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The changing face of Harewood

December 3rd, 2009 | Posted by pfmarchive in uncategorized - (Comments Off on The changing face of Harewood)

Community co-operative gets ready for the future

The Harewood Community Centre Cooperative met recently for its annual general meeting and to hear a talk about the changing face of Harewood. The HC3 cooperative says its close to bringing much-needed health and social services to the neighbourhood, though they won’t be as centralized as previously hoped.

We speak with Ian Gartshore, the Harewood cooperative’s past chair, and with City of Nanaimo social planner John Horn. (more…)

Food banks face a busy time

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Statistics show a large increase in the use of food banks by Canadians

National statistics released last month show the largest year-over-year increase in food bank use on record—but some provinces have been harder hit than others by the recession and surging food bank need.

We speak with George Minosky from Campbell River Food Bank Society and Mike Counsell from Nanaimo’s Loaves and Fishes Food Bank. (more…)

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