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Island Voices – Island Talk
THANK YOU VICTORIA, for packing over 4400 gift-filled shoeboxes for the annual Operation Christmas Child project of Samaritan’s Purse.
Once again, you have been generous in giving, letting children – many of whom have never received a gift in their lives – know that someone far away in Canada cares about them and they are not forgotten. Shoebox gifts filled with school supplies, hygiene items and small toys, contributed by church and community groups,…
How To Handle Family Disagreements About Your End Of Life Plans
There are approximately 87 things to do within 72 hours of someone passing, leading to 87 or more decisions to be made, and 87 possible disagreements.
Attention all Disability Parking Permit drivers.
This is an important but mainly unknown regulation for drivers that have a disabled parking permit.
Seniors Advocate reminds residents of care homes to ensure Elections BC has current address if they wish to receive a ballot for the current referendum
Seniors Advocate Isobel Mackenzie has sent a letter to all publicly funded residential care homes asking them to ensure residents are aware of the process to obtain a ballot for the current provincial referendum on electoral reform.
Repeal of discriminatory health labour laws to help restore fairness, stability to health care, says HEU
Bill 29 led to the firing of thousands of health care workers and mass privatization of health care services
Government implements majority of B.C. Ombudsperson’s recommendations following investigation into health ministry firings
B.C.’s Ombudsperson Jay Chalke released an investigative update today titled, Interim Assessment of Implementation of Recommendations – Misfire: The 2012 Ministry of Health Employment Terminations and Related Matters. This report assesses government’s progress implementing the 41 recommendations in the Ombudsperson’s 2017 report into Ministry of Health employment terminations and related issues.
B.C. announces new transition housing for women fleeing violence
The B.C. government Wednesday announced funding for new transition housing for women and children fleeing violence.
5 Strategies to Be a Happy Caregiver – part 1
Every day I hear from caregivers who are struggling as they care for their parents. They struggle with their (new) responsibilities and the time-consuming tasks.
How Can You Meet Your Short Term Goals?
Why do you invest? If you’re like most people, you’d probably say that, among other things, you want to retire comfortably. Obviously, that’s a worthy long-term goal, requiring long-term investing. But as you journey through life, you’ll also have short-term goals, such as saving for a wedding, a second home, remodeling your kitchen or…