Posts by Julia McCaig
Community Lunch tomorrow!
Adult Community Lunch tomorrow, Tuesday July 12, just drop in from 11:30 – 1:00 pm. $5.00 for gourmet soup, artisan breads, dessert, tea & coffee and the company of friends! This week’s soups are: Tuscan tomato soup with roasted red peppers and cream (gluten-free) and Greek meatball with potatoes and spinach. Transportation is available just…
Read MoreBoard Member Opportunity
The Caring Circle Health and Wellness Society of Bowen Island envisions a community where all people feel safe, connected and healthy by linking individuals to health services, social programs, and each other – all for free. Caring Circle seeks to appoint 2 new Board members this year. We are looking for Bowen Island residents wishing…
Read MoreDo Bowen Islanders know what we do?
We were told recently that although Bowen Islanders are concerned about health and the provision of health care on the island, that doesn’t necessarily mean that they know anything about the work of Caring Circle. One suggestion to our board, by a local councilor was to make sure Islanders know more about the work we…
Read MoreConcussion (Traumatic Brain Injury) Education Session
A few weeks ago Caring Circle organized and hosted a Concussion (Traumatic Brain Injury) Education Session with guest speakers including a brain health expert physician, a physiotherapist, two counsellors, and an educator.It was well attended and we know that there were others who wanted to attend but their schedules didn’t jive. So we’ve created this…
Read MoreAll welcome to our AGM May 30, 2016 at Collins Hall 7 – 9 p.m.
We would love to have all of our supporters and cheerleaders at our annual AGM for 2016. A lot has happened over the last year with amazing achievements and interesting goals on the horizon. We need your support especially at this time of financial insecurity. Caring Circle AGM
Read MorePublic Health Nurse this Tuesday at Caring Circle 10am – 12pm
Andrea Firth, VCH Public Health Nurse for 0-5 year olds will be available at Caring Circle – see poster here for more details
Read MorePublic Health Nurse for 0-5 year olds coming to Bowen for regular clinic
Andrea Firth, VCH Public Health Nurse for 0-5 year olds will be available at Caring Circle – see poster here for more details
Read MoreCollaborative Health Centre Sought
Colleen O’Neil has been working to build better health-care support as part of the Medical Clinic Society on Bowen. She sees a dire need for a health centre so that islanders don’t have to leave the island when they feel least like commuting into town for health services. O’Neil is flabbergasted that it would appear…
Read MoreResidents provide data to improve health support
LOUISE LOIK / BOWEN ISLAND UNDERCURRENT JANUARY 15, 2016 12:16 PM Hundreds of people participated in a 29-page survey, supported by the Municipality was initiated by the Medical Clinic Society. The survey was meant to discover specific issues around access to health care on Bowen Island. Organizer Colleen O’Neil said that they “had some concerns…
Read MoreRotary aims to bring AEDs to Bowen – Jump Start program may help save lives
Amanda Ockeloen / Bowen Island Undercurrent January 22, 2016 12:00 PM Sudden cardiac arrest can strike anywhere, and it can happen to anyone at any time: shopping in the Cove, sitting in the ferry line up, reading a book at home. The Rotary Club of Bowen Island has initiated a program named Jump Start that…
Read More