Skip to contentHomeHighlightsThe study estimates how much Canadian families typically spend on children, but variables like household income, number of parents and other children and where the family lives can all make a difference.Erica Alini, The Globe and MailCanadians can expect to spend more than $350,000 to raise a child from birth to the age of 17, according to new estimates by Statistics Canada. And that figure climbs by a further 29 per cent if parents continue to support the child through post-secondary studies until the age of 22, the data show.The study, released last Friday, is...…Skip to contentHomeHighlightsThe study estimates how much Canadian families typically spend on children, but variables like household income, number of parents and other children and where the family lives can all make a difference.Erica Alini, The Globe and MailCanadians can expect to spend more than $350,000 to raise a child from birth to the age of 17, according to new estimates by Statistics Canada. And that figure climbs by a further 29 per cent if parents continue to support the child through post-secondary studies until the age of 22, the data show.The study, released last Friday, is...WW…

Skip to contentHomeLocal News'This is not ideal, however, the engineers feel this is a required repair ahead of the long weekend': BC FerriesBronwyn Beairsto, EditorThe last round trip between the Sunshine Coast and Horseshoe Bay will be cancelled on Wednesday, Oct. 4 as the Queen of Surrey requires a cylinder head replacement. Cancelled are the 10:30 p.m. from Langdale and the 11:30 p.m. from Horseshoe Bay. "This is not ideal, however, the engineers feel this is a required repair ahead of the long weekend," BC Ferries executive director of public affairs Deborah Marshall...…Skip to contentHomeLocal News'This is not ideal, however, the engineers feel this is a required repair ahead of the long weekend': BC FerriesBronwyn Beairsto, EditorThe last round trip between the Sunshine Coast and Horseshoe Bay will be cancelled on Wednesday, Oct. 4 as the Queen of Surrey requires a cylinder head replacement. Cancelled are the 10:30 p.m. from Langdale and the 11:30 p.m. from Horseshoe Bay. "This is not ideal, however, the engineers feel this is a required repair ahead of the long weekend," BC Ferries executive director of public affairs Deborah Marshall...WW…