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Columbian Centre to premiere documentary film

June 3rd, 2013 | Posted by ccsadmin in events | news & views | people first radio - (Comments Off)

Columbian Centre’s annual general meeting on Tuesday June 25, 2013 will include the premiere of “On the road…to find out,” a documentary film about mental health services in the mid-Island region

mark filmOn the road…to find out explores issues related to the re-location of people with mental illness, from smaller communities on Vancouver Island, to Nanaimo—in order to access mental health services.

Filmmaker Paul Manly (of Manly Media) has worked with people who have accessed services, local service providers and specialists, and Columbian Centre staff to produce what is a first-ever documentary film about some of the challenges facing mental health services and patients on Vancouver Island. (more…)

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Psychiatrist Joris Wiggers shares his observations in new documentary film

June 18th, 2013 | Posted by ccsadmin in events | people first radio - (Comments Off)

On the Road…to Find Out includes the stories of three people who relocated to Nanaimo for mental health services, comments from service providers, and the observations of Nanaimo psychiatrist Dr. Joris Wiggers

picture 486A new documentary film, On the Road to Find Out, examines the re-location of people with mental illness from smaller communities on Vancouver Island to Nanaimo—in order to access mental health services. The film was commissioned by Columbian Centre and directed by Vancouver Island-based filmmaker Paul Manly.

On the Road to Find Out examines questions like: What happens when people are taken out of their natural social setting after they become mentally ill? What are the positive and negative effects of re-location? Where is home once someone has been relocated for an extended period? (more…)

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Bike riders support mental health in women and families

June 18th, 2013 | Posted by ccsadmin in events | people first radio - (Comments Off)

People will be riding their way across British Columbia Sunday June 23, 2013 to support programs for women and families experiencing mental health challenges

picture 485Ride Don’t Hide is a community bike ride hosted by the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA), with the goal of strengthening and supporting the mental health of women and their families.

The community event is a ride, not a race, with routes designed for riders of all ages and abilities—from novice rider to the advanced cyclist. Regardless of distance, participants will travel a route supported from start to finish with rest stops, water to fuel the journey, and fans to cheer them on. (more…)

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Right to housing Charter challenge is opposed by governments

June 6th, 2013 | Posted by ccsadmin in people first radio - (Comments Off)

Lawyers for homeless and inadequately housed Ontarians have appeared in Ontario Superior Court of Justice to argue against a government motion to strike their landmark legal challenge

picture 481In the spring of 2010, several individuals and the Centre for Equality Rights in Accommodation filed a landmark legal challenge at the Ontario Superior Court. The ‘Right to Housing challenge’ argues that the governments of Canada and Ontario are in violation of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms for their failure to address, and their contribution to, the growing crisis of homelessness and inadequate housing. (more…)

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Growing numbers of elderly people are homeless in Victoria

June 6th, 2013 | Posted by ccsadmin in people first radio - (Comments Off)

Seniors homelessness is on the rise in Greater Victoria—prompting a call for more age-appropriate housing

picture 482A change is being seen among homeless people in Victoria, British Columbia. Alan Rycroft, a spokesperson for the Victoria Cool Aid Society, told MetroNews, “In our shelter system, we’ve been watching the ages climb and we also see it in our intake for supportive housing.” Andrew Wynn-Williams, executive director of the Greater Victoria Coalition to End Homelessness, told MetroNews that it’s a matter of demographics: “We have an aging population, and that will impact on the homeless population as well.” (more…)

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Youth hold first LGBTQ pride parade in ‘Bible belt’ city

May 30th, 2013 | Posted by ccsadmin in people first radio - (Comments Off)

More than 500 people, including newly elected MLA Darryl Plecas and Abbotsford Mayor Bruce Banman, show support for an expanded “Walk Away From Homophobia” event

picture 479More than 500 people took part in the Fraser Valley’s first Pride parade on May 25, 2013 — a turnout that its Abbotsford organizers celebrated as larger than expected.  “We did not anticipate this big of a turnout!” co-organizer Cherese Reemaul told Xtra before taking the stage to address participants. “I’m a little bit overwhelmed.” (more…)

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