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Dream analysis for the everyday dreamer

January 26th, 2012 | Posted by pfmarchive in uncategorized - (Comments Off on Dream analysis for the everyday dreamer)

C.G. Jung viewed dreams as offering a snapshot of our current mental condition, alerting us to problem areas

Carl Gustav Jung was a psychiatrist and the founder of analytical psychology. He is considered the first modern psychiatrist to view the human psyche as “by nature religious” and to make it the focus of exploration. Jung emphasized the individuation of a person. The process might be described as being all that we can be by uncovering the hidden parts of our personality through dreams, active imagination and self-observation.

A Nanaimo group interested in Jung’s approach to dream interpretation will hold a public lecture on the evening of Saturday February 4, 2012. (more…)

“New buildings take capital and time,” said Tom Grauman, executive director with the Columbia Centre Society. “The appeal of motels is that they are already contained units that just need refurbishing.”

Nanaimo city staff members could soon investigate the potential to turn hotel suites into low-income rentals.

The new research will be geared towards providing new options to hotels and motels looking to exit the hospitality industry. City staff members say the new hotel tax exemption bylaw is expected to increase the stock of quality hotel rooms in Nanaimo, but it could also make the industry too competitive for those already struggling with low occupancy rates.

Read the rest of this article at Nanaimo Daily News.

Psych meds heavily used on BC elders

January 19th, 2012 | Posted by pfmarchive in uncategorized - (Comments Off on Psych meds heavily used on BC elders)

Government report says that over half of the elders in British Columbia care homes are given anti-psychotic medications

The B.C. ministry of health released a report [opens to PDF] in December which revealed that just over half of all elders in residential care facilities are being medicated with anti-psychotic drugs. The report identified a need for greater awareness of issues surrounding dementia and health care consent. Advocates and experts in the care of elders are concerned about the high rate of atypical anti-psychotic use in long-term care settings. (more…)

187 members and 11 campaigns later, SocialCoast.org has grown and is beginning to make its impact felt

SocialCoast.org was established in spring 2011 to provide the Victoria region with an online hub—a social network—for community activism. Since the start, founder Eric Nordal and his partners have been working to fine tune the online portal and increase its presence and impact. 187 members and 11 campaigns later, SocialCoast.org is making a difference, helping socially conscious people to get informed, get connected, and get involved. (more…)

John Lowman challenges government to cut hypocrisy and determine what prostitution law and policy should accomplish

Prostitution is legal in Canada, while soliciting is not, exemplifying the hypocrisy present in our society’s responses to it, according to John Lowman, a professor at Simon Fraser University and prostitution policy expert. Prof. Lowman was an expert witness at the Pickton inquiry, which is examining the disappearance of women from Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside. Dr. Lowman has proposed four goals in a decriminalization process. (more…)

Non-profit groups are named as operators for two new social housing projects in Nanaimo, but will controversy fade?

Pacifica Housing and Nanaimo Affordable Housing Society, in partnership with Columbian Centre Society and Haven Society, have been selected as the successful non-profit providers to develop, manage and operate two new supportive housing developments for those who are homeless or at risk of homelessness in Nanaimo. The announcement came from B.C. Housing on November 30th. (more…)