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Canadians, youth, and mental health

September 29th, 2014 | Posted by pfmarchive in uncategorized - (Comments Off on Canadians, youth, and mental health)

Movember Foundation has outspent government on research into men’s mental health

September 28th, 2014 | Posted by pfmarchive in uncategorized - (Comments Off on Movember Foundation has outspent government on research into men’s mental health)

Tensions near boiling point at Vancouver’s Oppenheimer Park tent city, officials say

September 26th, 2014 | Posted by pfmarchive in uncategorized - (Comments Off on Tensions near boiling point at Vancouver’s Oppenheimer Park tent city, officials say)

Survive and thrive after mental illness

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Be part of the story of recovery…help us to develop rehabilitative housing, community acceptance and understanding of people with mental illness and addictions

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B.C. communities keen on Victoria and Vancouver’s mental health approach

September 24th, 2014 | Posted by pfmarchive in uncategorized - (Comments Off on B.C. communities keen on Victoria and Vancouver’s mental health approach)

ACT teams of police, social workers and health experts have trimmed hospital visits and jail time for the mentally ill

10229367As B.C.’s mayors called on the province to reopen long-term residential beds for the most severely addicted and mentally ill, those behind an innovative policing and health care model in Victoria and Vancouver say their approach could be copied by other communities.  Read the rest of this article at The Vancouver Sun…

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Paul Manly on El Salvador’s struggle with a Canadian-Australian mining giant

September 23rd, 2014 | Posted by pfmarchive in uncategorized - (Comments Off on Paul Manly on El Salvador’s struggle with a Canadian-Australian mining giant)

Nanaimo filmmaker Paul Manly has been visiting communities and hearing from individuals affected by mining projects in El Salvador and the tactics of Investor State Dispute Settlements (ISDS) used by mining companies

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On September 10, 2014, dozens of organizations from Canada, El Salvador and around the world confronted Canadian-Australian mining company Oceana Gold, whose subsidiary is suing the nation of El Salvador for $301 million (USD). El Salvador’s offence was refusing to a grant a permit to a gold mine that would contaminate 60 per cent of the population’s drinking water.

The Council of Canadians, the Latin American Solidarity Network, the Mining Injustice Solidarity Network and others planned to descend on the company’s Toronto headquarters to present a letter from people affected by the decision. The letter demands that the company withdraw the lawsuit.

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