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Runners keep it Riel

February 4th, 2010 | Posted by pfmarchive in uncategorized - (Comments Off on Runners keep it Riel)

Métis Nation’s Olympic focus unfolds during the “Year of the Métis”

Métis Nation British Columbia’s 2010 Olympic torch relay team, “Keeping It Riel”, recently ran with the Vancouver 2010 Olympic torch. The team’s slogan, a tribute to Louis Riel, was selected during a meeting last summer with Métis youth. Organizer Marcel Chalmers told the Vancouver Sun that he would be filled with pride, particularly after the Saskatchewan government declared 2010 as the Year of Métis. “It is going to be an incredible year for all Metis,” he said. (more…)

On quality of life

January 28th, 2010 | Posted by pfmarchive in uncategorized - (Comments Off on On quality of life)

Turning to the experts who live successfully with BD

Very little is known about how people successfully self-manage their bipolar disorder (BD). Information about people living successfully with BD isn’t nearly as easy to find, for example, as information about disability or dysfunction.

Now, a team of researchers is looking at self-management techniques provided by the experts themselves—people with bipolar disorder who are living well. The hope is to turn their strategies into a kind of how-to guide that others can use to improve their lives. (more…)

Housing campaigns

January 28th, 2010 | Posted by pfmarchive in uncategorized - (Comments Off on Housing campaigns)

Red tents and hunger strike call for national strategy

Vancouver-based Pivot Legal Society, the Citywide Housing Coalition and other partners announced the launch of their Olympic red tent campaign on Monday January 25th, calling on the federal government to fund a national housing strategy to end homelessness.

The partners call for government to ensure secure, adequate, accessible and affordable housing for all persons living in Canada. (more…)

A cappuccino home

January 21st, 2010 | Posted by pfmarchive in uncategorized - (Comments Off on A cappuccino home)

Simple design, low price just might be the key to providing affordable housing

The Twelve Cubed Homes website says “welcome to the future” and “we do small in a big way” on its opening page. Ten cubed (ten cubic feet) and twelve cubed (twelve cubic feet) homes—at around $85 per square foot—just might be the answer to providing affordable housing.

Company founder James Stuart drops by the CHLY studio to speak with us about cube homes, their potential and his inspiration for designing them. We also share a brief audio tour through one of the micro-homes. (more…)

The end of British Columbia’s EIBI program

January 21st, 2010 | Posted by pfmarchive in uncategorized - (Comments Off on The end of British Columbia’s EIBI program)

How are affected families coping with the loss of this program for their children with autism?

When the B.C. government announced changes to the way it funds autism support in the province, mothers of children with autism became activists…challenging the decision with protests and online campaigns.

The early intensive behavioural intervention program (EIBI) ends January 31st. We speak with Cher Sherwood and Samantha Warden, mothers of children with autism and organizers of the protests against the government’s decision, about the experiences of affected families. (more…)

Elder rights and care

January 14th, 2010 | Posted by pfmarchive in uncategorized - (Comments Off on Elder rights and care)

Dealing with family and individual challenges

The author of a newly-updated Nursing Homes and Assisted Living guide aims to help people choose appropriate care and learn how to advocate for their loved ones in complex care environments. The guide also looks at issues related to assisted living.

Peter Silin, who wrote the first edition of the guide ten years ago, also encourages a deeper exploration of symptoms that may be attributed to being “due to old age.” (more…)