BC’s Seniors Advocate released results of a province-wide survey of almost 7,500 HandyDART users in the province today.
A Green Burial into our Blue Ocean.
Located just a few hundred feet from shore within the Strait of Georgia, an artificial reef using cremated remains, is ready to be born.
Wear a Pussyhat.
The day after Donald Trump’s inauguration. I have just learnt about this incredible gathering of women that is going to happen in Washington on January 21st. to reinforce the rights and freedoms of women, The Women’s March on Washington, from the newspaper article below.
Cannabis: THC, CBD, and Cannabinoids
As we head towards full legalization, we are starting to see the views of society starting to change in regards to cannabis. Every day, new research is being developed and we are finding more and more uses for this extraordinary plant that has grown alongside human kind for a millennium. Current research has shown there […]
RRSPs RRIFs and TFSAs .
The holidays are approaching and 2016 will quickly be in the past. You still have time to do this year-end checklist for retirement plans; RRSPs (Registered Retirement Savings Plans), RRIFs (Registered Retirement Income Plans) and TFSAs (Tax Free Savings Accounts).
The number of Canadians legally signed up to buy medical marijuana has more than tripled in the last year.
The Health Canada statistics reflect an explosion in the number of Canadians who are turning to marijuana to get relief from everything from chronic pain to nausea from chemotherapy.
Thank Canadian Trades People.
A big “Thank You” to the unionised construction members of Vancouver Island and companies large and small including Babcock Canada who have made huge donations to Camosun College Foundation’s TRADEmark of Excellence Campaign.
Fentanyl , a Mere Hiccup Compared to Alcohol.
The fentanyl crisis that is the lead story on news outlets is serious to those concerned but it pales in comparison to the death and destruction that alcohol causes worldwide.
Medical Marijuana.
Marijuana, (Pot), has had a strong social and economic presence on the Island for many years.
On The Brighter Side Of Aging.
For some of us, the very word ‘statistics’ can send us into a blue funk! We anticipate a gloom and doom perspective on groups of people—maybe the group we belong to or care about—that will influence policy makers in ways we do not welcome.