{"id":130601,"date":"2022-12-06T17:45:04","date_gmt":"2022-12-06T22:45:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/?p=130601"},"modified":"2022-12-06T17:45:04","modified_gmt":"2022-12-06T22:45:04","slug":"castlegar-youth-meets-with-b-c-premier-over-mental-health-addictions-and-gig-economy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canada-info.ca\/en\/castlegar-youth-meets-with-b-c-premier-over-mental-health-addictions-and-gig-economy\/","title":{"rendered":"Castlegar youth meets with B.C premier over mental health, addictions and gig economy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span data-offset-key=\"2q9ik-40-0\">A<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"2q9ik-41-0\">ur<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"2q9ik-42-0\"> H<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"2q9ik-43-0\">ager<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"2q9ik-44-0\">,<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"2q9ik-45-0\"> a<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"2q9ik-46-0\"> 19<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"2q9ik-47-0\">-<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"2q9ik-48-0\">year<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"2q9ik-49-0\">-<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"2q9ik-50-0\">old<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"2q9ik-51-0\"> Cast<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"2q9ik-52-0\">leg<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"2q9ik-53-0\">ar<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"2q9ik-54-0\"> resident<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"2q9ik-55-0\">,<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"2q9ik-56-0\"> is<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"2q9ik-57-0\"> hoping to make<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"2q9ik-58-0\">\u00a0a<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"2q9ik-59-0\"> difference<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"2q9ik-60-0\"> in<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"2q9ik-61-0\"> her<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"2q9ik-62-0\"> community<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"2q9ik-63-0\"> and<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"2q9ik-64-0\"> beyond<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"2q9ik-65-0\"> by<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"2q9ik-66-0\"> pursuing<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"2q9ik-67-0\"> a<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"2q9ik-68-0\"> seat<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"2q9ik-69-0\"> on<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"2q9ik-70-0\"> the<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www2.gov.bc.ca\/gov\/content\/employment-business\/job-seekers-employees\/youth\/young-leaders-council\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-offset-key=\"2q9ik-71-0\"> Strong<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"2q9ik-72-0\">er<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"2q9ik-73-0\">BC<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"2q9ik-74-0\"> Young Leaders Council<\/span><\/a><span data-offset-key=\"2q9ik-76-0\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>At the end of November,\u00a0Hager and other council members met with new premier David Eby to share their thoughts.<\/p>\n<p>\"It's important to speak up for youth who maybe don't have access to government officials,\" Hager told KCR News. \"We talked about a quite variety of things, but anything that impacts youth.\"<\/p>\n<p><span data-offset-key=\"2q9ik-205-0\">The<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"2q9ik-206-0\"> Strong<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"2q9ik-207-0\">er<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"2q9ik-208-0\">BC<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"2q9ik-209-0\"> Youth<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"2q9ik-210-0\"> Council<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"2q9ik-211-0\"> is<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"2q9ik-212-0\"> a<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"2q9ik-213-0\"> new<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"2q9ik-214-0\"> initiative<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"2q9ik-215-0\"> of<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"2q9ik-216-0\"> the<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"2q9ik-217-0\"> provincial<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"2q9ik-218-0\"> government<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"2q9ik-219-0\"> that<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"2q9ik-220-0\"> was<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"2q9ik-221-0\"> launched<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"2q9ik-222-0\"> in<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"2q9ik-223-0\"> 2020<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"2q9ik-224-0\">.<\/span><span 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advice<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"2q9ik-245-0\"> to<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"2q9ik-246-0\"> the<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"2q9ik-247-0\"> government<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"2q9ik-248-0\"> on<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"2q9ik-249-0\"> issues<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"2q9ik-250-0\"> that<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"2q9ik-251-0\"> affect<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"2q9ik-252-0\"> youth<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"2q9ik-253-0\"> in<\/span><span data-offset-key=\"2q9ik-254-0\"> BC, and is led by Nelson-Creston MLA Brittny Anderson, who is also the premiers' special advisor on youth.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Aur Hager told KCR News how young people can make a change:\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Aur Hager, a 19-year-old Castlegar resident, is hoping to make\u00a0a difference in her community and beyond by pursuing a seat on the StrongerBC Young Leaders Council. 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