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Making your (safety) list and checking it twice
Be sure that your lights are appropriate for the location. ‘Tis the season to stay safe! Safety is a 365 day a year concern for all of us. Different seasons call for different reminders of how to stay safe, and the holiday season is no different. I don’t know...
Touched by tragedy
by Wilfred Langmaid
I never personally knew my maternal grandfather, Leroy Maxwell, but his story was part of the narrative of my childhood.
Grief didn’t know it was a holiday
There are various days during the year that society calls a ‘holiday’ – like the upcoming season, mostly called Christmas even by those who do not recognize it as a religious day. For many, the planning for this Christmas season seems to start even before Hallowe’en....
Volunteer Profile: Peter Deines
It may have started out as a work commitment, but for Peter Deines, the connection to Threads of Life quickly transcended work and became “part of the fabric of my life”.
Surviving the Season
Despite the happy holiday signs we see all around us at this time of year, we remember that this is often a sad time for so many people.
International Volunteer Day: Celebrating Threads of Life’s remarkable volunteers
On this International Volunteer Day, December 5, we reflect on the importance of volunteers within our own organization, and in the charitable sector across Canada and around the globe.
Leading from the back (of a Steps for Life T-shirt)
Each spring, dozens of community-minded organisations and companies choose to demonstrate their commitment to workplace health and safety for their staff and communities. We see colleagues banding together in a shared vision of prevention and support for workers and families who are living through the devastation of a workplace tragedy. We walk together so that no one walks alone.
A daughter’s story; love and great loss
By Emily Stoneman Dad: one who loves, supports, guides, encourages and inspires his child. My dad was all those things and more. My Dad was not just a parent; he was my guiding light, my source of strength, and my unwavering support. My dad never missed...
Steps for Life: Volunteer Commitment in Action
As a national event, the energy of our volunteers in roughly 30 communities across the country is what continues to drive Steps for Life. New ideas blend with the tried-and-true approach to continuously elevate the experience for participants year after year. What never changes is the drive, passion and commitment of the volunteers who are making it all happen.
As a national event, theenergy of our volunteers in roughly 30 communities across the country is what continues to drive Steps for Life. New ideas blend with the tried-and-true approach to continuously elevate the experience for participants year after year. What never changes is the drive, passion and commitment of the volunteers who are making it all happen.
Life after serious injury
by Elwin Watts — September 21, 1994: A day that was supposed to be like all the others. Until it wasn’t.
What is grief and why does it feel so awful?
A family member who is dealing with the death of a loved one or living with a family member who has a work-related injury or illness may be grieving several losses — all at once.
The Passage of Time and the Rose
I clearly remember that day 25 years ago. It was unseasonably warm for October and I remember how we could be outside without a warm jacket on and not wanting this beautiful day to end. Later that day, we met with good friends and this is when we received the phone call to tell us the terrible news.
