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Vancouver Island Mental Health Society @vimhs.bsky.social · 1m

Visit Vancouver Island Mental Health Society (VIMHS) staff at the Community Job Fair and speak with us about #employment and #career opportunities!
Tuesday October 21st from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Campbell River Community Centre, 401 11 Ave, #CampbellRiver

Vancouver Island Mental Health Society @vimhs.bsky.social · 4m

Visit Vancouver Island Mental Health Society (VIMHS) staff at the Community Job Fair and speak with us about employment and career opportunities!
Tuesday October 21st from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Campbell River Community Centre, 401 11 Ave, Campbell River

Vancouver Island Mental Health Society @vimhs.bsky.social · 10h

" #Ireland has decided to make the [ #basicincome] program permanent, saying its benefits to society have far outweighed the costs to the government. Advocates for basic income in #Canada are celebrating the announcement..." www.cbc.ca/radio/asitha...

Ireland is locking down basic income for artists. Could Canada follow suit? | CBC Radio

Ireland has made permanent its three-year pilot program that gave monthly income payments to thousands of artists. Canadian artists are hoping to use that program's success to build momentum for guara...

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Vancouver Island Mental Health Society @vimhs.bsky.social · 11h

"Families near #Ladysmith now have a new option in their search for quality #childcare. Happy Hedgehog Childcare Centre opened Oct. 1 at 205 Bayview Ave. in Ladysmith, offering licensed spaces for infants, toddlers and preschoolers" #VancouverIsland #BC www.cowichanvalleycitizen.com/local-news/n...

New daycare adds 32 child-care spaces in Ladysmith

Happy Hedgehog Childcare Centre offers infant-toddler and preschool programs

www.cowichanvalleycitizen.com

Vancouver Island Mental Health Society @vimhs.bsky.social · 11h

"The #CampbellRiver Community Foundation is hosting a thought-provoking evening on Nov. 6 at the Tidemark Theatre, aimed at transforming conversations around charitable giving, legacy and estate planning for everyone in the community.” #VancouverIsland #BC www.campbellrivermirror.com/local-news/c...

Campbell River Community Foundation tackles future of giving

UnCharitable film screening, keynote and expert panel will take place on Thursday, Nov. 6, at the Tidemark Theatre

www.campbellrivermirror.com

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People First Radio @peoplefirstradio.bsky.social · 18h

In August Francis Baptiste spoke with the program about the story behind his album Lived Experience in East Vancouver

Listen:
vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/fran...

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Vancouver Island Mental Health Society @vimhs.bsky.social · 11h

"Doctors and #harmreduction workers in #Nanaimo say changes to the province’s #safersupply program means it is less accessible for people who need it most" #VancouverIsland #BC #BritishColumbia thediscourse.ca/nanaimo/like...

Safer supply changes leave patients struggling for stability – The Discourse.

A local doctor says the province’s new safer supply rules are more about politics than public health.

thediscourse.ca

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thediscourse.ca @thediscourse.ca · 23h

A local doctor says the province’s new safer supply rules are more about politics than public health.
thediscourse.ca/nanaimo/like...

Safer supply changes leave patients struggling for stability – The Discourse.

A local doctor says the province’s new safer supply rules are more about politics than public health.

thediscourse.ca

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Canadian Institute for Substance Use Research @uviccisur.bsky.social · 1d

"Inside the alcohol industry’s global campaign to delay Ireland’s world-first health labels - New documents reveal an organised effort by alcohol giants to pressure the Irish government into delaying landmark cancer warnings." www.thejournal.ie/alcohol-lobb...

Inside the alcohol industry’s global campaign to delay Ireland’s world-first health labels

New documents reveal an organised effort by alcohol giants to pressure the Irish government into delaying landmark cancer warnings.

www.thejournal.ie

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Dignity Seniors Society @dignityseniors.bsky.social · 1d

#LGBTQIA Seniors discuss life is LGBTQIA housing.
www.lgbtqnation.com/2025/10/so-h...

"So happy" & "So peaceful": Seniors talk life in an LGBTQ+ residence - LGBTQ Nation

"People say, 'Why are you so happy?' And my answer is always the same. It's the people."

www.lgbtqnation.com

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APTN News @aptnnews.bsky.social · 1d

Survivors of the Portage La Prairie residential school in Manitoba gather to commemorate the 50-year anniversary of its closure.

Hear more on APTN News Brief:

APTN News Brief: October 14, 2025—Survivors of Portage La Prairie residential school commemorate 50th anniversary of its closure

Our lead story: survivors of the Portage La Prairie residential school in Manitoba gather to commemorate the 50-year anniversary of its closure, for some the first time seeing one another in decade...

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Vancouver Island Mental Health Society @vimhs.bsky.social · 1d

"A walk to benefit #domesticviolence and #transitionalsupport services returns to Greater #Victoria in October. Royal LePage Coast Capital Realty and the Cridge Centre are organizing the third annual Night Light Walk on Oct. 21 at 6 pm" #IPV #VancouverIsland www.goldstreamgazette.com/community/vi...

Victoria Night Light Walk illuminates need for domestic violence services

Oct. 21 walk in Esquimalt will raise funds for intimate partner violence and prevention programs

www.goldstreamgazette.com

Vancouver Island Mental Health Society @vimhs.bsky.social · 1d

"Food First #Chemainus is an inclusive, grassroots group working to build a community network for sharing space, knowledge & the harvest of fresh, organic, locally grown food...to make healthy eating more accessible...in the face of rising produce costs" www.chemainusvalleycourier.ca/local-news/f...

Food First Chemainus receives Rotary funds

Funds will help group continue addressing food security in Chemainus

www.chemainusvalleycourier.ca

Vancouver Island Mental Health Society @vimhs.bsky.social · 1d

"The #AlberniValley #FoodSecurity Society has a big year for its Gleaning Project, which aims to reduce food waste, improve the community's access to fresh, local produce and make the area more wildlife friendly." #VancouverIsland #BC www.albernivalleynews.com/local-news/a...

Alberni Valley Food Security Society spreads the harvest

The Gleaning Project splits food yields three ways to benefit the community

www.albernivalleynews.com

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Vancouver Island Mental Health Society @vimhs.bsky.social · 1d

"#Nanaimo #Ladysmith Public Schools is well on its way toward meeting a #BC education ministry directive ensuring #schools are ready to deal with heart attacks and drug #overdoses" #naloxone #VancouverIsland #BC #BritishColumbia www.nanaimobulletin.com/local-news/n...

Naloxone kits to be at all Nanaimo-Ladysmith schools by next fall

School District 68 on its way to complying with ministry directive

www.nanaimobulletin.com

Vancouver Island Mental Health Society @vimhs.bsky.social · 1d

"The #temporaryhousing facility at 940 Caledonia Ave., first called #TinyTown and then #CaledoniaPlace, will permanently close March 31, according to a letter sent to neighbouring residents by #BC Housing" #Victoria #VancouverIsland #BritishColumbia www.timescolonist.com/local-news/v...

Victoria's Tiny Town shipping-container village to close for good next spring

The temporary housing facility on Caledonia Avenue will permanently close March 31, according to a letter sent to neighbouring residents by B.C. Housing.

www.timescolonist.com

Vancouver Island Mental Health Society @vimhs.bsky.social · 1d

"Since late spring, #Victoria firefighters have been swinging by areas like the 900-block of #Pandora Avenue, which is often dotted with tents and other makeshift shelters, to talk about the risks of having open flames inside" #VancouverIsland #BC #Canada www.timescolonist.com/local-news/f...

First responders to distribute 'stay warm, stay dry' kits to the unhoused

Victoria Fire Department has created kits with items to help people stay warm and dry, such as waterproof sleeping bags, ponchos, hand warmers, socks

www.timescolonist.com

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BC Association of Social Workers @bcsocialworkers.bsky.social · 2d

BC Homelessness Action Week is proclaimed as October 11–18, 2025. Social workers are dedicated to raising awareness and facilitating action to address homelessness by promoting policy changes, connecting people with resources, and encouraging social inclusion.

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Vancouver Island Mental Health Society @vimhs.bsky.social · 1d

"A group of current and former Canadian Forces members will trade in their uniforms for blacksmith aprons this weekend as part of a unique healing initiative on #VancouverIsland" #Esquimalt #mentalhealth #veterans #Canada cheknews.ca/veterans-to-...

Veterans to forge connection and healing through art at Esquimalt axe-forging workshop

A group of current and former Canadian Forces members will trade in their uniforms for blacksmith aprons this weekend as part of a unique healing initiative on Vancouver Island.

cheknews.ca

Vancouver Island Mental Health Society @vimhs.bsky.social · 1d

"Friends shared hugs and shock in #CampbellRiver's downtown on Thanksgiving Monday, after the horrific death of a young woman happened in front of their eyes a day earlier...Friends identified the victim as 30-year-old Victoria Nesbitt" #VancouverIsland #BC cheknews.ca/she-was-real...

'She was really, really kind': Friends identify victim of Campbell River murder

A 30-year-old Campbell River woman is dead after a frightening attack in that city's downtown early Sunday.

cheknews.ca

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People First Radio @peoplefirstradio.bsky.social · 2d

The emotional place of animals in people's lives is very different compared to a few decades ago, says Renata Roma of the University of Saskatchewan's PAWsitive connections lab.

Listen to the interview:
vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/the-...

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The interplay between pet and human mental health

In conversation with Renata Roma of the PAWsitive Connections Lab

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Vancouver Island Mental Health Society @vimhs.bsky.social · 2d

"A sizeable injection of affordable and subsidized housing is planned through a new #housing development [in #Nanaimo]. A total of 160 studio, one, two and three bedroom units are planned across three, four-storey buildings" #VancouverIsland #BC #BritishColumbia nanaimonewsnow.com/2025/10/13/w...

‘We’re adding substantially more:’ affordable housing complex expanding in Nanaimo

NANAIMO - A sizeable injection of affordable and subsidized housing is planned through a new housing developme...

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People First Radio @peoplefirstradio.bsky.social · 4d

The broadcast version of this week's program is online and can be found here:

vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/peop...

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People First Radio - October 09, 2025

Grief and homelessness, schizophrenia and extreme heat risks, phone data tracking features

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Vancouver Island Mental Health Society @vimhs.bsky.social · 4d

"Shattered glass. Wailing cries soothed by traditional drums. Wood cracked as the digger excavator tore into the roof of the old Christie Indian #ResidentialSchool, releasing decades of bridled sorrow and anger." #MearesIsland #BC #Canada www.hashilthsa.com/news/2025-10...

Former residential school building demolished on Meares Island | Ha-Shilth-Sa Newspaper

Editor’s note: The following story contains strong language from former students of the Christie Indian Residential School and references that may be upsetting to some readers. Shattered glass. Waili...

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Vancouver Island Mental Health Society @vimhs.bsky.social · 4d

"The City of #Nanaimo 's Design Advisory Panel gave unanimous support to renderings and landscaping plans for the complex at 1030 Old Victoria Rd....the project is designed to work in partnership initially with a temporary #housing complex on the same lot." #BC nanaimonewsnow.com/2025/10/11/d...

Designs enthusiastically supported for new supporting housing complex in south Nanaimo

NANAIMO - Design, form and character of a four-storey, 60-bed supportive housing complex in the city's south e...

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