5 Strategies to Be a Happy Caregiver – part 1
Every day I hear from caregivers who are struggling as they care for their parents. They struggle with their (new) responsibilities and the time-consuming tasks.
Island Voices – Island Talk
How Can You Meet Your Short Term Goals?
Why do you invest? If you’re like most people, you’d probably say that, among other things, you want to retire comfortably. Obviously, that’s a worthy long-term goal, requiring long-term investing. But as you journey through life, you’ll also have short-term goals, such as saving for a wedding, a second home, remodeling your kitchen or…
The Canada Council for the Arts reveals the GGBooks finalists
Seventy Canadian books up for the Governor General’s Literary Awards
Are you a Landlord?
Currently, under the Residential Tenancy Act, the rent increase formula is 2 per cent plus CPI (consumer price index). In 2019 that is calculated to be 4.5 per cent.
Celebrating Labour Day.
Did you know going on strike was once considered a criminal conspiracy? That trade unions were illegal in Canada?
Bullies Paradise needs to be addressed
Courtesy of the likes of President Trump, Twitter and other forms of electronic communication have the same beauty and the curse characteristics of Fire and Water. All 3 make great servants but terrible masters.
Ousting the First Prime Minister of Canada
Recently, Victoria’s Mayor and city Council, in the name of reconciliation with First Nations peoples, decided to remove the statue of Alexander A. McKenzie from the front of the city hall and replace it with a plaque commemorating his achievements while abhorring him as the “Father of Pain”. Interesting. I understand their motivation. Reconciliation with…
One Simple Trick to Stop the Mid-Afternoon Slump
Do you get that feeling at about 3pm that you just want to crawl under your desk and take a nap? Here’s 1 simple trick to stop the mid-afternoon slump that I use with my clients. And, that I use in my life.
John A. Macdonald’s Place in History
Wherever the statue ends up, what happened Saturday was a comment on today’s politics more than anything that happened in John A. Macdonald’s time. The country is his monument, and will remain so long after Mayor Helps and the other pipsqueaks on Victoria council are forgotten.
Contracted Residential Care Facilities Responsible for Substantially More Hospital Visits and More than Double the Rate of Deaths in Hospital when Compared to Publicly Operated Care Facilities
B.C Seniors Advocate, Isobel Mackenzie, today released a report that compared hospitalization rates for residents of contracted long term care facilities (both not- for- profits and private companies) with residents from publicly operated care facilities. “After careful review of multi-year data, a consistent pattern emerges that shows a demonstrably greater use of the emergency department…