Share this!The worst part about winter on the West Coast is getting your socks wet. The best part? When you take off your cold, soggy socks after a particularly damp day and change into warm, wool slippers. Thanks to a kind group of knitters on Texada Island, school kids at the local elementary are keeping their feet warm this winter in newly-knit, wool slippers. So far, 15 hand-knit slippers...
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Share this!Looking for a great way to support lung health and clean air initiatives throughout BC, as well as save money at your local golf course? The BC Lung Association’s Golf Privilege Club® Membership Book is back this year, and offers money-saving deals at almost 100 golf courses throughout BC and Washington State. “It’s the perfect gift for all the golf-lovers on your Christmas list,”...
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Share this!October is Inclusion BC Month Founded in 1955, Inclusion BC is a provincial non-profit organization dedicated to promoting the participation of people with developmental disabilities in all aspects of community life. It provides support, education and advocacy, where and when it’s needed, breaking down barriers and building communities that include people of all abilities. A founding...
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Share this!The kitchen at Joyce Avenue’s Community Resource Centre is under pressure this fall, and needs your help. Starting in July, the number of locals showing up hungry surged 30 percent – and shows no signs of slowing. So staff at the CRC have organized an October staples drive (skip to the end for more about what you can do). “With rental rates as high as they are now, people are forgoing...
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Share this!Being from Powell River, many of us grow up being salmon lovers. That’s why we want to help support our friends over at Vancouver Is Awesome, in their fundraising campaign for the Pacific Salmon Foundation–a non-profit devoted to wild Pacific salmon conservation. Bill Watterson (a designer) and Bob Kronbauer from Vancouver Is Awesome worked with the Pacific Salmon Foundation to...
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Share this!British Columbia has the lowest smoking rate in Canada – just 14.3%. However, the BC Lung Association believes we can do better, and is calling on the 500,000 British Columbians who continue to smoke to quit for 24 hours by signing up for the Tobacco Free Tuesday challenge on June 7th. Held on the first Tuesday of every month, Tobacco-Free Tuesdays provides aspiring quitters the...
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