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Tokens for meals: A simple idea that is generating business and community support

April 18th, 2016 | Posted by pfmarchive in uncategorized - (Comments Off on Tokens for meals: A simple idea that is generating business and community support)

picture 684bbanner pfr“We can’t just look at look at people who are homeless and say that is not my problem…we have a lot of homelessness here in Nanaimo and a lot of people that are hungry.”

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Activist Michael Redhead Champagne on Indigenous youth, the suicide crisis, and hope

April 17th, 2016 | Posted by pfmarchive in uncategorized - (Comments Off on Activist Michael Redhead Champagne on Indigenous youth, the suicide crisis, and hope)

banner pfrThe community activist and internationally recognized youth leader says “we can take this crappy word oppression…throw it away…and we can replace it with this idea of opportunity”

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Patrick Aleck, from Stz’uminus and Penelakut First Nations, is a rising community builder

February 15th, 2016 | Posted by pfmarchive in uncategorized - (Comments Off on Patrick Aleck, from Stz’uminus and Penelakut First Nations, is a rising community builder)

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banner pfrPatrick Aleck says “I’m not supposed to be here right now,” referring to cerebral palsy and life challenges, “but I am” — and he’s making a difference in the community

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Coco Cafe’s big impact recognized, now a finalist for Small Business B.C. Awards

February 15th, 2016 | Posted by pfmarchive in uncategorized - (Comments Off on Coco Cafe’s big impact recognized, now a finalist for Small Business B.C. Awards)

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banner pfrCoco Cafe has around 33 full and part-time employees, with roughly 50 per cent having some form of a developmental disability. It’s “a place where everyone is welcome”

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“We need more men to stand with women and speak up about this issue”: JR LaRose

February 8th, 2016 | Posted by pfmarchive in uncategorized - (Comments Off on “We need more men to stand with women and speak up about this issue”: JR LaRose)

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banner pfrFormer BC Lions football player JR LaRose is a leader in the “Be More Than a Bystander” initiative aimed at increasing awareness and understanding about the impact of men’s violence against women

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Call to action concludes powerful JR LaRose anti-violence presentation

February 2nd, 2016 | Posted by pfmarchive in uncategorized - (Comments Off on Call to action concludes powerful JR LaRose anti-violence presentation)

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Patrick Aleck, from Stz’uminus First Nation, shared a powerful call to action at the conclusion of former B.C. Lions’ JR LaRose’s “Be More Than a Bystander” event February 1st in Nanaimo

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