A Tale of Two Generations: Bridging the Disconnect through Storytelling
This is a story of two people from two generations whose goals of collective exploration, decolonized learning, and racial activism are creating common ground for connection, healing, and positive impacts in greater Nanaimo.
Alberni Valley Coordinates Community Response to Address Heat Dome Dangers
In a proactive move by local community organizations that form the Alberni Clayoquot Health Network (ACHN), the team heeded this year’s hot weather warnings and swiftly coordinated a response to help the housebound stay cool and stay alive. Read more.
Sparwood CRN Fellowship Award to Local Student
Class of 2022 Kellie Oler graduated from Sparwood Secondary School with the highest-grade point average of her class and received the Governor General of Canada’s Bronze Medal for this academic achievement. She is also the recipient of the Sparwood Community Response Network’s (CRN) Fellowship Award. Read more.
CRNs at Work
The Wii' O'om 'Niin CRN celebrates Christmas in July with the community, the Revelstoke CRN helps its residents stay cool during the heat wave, the Lower Mainland LOVE CRN and communities celebrate Pride, and the Vancouver - Mount Pleasant CRN's photos from WEAAD 2022 are here! View more.
Volunteer of the Month
Cheryl Stinson, coordinator of the Campbell River CRN, is a stylish redhead who has a broad smile and a wonderfully warm presence that radiates through the screen. You feel welcome and at ease immediately. Thank you, Cheryl, for continuing to be an ally to seniors and the community! Read more.
BC CRN Spotlight
Supporting central and northern Vancouver Island communities is the intergenerational team of Alyssa Christensen, Mentor Liaison, and Jane Osborne, Regional Mentor. Just as their differences in age, background, and education are strengths, their similarities are equally sources of strength and grounded in the desire for reconciliation, healing, and connection.Read more.
Provincial Learning Event
September 20, 2022: Elder Abuse & Neglect Law in BC from the Canadian Centre for Elder Law, presented by Krista James, National Director, Canadian Centre for Elder Law (CCEL), BC Law Institute (BCLI).
Be sure to register for our upcoming See Something, Say Something presentation on Aug. 16 in partnership with the Vancouver Library! Read more.
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