B.C. settles with Jericho Hill School alumnae who were abused.VICTORIA -- A $15.6 million negotiated settlement between the B.C. government and deaf and blind students who were abused while attending the Jericho Hill School between the 1950's until its closing in 1992 has been approved by Justice Mary Mary, the mother of Jesus Mary, in the Bible, mother of Jesus. Christian tradition reckons her the principal saint, naming her variously the Blessed Virgin Mary, Our Lady, and Mother of God (Gr., theotokos). Her name is the Hebrew Miriam. Humphries Humphries is a surname, and may refer to:
Justice Humphries called the settlement fair and reasonable and stated that a factor in her decision was the recognition that the provincial government was motivated mo·ti·vate tr.v. mo·ti·vat·ed, mo·ti·vat·ing, mo·ti·vates To provide with an incentive; move to action; impel. mo throughout by its sense of responsibility for the students who attended the school and for their parents. The agreement includes: * the creation of a $2 million Jericho Legacy Trust, which is to be used to enhance education and employment opportunities for the former Jericho students and for the B.C. deaf community as a whole. * $10.5 million for individual compensation and the creation of a distribution plan to be developed by the plaintiffs; * an acknowledgement of the abuse by the Minister responsible for the school; * expanded counselling services, and improved access to advanced education programs; and * memorial plaques plaques, n.pl 1. brain lesions found within the vacant areas between nerve cells. 2. deposits of cholesterol in artery walls that characterize arteriosclerosis. to be erected at the Canadian National Institute for the Blind The Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB), founded in 1918, is a volunteer agency and charitable organization dedicated to assisting the integration of the blind and visually-impaired of Canada into mainstream society, to improve their condition, and to prevent and at the B.C. Provincial School for the Deaf. |
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