by ccsadmin | Jun 5, 2020 | People First Media
AUDIO | Persistent stereotyping and ongoing media framing have bundled homelessness and substance use together — but what exactly are the causal relationships between the two situations? Does substance use lead to homelessness? Does homelessness lead to...
by ccsadmin | Jun 4, 2020 | People First Media
AUDIO | Nanaimo city councillor Tyler Brown has taken a look at the calls to return to normal after the recent COVID-19 pandemic emergency and he reminds us that what was once considered “normal” included a list of urgent problems needing to be dealt with. From...
by ccsadmin | May 29, 2020 | People First Media
AUDIO | We’re still in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada and elsewhere around the world. Whether or not it’s the first wave of infections, a potential second wave of infections, or concerns about a possible overlapping of flu season with COVID-19 this...
by ccsadmin | May 29, 2020 | People First Media
AUDIO | It’s currently uncertain how many people COVID-19 will affect worldwide and at what speed its impacts will be felt. Possible outcomes are shaped by interventions like social distancing, the capacity of health systems, potential drug treatments, and many other...
by ccsadmin | May 2, 2020 | People First Media
AUDIO | With constraints on our movements and general way of life becoming more and more restricted, we are feeling a loss of control not experienced since the second world war. In being confined to our homes, we are missing our normal social support from friends and...
by ccsadmin | May 1, 2020 | People First Media
AUDIO | Vancouver Island singer-songwriter James Kasper has just released his brand new single “How Blue is Your Hell”, and it’s a song that speaks of these times of isolation, patience, and the hope of moving forward amidst adversity. James is also the...
