– by Deborah Rogers – This is part of a rotating series of articles on members of Sidney Meet Up Women’s Networking Group, featuring women in business on the Saanich Peninsula. Monica Reekie is a hard woman to get hold of. Between her work at the Bateman Centre, the planning of art tours and taking […]
Monica Reekie: “B.C. Has Brought Out My Creativity”
– by Deborah Reid, RBC Dominion Securities – Financial exploitation is the most common form of elder abuse. According to the government of Canada’s Federal/Provincial/Territorial Ministers Responsible for Seniors, one in five Canadians believe they know of a senior who might be experiencing some form of abuse. Financial abuse requires three elements: opportunity, need/greed, and
Common Cents: Avoiding Financial Exploitation
– by Steve Sheppard – While working in the coffee business for many years, I came upon a number of interesting conversations. A few years back I distinctly remembered two people talking about their favourite coffee, and the place to have it. The one person would talk only about the price of their favourite coffee,
Smell the Coffee: The Daily Cup We Desire
– by Gillian Crowley – One of the Peninsula’s best views is from East Saanich Road, looking out over the greenhouses at the federal Centre for Plant Health towards Mount Washington. The Centre, established in 1912, almost vanished in its centennial year when the federal government announced it planned to centralize its operations in Summerland.
– by Doreen Marion Gee – What would you do if your best friend fell, hit their head and stopped breathing in your presence? Would you be able to keep them alive until the ambulance arrived? At any time in our lives, those types of tough questions can become a brutal gut-wrenching reality. Fortunately Panorama
Training Guardian Angels: First Aid at Panorama Rec
