Extreme Heat Preparedness
Summer heatwaves are soaring higher and lasting longer. Planning and preparing for stretches of extreme heat is essential as higher temperatures can lead to serious
Category: Prevention & Awareness
Improve Indoor Air Quality During Wildfire Smoke Pollution
Wildfire smoke can travel great distances and seriously affect our mental and physical health. Here are some tips and resources to protect yourself by improving
Aging and Driving Workshop in Saanich Peninsula
If you were no longer able to drive, would you know how to maintain your independence and navigate other ways of getting around? This Aging
How Will You Spend National Indigenous Peoples Day?
Whether you wish to spend National Indigenous Peoples Day at an event, reading about Indigenous culture or history, or contemplating with your family or friends
MMIWG honoured on Red Dress Day: May 5, 2023
May 5 marks the National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls and Gender-Diverse Kin (MMIWG), also known as Red Dress Day.
Intergenerational Relationships: An Antidote to Ageism in Canada
When the UN and WHO released the landmark Global Report on Ageism in March, 2021, they declared combating ageism as one of three action areas
National Volunteer Week and Six Benefits of Volunteering
National Volunteer Week is coming up April 16-22. Many organizations say volunteers are the backbone of their operations and we couldn’t agree more! In honour
Advance Care Planning: If Not You, Who?
Imagine not being able to speak for yourself in a health care emergency. Who would you choose to speak for you? Who would you trust?
Social Prescribing: the Non-Clinical Approach to Improving Health
Social prescribing is a relatively recent term for making connections to activities and services that help improve the social determinants of health, challenging many people.
Top 10 Frauds: Grandparent, Romance, Investment Scams, and More!
Rounding out our month of fraud awareness is a series of top fraud scams reported to the RCMP and the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre (CAFC). Investments,
