by ccsadmin | Feb 22, 2021 | People First Media
Delaney Gunn, a youth literacy coordinator at Literacy Central Vancouver Island, has been working to collect the stories of youth experiencing homelessness in and around Nanaimo by sharing them with the public in a magazine series called Place. “One of the biggest...
by ccsadmin | Feb 22, 2021 | People First Media
Dr. Trevor Hancock is a retired professor and senior scholar at the University of Victoria’s School of Public Health and Social Policy, a public health physician, health promotion consultant and columnist for the Victoria Times-Colonist newspaper. Dr. Hancock spoke...
by ccsadmin | Feb 7, 2021 | People First Media
Iliajah Pidskalny, an award-winning Geology graduate from Saskatchewan, set out on January 1, 2021 — on his bicycle and carrying a tent — and he cycled from Saskatoon to Vancouver, arriving on Friday January 29. Iliajah cycled to raise awareness of the...
by ccsadmin | Feb 5, 2021 | People First Media
Leonard Williams lived on the streets of Nanaimo, British Columbia, for an estimated 30 years. He was kind, gentle, and lived a life of gratitude. But early in the morning of Dec. 26, 2020, the 59-year-old’s lifeless body was found in Nanaimo’s Old City Quarter. A...
by ccsadmin | Dec 7, 2020 | People First Media
The term intimate partner violence (IPV) describes physical, sexual, or psychological harm by a current or former intimate partner or spouse. IPV is also known as domestic abuse or gender-based violence and is a major public health concern that destroys lives,...
by ccsadmin | Dec 5, 2020 | People First Media
The term intimate partner violence (IPV) describes physical, sexual, or psychological harm by a current or former intimate partner or spouse. IPV is also known as domestic abuse or gender-based violence and is a major public health concern that destroys lives,...
