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Alison Merton

@AlisonRMerton

Dedicated to the field of Early Care and Learning... Proud Early Childhood Educator👶🏻... Basketball mum🏀... Dog lover🐾 ...🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇨🇦

 Port Coquitlam, BC Canada
Joined March 2018
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🏀 MBB | The Thunderbirds ran riot inside the painted area on Friday night, en route to a big road win over the Heat 💪 #GoBirdsGo gothunderbirds.ca/news/2026/…
T-Birds continue winning start with big win in Kelowna - University of British Columbia Athletics

T-Birds continue winning start with big win in Kelowna - University of British Columbia Athletics

KELOWNA, B.C. – The Thunderbirds (3-0) jumped out in front immediately and never looked back, earning a dominant victory on the road over the UBC Okanagan Heat (1-2).

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Cerys Merton recorded six points, four rebounds, six assists and an incredible nine steals, tying her career-high and joining Kristjana Young as the only players in program history to reach that mark in multiple regular season games.
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🏀 WBB | A dominant second half and big performances from their stars powered an impressive T-Birds road win over the nationally-ranked UBC Okanagan Heat 🙌 #GoBirdsGo gothunderbirds.ca/news/2026/…
Dominant second half powers road win over Heat - University of British Columbia Athletics

Dominant second half powers road win over Heat - University of British Columbia Athletics

KELOWNA, B.C. – Facing a tough road battle against a UBC Okanagan Heat team (2-1) ranked above them in the U SPORTS Top 10, the Thunderbirds (2-1) found themselves trailing at the half but exploded...

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UBC Thunderbirds
@ubctbirdsNov 7
🏀 WBB | A dominant second half and big performances from their stars powered an impressive T-Birds road win over the nationally-ranked UBC Okanagan Heat 🙌 #GoBirdsGo gothunderbirds.ca/news/2026/…
Dominant second half powers road win over Heat - University of British Columbia Athletics

Dominant second half powers road win over Heat - University of British Columbia Athletics

KELOWNA, B.C. – Facing a tough road battle against a UBC Okanagan Heat team (2-1) ranked above them in the U SPORTS Top 10, the Thunderbirds (2-1) found themselves trailing at the half but exploded...

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@ubctbirdsNov 1
🏀 MBB | Another one! ✌️ Edouard Gauthier and Immanuel Oludele combined for over half of UBC's points, sealing a 95-85 victory against the Cascades for back-to-back wins to start the season! #GoBirdsGo 🦅 gothunderbirds.ca/news/2026/…
Gauthier hits career highs as T-Birds hold on for win over Cascades - University of British...

Gauthier hits career highs as T-Birds hold on for win over Cascades - University of British...

ABBOTSFORD – The UBC Thunderbirds (2-0) picked up their second straight win to start the new Canada West campaign, surging late to seal a 95-85 win over the UFV Cascades (0-2) on Saturday evening.

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@ubctbirdsNov 1
WBB | Back to the win column! 😤 Mona Berlitz tallied 24 points and 10 rebounds, while Cerys Merton added a career-high 11 assists to lift the T-Birds to victory against the UFV Cascades! #GoBirdsGo 🦅 Catch up on the action 📣 gothunderbirds.ca/news/2026/…
Berlitz’s double-double leads T-Birds to win over Cascades - University of British Columbia...

Berlitz’s double-double leads T-Birds to win over Cascades - University of British Columbia...

ABBOTSFORD – The UBC Thunderbirds (1-1) picked up their first win of the Canada West campaign after a commanding 77-48 win over the UFV Cascades (1-1) in Abbotsford on Saturday afternoon.

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@ubctbirdsOct 30
🏀 WBB | A furious start fizzled in the fourth for UBC as the Spartans handed the 'Birds a 76-67 defeat to officially open up the @CanadaWest campaign. Home opener recap 👇 gothunderbirds.ca/news/2026/…
Spartans hand T-Birds home opening loss with big fourth - University of British Columbia Athletics

Spartans hand T-Birds home opening loss with big fourth - University of British Columbia Athletics

VANCOUVER – On opening night of the Canada West regular season, the Trinity Western Spartans came into War Memorial Gym and utilized a strong fourth quarter to take the 76-67 victory.

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UBC Thunderbirds
@ubctbirdsOct 27
🏀 WBB | The wait is almost over! 🦅 UBC tips off its Canada West campaign this Thursday at War Memorial Gym against the TWU Spartans before heading to Abbotsford to take on the UFV Cascades on Saturday! #GoBirdsGo 😤 gothunderbirds.ca/news/2026/…
T-Birds tip off new Canada West campaign against Spartans, Cascades - University of British...

T-Birds tip off new Canada West campaign against Spartans, Cascades - University of British...

VANCOUVER – With the preseason officially in the rearview, the UBC Thunderbirds are gearing up for their first pair of games to kickstart the new Canada West campaign. The 'Birds will take on the...

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@CCCA_BCOct 23
Child Care Platform commits to universal coverage by 2031.
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Child Care Platform builds on progress with positive steps forward.
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CCCABC
@CCCA_BCOct 23
Child Care Platform - they have not allocated sufficient funds to deliver on their commitments.
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Sharon Gregson@sharongregsonOct 17
Read the Coalition of Child Care Advocates of BC response to @bcndp child care announcement today 10aday.ca/election_media_rel…
Election Media Release

Election Media Release

Since its release, the $10aDay Child Care Plan has been enthusiastically endorsed and supported by an ever growing number of individuals and organizations. Add your voice to the thousands of British...

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The Vancouver Sun
@VancouverSunOct 15
This new Vancouver daycare is sitting empty, despite massive a wait-list. Advocates say this may become more common vancouversun.com/opinion/col…
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Sharon Gregson@sharongregsonOct 14
Nine other provinces and territories have set their daily fees ($15 in Alberta, $22 in Ontario, $10 in Manitoba and $10 in Sask, for example).
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Replying to @sharongregson @pattibacchus
Is there a place in Canada who does, besides Quebec who have their own system?
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Sharon Gregson@sharongregsonOct 15
Important to know that organizations had to choose to apply to become $10aDay sites. So only those who applied and then were subsequently approved by the Ministry according to their criteria are $10aDay now.
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Replying to @rodmickleburgh
would be interesting to see what the distribution map of these $10 a day childcare are... would there be correlation between affluent neighbourhoods and concentration of these qualified daycares?
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Sharon Gregson@sharongregsonOct 13
What’s newsworthy here is not that Premier Eby has access to $10aDay child care - but rather that not every family does. 10aday.ca/statement_on_david…
Statement on David Eby

Statement on David Eby

Since its release, the $10aDay Child Care Plan has been enthusiastically endorsed and supported by an ever growing number of individuals and organizations. Add your voice to the thousands of British...

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Sharon Gregson@sharongregsonOct 13
Affordable child care should not be a limited resource to ration off to low-income families. Affordable child care should be available for all families with higher-earners contributing more to the system through their taxes.
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$10aDay Child Care@10aDayPlanOct 13
$10aDay child care is affordable to implement because it generates significant revenues for government when more parents (women) are able to enter the workforce and pay taxes. centreforfuturework.ca/2025/…

The Economic Benefits of Expanded Child Care in British Columbia - Centre for Future Work

The Centre for Future Work has released a new report documenting the widespread economic benefits resulting from the ongoing expansion of early learning and child care services (ELCC) in British...

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Ken H Lane (@knews_knotes) profile pictureKen H Lane@knews_knotesOct 13
Replying to @LombardiMike @Dave_Eby @bcndp @10aDayPlan @sharongregson
The 2024 budget item to support $10 a day daycare in BC was $1.9 billion, a good portion of which came from the federal level. Given BC's indebtedness is now the same as that of Ontario, the plan is unaffordable.
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Replying to @sharongregson
And $10/day is so important for working families. This program needs to be dramatically expanded, it’s about equity. We want access for everyone in B.C. Before and after childcare also needs to be covered and isn’t in so many parts of the province.
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As a proud BC grandfather/nonno, I believe that @10aDaychildcare should be available for EVERY child! Universal childcare benefits children, families, and our economy. @Dave_Eby and @bcndp candidates—time for action now! #BCPoli #10aDay @sharongregson @childcarebc
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