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2023

May 13: Adoption: ‘What if you are the family they have been waiting for?’

2021

November 1: 10 things you may not know about adopting a teen 

2020

November 14: Mayor of Parksville proclaims November ‘Adoption Awareness Month’
November 13: Adoption Awareness Month: How adoption works in B.C.
November 12: It truly does take a village to raise a child
November 8: Adoption family photo event chance to make poignant memories
April 20: Adoptive Families Association of BC: A Family for Every Child

2019

December 23: Adopted Romanian twins thriving three decades after fall of Ceausescu regime
November 20: Adoption Awareness Month – Family Skate and Potluck Lunch
November 18: Kamloops families share journeys to adoption
November 15: Families left scrambling after sudden closure of adoption agency
November 14: Adoption centre closes despite effort to save it; B.C. left with two agencies
November 2: This adorable New West family knows the power of adoption
April 23: Letter: Foster families and adoption
April 11: Changes to adoption policies internationally force Canadian agencies to shutter, leaving couples in limbo
April 11: Adoption agency shutdown leaves 140 BC families in limbo
April 11: Declining foreign adoptions shutter Canadian agencies, leave couples in limbo
April 10: Remaining BC adoption agencies offer to help island families
April 9: Island adoption agency to close at end of May
April 9: One of B.C.'s three adoption agencies, the only one on Vancouver Island, to close at end of May
March 26: Every day is a new adventure

2018

December 31: Kootenay adoptive families host winter event at NDCC
November 13: About 1,000 kids await full-time homes, being part of a family
November 5: Green-lit Mr. PG to mark adoption awareness
November 2: New online tool gives British Columbians ins and outs of adoption
November 2: November is Adoption Awareness Month
November 2: New online tool gives British Columbians ins and outs of adoption
October 9: People on the Move: Anne Tower
September 23: An awesome ChariD&D!
May 30: Here's how volunteering can land you a dream job
April 2: Magazine 26: Adoption

2017

December 13: Children's watchdog warns adoptions lagging in BC
December 13: BC adoption report says province 'faltering' on finding permanent homes for youth
November 28: Council proclaimes November as Adoption Awareness Month
November 23: Adoptive families needed
November 10: November is Adoption Awareness Month across BC
June 29: Judith Guichon, the Lieutenant-Governor who decided BC's political fate
May 1: What still needs to change in BC's adoption process
April 6: This lesbian mom shares an amazing story about her journey to creating her family
March 16: Adoptive Families Association of BC (AFABC) turned 40
March 8: Kamloops families celebrate adoption

2016

November 17: Adoption Awareness Month proclaimed in Fort St. John
October 31: BC adoption moving into the 21st Century
October 31: BC eases search for adoptable children
October 31: New online adoption application goes live
September 22: Support services available for adoptive families on the central and northern Island.
August 30: Local news briefs: Support services for adoptive families
August 26: Support services for adoptive families
August 26: Support services for adoptive families in Interior
August 26: Interior adoption services offered
June 9: Supporting youth from care into adulthood
June 8: Were you ready to 'Adult' at 19? Should we expect foster kids to be?
May 4: "She found us"
April 25: Adoption rates in BC