Alberni Valley Coordinates Community Response to Address Heat Dome Dangers
Last summer’s heat dome singed the province with record high temperatures and caused 526 heat-related deaths in its first week.[1] BC’s Greater Alberni Valley, which
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Sparwood CRN Fellowship Award to Local Student
Class of 2022 Kellie Oler graduated from Sparwood Secondary School with the highest-grade point average of her class and received the Governor General of Canada’s
CRNs At Work
Wii’O’om’ Niin CRN Celebrates Christmas in July! The Wii’ O’om’ Niin CRN team of Marilyn Brown, Ross McCrae, and Lorraine Half joined local vendors and
Volunteer of the Month: Cheryl Stinson, Coordinator, Campbell River CRN
Cheryl Stinson is a stylish redhead who has a broad smile and a wonderfully warm presence that radiates through the screen. You feel welcome and
BC CRN Spotlight: The Intergenerational Team of Alyssa Christenson, Mentor Liaison, and Jane Osborne, Regional Mentor – Central and North Vancouver Island
BC CRN’s team of Regional Mentors helps communities establish Community Response Networks (CRNs). Mentors provide ongoing support in the coordination of responses to abuse, neglect,
Provincial Learning Event | Sept. 20, 2022: Elder Abuse & Neglect Law in BC
Registration is now open for this session. Do you have a duty to respond to the abuse of a vulnerable adult? How can you respond
Campaigns and Professional Development Events
BC CRN Online Presentation Offering: See Something, Say Something – How to Support Older, Vulnerable, and At-Risk Adults August 16, 2022, 11 AM – 12
“Thank you all for your ongoing support.” – Message from the BC CRN Executive Director, Sherry Baker
After our busiest month of the year and as we head into the summer months with more relaxed rules about protecting ourselves from COVID, I
Decolonizing WEAAD: Celebrating World Elder BIG LOVE Awareness Day
For this year’s World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD), several BC Community Response Networks (CRNs) took a pledge on June 15 to end elder abuse.
Awards & Accolades
We have amazing people in the organization, and we work with equally amazing people in BC communities. This month, a few of our own were
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