Posts by Julia McCaig
Province Helps Seniors
SEA TO SKY – Seniors in Pemberton and Bowen Island will enjoy increased health care support and social programs thanks to Age-friendly BC grants from the B.C. Government. The Caring Circle Resource Centre will receive $20,000 to provide support and health services that enrich the quality of life of seniors living on Bowen Island. Pemberton will…
Read MoreBig Steps Towards Better Health Care on Bowen
Bowen Island Undercurrent Jan 5, 2014 at 1:00 PM In the 20 months since its inception, members of the Caring Circle’s Advisory Board have been working vigorously to determine health needs and to facilitate access to health and wellness information on Bowen. The first initiative was the publication of the Bowen Island Health Resource Guide…
Read MoreCaring Circle approaches BC Ferries about Assured Loading for Sick Bowen Islanders
Ferry upgrades will help with wheelchair access and strollers. Published: October 25, 2013 Bowen Island Undercurrent The Bowen Island Municipality Transportation Advisory Committee (BIMTAC) meets twice a year, with senior officials from BC Ferries (BCF). We met last week, and there were a number of positive outcomes. The Queen of Capilano will go in for…
Read MoreColleen O’Neil Blindsided by Breast Cancer Diagnosis at Age 53
Colleen O’Neil says she was blindsided by the diagnosis, at the age of 53, of breast cancer. “There’s no family history, I’ve always been healthy, and I didn’t have any of the risk factors,” said the 61-year-old. Lots of women discover a lump, she notes. But for many, breast cancer – including ductal carcinoma in…
Read MoreDriver Initiative Launched – September 28, 2013
The Caring Circle Advisory Committee is happy to announce their Driver Initiative Program. This program will be phased in over the next few weeks. In late spring, Barry Adams enthusiastically approached Colleen O’Neil, our volunteer Navigator/Coordinator, with the idea of starting a driving support team to help people on island who have no reliable means…
Read MoreNew Facebook Ride Share Program on Bowen
There is a new Facebook page which may be useful to people looking for rides to medical appointments or other errands https://www.facebook.com/groups/bowenislandrideshare/
Read MoreStrengthening Families Together
As the coordinator of Caring Circle and working in the resource centre, I’m starting to receive so much interesting information with regard to health and social support services that are available to us both on Island and in the Vancouver area. I’m trying to figure out what might be the best way to disseminate what…
Read MoreThe Vancouver Coastal Health Caregiver Support Program is hosting three, FREE workshops for family caregivers in October!
These workshops are open to individuals providing unpaid care or support to an adult friend or family member. Your help distributing this information with those who might be interested is appreciated. Please see attached posters and details below for registration information. COPING WITH ON-GOING LOSS & GRIEF Sat., Oct. 5, 2013 10 am – 12:30…
Read MoreCaring Circle Needs Your Support at BIRD!
Caring Circle will receive the proceeds from BIRD recycling for part of Oct/ Nov. and we need your support! We need a few more people to cover some of the dates. So if you can help even one day, we would be thrilled. So the dates are Oct. 17-21 / Oct. 24th – 28th /…
Read MoreCaring Circle to Provide Relief
Bowen Island Undercurrent Published: September 19, 2013 3:00 PM Dear Editor: Thank you for your full report on the Caring Circle and their efforts to provide interim support to people in need of medical care or social services. However effective their resource guide and other printed material may be, it is the human element the…
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