Anti-Racism rally today at Maffeo-Sutton Park; Unemployment on the rise in BC, Minister of Finance believes they will improve

BC's unemployment figures continue to rise this month. The provincial unemployment rate was 13.4 per cent in May. It was 11 and a half per cent in April.BC Ferries has a new service contract with the province that will allow it to provide minimum service levels during the pandemic and to increase service levels as the province's re-opening plans are expanded.A rally against racism gets underway at 3 o'clock this afternoon in Maffeo-Sutton Park. Organizers say it's an opportunity for those who have experienced anti-black racism to tell their stories and for supporters to hear them.This news update is brought to you by a grant from the Local Journalism Initiative of the Community Radio Fund of Canada, as well as Heritage Canada and listeners like you. Please help support and grow local news journalism in the mid-island by donating at chly.ca/support.Written and reported by Lisa Cordasco, News Director for CHLY 101.7FM.Have a tip? Email: [email protected] Find us on social media at Twitter: @lisacordasco / @chly1017FMFunded by Sustaining Donors and the Community Radio Fund of Canada and Heritage Canada’s Local Journalism Initiative. Sustain CHLY’s News Department for many years to come by signing up for a monthly Sustaining Donation.