A Victoria-based campaign seeks to discard the street name reminders of British Columbia’s troubled history
‘Taking the Names Down from the Hill’ is a new campaign being launched by SocialCoast.org. It’s designed to bring attention to place names throughout the communities of Victoria, British Columbia, where there have been streets, buildings, and areas named after things with an often disturbing history.
SocialCoast activists hope to educate the public about colonization/decolonization, and the traditional place names on Saanich, Lekwungen, and Esquimalt territory. (more…)
Some people say mid-winter is the most depressing time of year—when cold and dark days, holiday bills, and already-lapsed new year’s resolutions catch up with us
The puck moves quickly up the ice, from the rock-steady defence to the winger flying up the boards on the left side. He skates the puck deep into the corner, turns and sees the centre driving to the front of the net. The pass is a perfect, tape-to-tape effort and as the centre receives the puck she shoots it quickly, not allowing the goalie to get set. The mesh ripples. The crowd cheers loudly, and the players all give each other “High Fives”. Sounds like a scene that happens in every rink in every town across the country. But this scene is a little more special… 
Eating disorders are serious mental illnesses with significant, life-threatening medical and psychiatric morbidity and mortality, regardless of an individual’s weight. Anorexia Nervosa (AN), in particular, has the highest mortality rate of any psychiatric disorder. Risk of premature death is 6-12 times higher in women with AN as compared to the general population, adjusting for age. 