Ultramarathoning for a Cause
You've heard of Terry Fox, of course. Everybody has. He's the archtypical example of the athlete turning activist to raise...
Health Care
Underhoused Parents Camp at BC Legislature, Demand Answers and their Newborn Back
The Ministry of Children and Family Development has just taken away a couple's newborn child under the most nebulous of...
Moms Stop The Harm Rallies Once Again To Demand Safe Drug Supply
About sixty protesters answered the call of Moms Stop The Harm to once again rally before the BC Ministry of...
Fact Check: Can Street Cannabis Be Laced with Fentanyl?
That street cannabis could be laced with fentanyl has widely been labelled a myth that just won't die. Many advocates...
What Is a Safe Drug Supply?
Have you ever wondered what this much-debated safe drug supply is about, but been too afraid to ask? Don't worry,...
Victoria Marches to Commemorate Stolen Sisters
About 150 Victorians, indigenous and supporters alike, gathered before Our Place then walked all the way to the Legislative Assembly...
Grieving Triathlete Will Run Across British Columbia for a Safe Drug Supply
Jessica Michalofsky, indefatigable triathlete and grieving mother of a son lost to the opioid crisis, will run across British Columbia...
Eating Disorder Advocates Rally at BC Legislature in Victoria
Two dozen advocates rallied at the call of Vancouver Island Voices for Eating Disorders to commemorate the countless victims of...
Homelessness Counts: A Community Forum in Victoria
I attended a homelessness community forum organised by the Lawson Health Research Institute, which invited people who had either experienced...
Canada Isn’t the Eldorado Third Worlders Imagine
I've been corresponding with many people on Facebook from Third World countries, especially Sub-Saharan African countries like Gambia, who genuinely...