Canada’s growing senior population means more British Columbians at risk of elder financial abuse, experts says. With the number of Canadian seniors at an all-time high—now outnumbering children for the first time in history, according to the most recent census data—financial abuse of older adults is likely to be a growing issue. “In recent years […]
The Eden Philosophy of Care
The old adage it takes a village to raise a child as a unique and specific relevance here in the Comox Valley.
What Women in BC Should Know about Breast Density
Do you know if you have dense breasts? No worries, if you don’t. When Dense Breasts Canada surveyed 900 women across Canada, women in British Columbia knew less about their breast density than women in other provinces. Why is that?
Sooke Has a Second Cohousing Development West Wind Harbour Cohousing
When you envision your life as you grow older, do you believe you will be doing the same things and interacting with the same people that you do now?
Tidal Wave of Support Flows In For the Salish Sea World Heritage Site Nomination
April 28th, 2017] – “Just yesterday we received another 3000 signatures to our Salish Sea World Heritage Site petition,” says SeaLegacy coordinator Kait Burgan. “The momentum has been growing in leaps and bounds, and it is difficult to keep up.”
Some Things are Worth Fighting For.
The 3 pillars of a caring society should be that everyone has access to the services needed to maintain good health, education and safe, affordable housing. The needs of the individual person must be recognise as a basic human Canadian right.
The Diet Theory & Alzheimer’s
The food we eat has a profound effect on our health. A diet low in proper nutrition and high in fats and sugars can lead to many chronic health problems and illnesses such as diabetes, obesity, and heart disease.
How You Deal with Rejection Will Dictate Your Writing Career
It’s true. Rejection is an inevitable consequence for anyone who dares to reveal themselves to the world with their writing. It sucks and it’s painful, but how we deal with it will define our writing career.
Salish Sea World Heritage Site.
She sells seashells down by the seashore. The shells she sells are surely seashells. So if she sells shells on the seashore, I’m sure she sells seashore shells. — Terry Sullivan
Improving Senior Sleep Patterns.
High quality sleep of adequate quantity is a central lynchpin of senior health Many seniors have one or more of these sleep problems: trouble falling and staying asleep, waking up extremely early, not feeling rested when waking up, falling asleep during the day, wanting to go to bed very early in the evening, craving multiple […]