Scouts Canada’s ambitious hopes for youth and the future
Scouts Canada’s chief commissioner has announced an ambitious action plan designed to grow the organization and change perceptions about Scouts Canada being a “traditional, old-fashioned organization.”
We speak with chief commissioner Steve Kent and we’re joined in the studio by a Nanaimo-based Ventures participant and youth representative, Kaitlyn Hallworth. (more…)
Concert of Island musicians is set to support Nanaimo’s 7-10 Club
Island singer-songwriters Bobbi Schram, Jerry Paquette, Island Hue, Brian Hazelbower, and Alyse Paquette have gathered their considerable talents for a special fundraising concert in Nanaimo this Friday, November 20th. The Benefits of Song will raise much-needed funds for the 7-10 Club, which offers hot breakfast to the needy on weekdays.
We’re joined in the studio by Bobbi Schram, who has organized the concert, and Ewan Cameron, an organizer and spokesperson with the 7-10 Club. (more…)
Local mental health, addictions council needs new members
A local advocacy group working on behalf of people experiencing mental illness and addictions is looking to expand its membership.
The Nanaimo Mental Health and Addictions Advisory Council was formed “to discuss community needs and work on collaborative service development initiatives” according to the Nanaimo News Bulletin.
Now the group is calling for the increased involvement of people who actually receive those services. (more…)
Over the past year, a number of local organizations and groups have moved forward—facing and overcoming challenges and barriers—to step closer to their shared vision of helping some of Nanaimo’s poorest and most vulnerable citizens
On our program this week, we focus on three initiatives that have persevered and emerged with new locations, services, and/or facilities—and a shared “new lease on life”. Join us for our discussion with leaders from three Nanaimo people-focused organizations… (more…)
Do British Columbia’s cuts to autism programs make any sense?
Several mothers of children with autism have become activists—and are challenging the B.C. Liberal government’s recent decision to reallocate funding from an early intensive behavioral intervention (EIBI) program. EIBI provides intensive early interventions that parents argue are effective—and that research suggests is cost-effective. (more…)
The prison suicide of Ashley Smith brings corrections deficiencies to light
Ashley Smith was a troubled teen from Moncton, N.B. who had been assessed by child psychologists several times in her youth, and was in constant trouble with the law. She was eventually placed in Ontario’s Grand Valley Institution for Women, a federal prison, when she was 18. (more…)
