The Tyee – In Hazelton, a Hard Struggle for Families

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In Hazelton, a Hard Struggle for Families

Photo of Old Hazelton Hospital, taken in 1978 by Robert Ciavarro. See the original here.

Incoming premier Christy Clark was elected BC Liberals leader on her "Families First Agenda." If she is looking to put her platform to the test, a perfect place would be the cluster of small towns and native reserves in the province's northwestern region known as The Hazeltons. As The Tyee's Katie Hyslop discovers reporting on the realities of people's lives there, challenges families face have become more daunting as government has cut services while changing its policies in ways that have hastened the shutting down of local mills.

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