have enough time to spend with their families.”

A community with strong financial literacy skills is a community with a stronger and more prosperous economy, Stark added.

“Cariboo-Chilcotin Partners for Literacy remains committed to financial literacy education and helping every single person in our region become financially intact.”

Mayor Walt Cobb thanked Stark and said he agreed with her comments.



Monica Lamb-Yorski

About the Author: Monica Lamb-Yorski

A B.C. gal, I was born in Alert Bay, raised in Nelson, graduated from the University of Winnipeg, and wrote my first-ever article for the Prince Rupert Daily News.
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