by Kelley Thompson | Mar 26, 2020 | Health and Safety, How We Help
Wow. Our world in Canada has certainly changed over the last two weeks. The amount of information circulating has reached a certain level of overload in my brain. I took last weekend to re-group, re-prioritize, and make a list of the new things I am grateful for,...
by Wendy-Ellen Nittel | Mar 19, 2020 | How We Help
Safety is the top priority when Grandpa and grandson are working on projects on the farm and at home. Farm Safety is an integral part of our family farm life. As my husband Bruce is self-employed, we cannot afford to lose his work hours due to illness, injury or the...
by Karen Lapierre Pitts | Mar 5, 2020 | Grief, Growth, and Self-Care, How We Help
Our Canadian winters are predictably…. unpredictable! We have at least three solid months of cold temperatures, ice or snow to align ourselves with. For some it is exciting, for others maybe not so much. Myself, I am looking forward to milder days. I could literally...
by Susan Haldane | Feb 27, 2020 | Health and Safety, How We Help
After recently preparing her speech at speaker training, CK DesGrosseilliers shares her story at the City of Markham’s Day of Mourning ceremony in April 2019. With a training session for new speaker volunteers this weekend, I’ll let you in on a little secret. We...
by Karen Lapierre Pitts | Feb 13, 2020 | How We Help
Many provinces observe Family Day, also known as Heritage Day, Louis Riel Day, and Islander Day on the third Monday of February. It is a day to celebrate the importance of families, family life and communities. Like so many special occasions, this one can be a mixed...
by Rebecca Orr | Jan 30, 2020 | Grief, Growth, and Self-Care, How We Help
I was warned that the 10-year mark was different than year one or even year five and that I need to pay attention to that. With that in my back pocket I didn’t really think too much about it until I was forced to do just that: think about it. I thought I was doing...