by Susan Haldane | May 12, 2020 | Health and Safety, How We Help
Among the many words and phrases that have become part of everyday speech these past weeks is PPE – Personal Protective Equipment. Of course anyone who worked in health and safety was already well-acquainted with the term, but now it’s all over the news, it’s in your...
by Susan Haldane | Apr 22, 2020 | Day of Mourning, How We Help
Day of Mourning, marked on April 28, began with Canadian labour unions which wanted to emphasize and recognize the many workers who are killed, injured and made ill in workplaces. For Threads of Life families, April 28 is one day when their personal, intimate story...
by Lorna Catrambone | Apr 20, 2020 | How We Help, Steps for Life, Volunteers
Directors Peter Deines, Tracey Mino, Shelley Dauphinee, Wally Power, Erin Pitruzzella, and Wendy-Ellen Nittel cheer for the hundreds of volunteers that make Threads of Life the caring and supportive organization it is. April 19 to 25 is National Volunteer Week in...
by adminThreadsofLife | Apr 9, 2020 | Day of Mourning, Health and Safety, How We Help
by Stephanie Benay, CRSP Recently, I went through a series of job interviews for a senior HSE position in Calgary. As it turns out, I didn’t land the role and was disappointed to hear that the organization felt I was “too passionate” about safety. Too passionate. I...
by June Easter | Apr 2, 2020 | Grief, Growth, and Self-Care, How We Help
Sharing in the challenges and joys of recovery from severe burns “Is he dead or alive?” “Alive.” Six simple words. Six words which had the power to affect the lives of Vance and others. That question – that response held hope of survival. I knew Vance in that instance...
by adminThreadsofLife | Mar 31, 2020 | Health and Safety, How We Help, Steps for Life
As my first full week of social distancing in response to the rapidly evolving threat of COVID-19 came to a close I couldn’t help but think that March is traditionally a very happy time of year for me; the noon day sun is high and the days are getting longer, buds are...
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