by Wynny Sillito | Nov 7, 2019 | Health and Safety, How We Help
Early in my career I had to make the phone call to a woman to tell her that her daughter’s father, the man she loved, had suffered a serious head injury on the job. I can still hear the silence in her voice; she was saying words to communicate with me, but I...
by Kimberly Bondame | Aug 21, 2019 | Health and Safety, How We Help, Volunteers
Social media can definitely have pros and cons, like many things, but a feature that Facebook has added over the last year is all pro in my books! Facebook Fundraisers were added late in 2018 for Canada and have taken over the social world since. Although we had heard...
by Susan Haldane | Aug 15, 2019 | How We Help, Steps for Life, Volunteers
Have you seen this logo on our web site and printed materials? It comes from an organization called Imagine Canada, and it certifies that Threads of Life is accredited under the Imagine Canada Standards Program. We’re pretty proud of this accomplishment. There are...
by Karen Lapierre Pitts | Jul 18, 2019 | Grief, Growth, and Self-Care, How We Help, Self-care
So, I’m sure we can all agree that grief doesn’t magically disappear. We are often reminded of the pain of loss. Even years after my brother’s sudden death, I still feel the ripples of what was a stinging loss. As time has gone on though those constant sharp...
by adminThreadsofLife | Jul 11, 2019 | How We Help, Self-care
Over the past few years, as self-care has risen in popularity, it has also risen in complexity. With products, classes, activities, and recommendations coming from every direction, it can feel really challenging to weed through everything and see what’s right for you....
by Marino Toppan and Paola Breda | Jun 20, 2019 | Day of Mourning, Health and Safety, How We Help
Marino Toppan and Paola Breda are volunteers with the Italian Fall Workers Memorial and authors of the new book Land of Triumph and Tragedy: Voices of the Italian Fallen Workers. The Italian Fallen Workers’ Memorial Wall Project started with one man’s dream; a...
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