Community Action articles from September 2003

Community Action archives from September 2003

Election season.(Comments)
September 22, 2003... Former Prime Minister Kim Campbell once said that it is not appropriate to discuss policies and programs during election time. Even though Campbell lost the election, many campaign managers agree with her, focusing their campaign promotions on...

African AIDS drug compliance report refutes world media.
September 22, 2003... NEW YORK -- African AIDS patients have a higher rate of drug compliance at about 90 per cent on average compared to 70 per cent in the United States, according a report in the New York Times. This contradicts assertions made and spread by the...

Vancouver clinic opens.
September 22, 2003... VANCOUVER -- Vancouver's controversial drug injection clinic for heroin users officially opened and will be receiving people who inject their drugs. The clinic has authorization and that the Criminal Code will not apply at the site. At the site...

Health ministers promise to expedite proposed council, disputes continue.
September 22, 2003... HALIFAX -- Canada's health ministers promised to expedite work on the proposed Health Council during the next few weeks while agreeing to collaborate on an enhanced public health system, says a statement released on their behalf in early...

Ontario judges order return of funding to Community Living St. Catherines.
September 22, 2003... ST. CATHARINES -- An Ontario Divisional Court ordered the Community, Family and Children's Services to restore funding and return seized property to Community Living St. Catharines immediately. The funds and the property had been taken from...

Calendar Canada.
September 22, 2003... Sept. 28-Oct. 1: Conference: Mental health and addictions; Niagara Falls; Canadian Mental Health Association, Centre for Addiction & Mental Health, Ontario Federation of Community Mental Health Programs & Alcohol & Drug Recovery Association of...

Foreign calendar.
September 22, 2003... Oct. 2-3: Conference: Participation in governance; Newcastle-on-Tyne England; [e] confrgovernanceworks.org Oct. 2-4: Conference: United States Council f[f]or Children With Behavioral Disorders; St. Louis;...

Quality child care benefits children, report says.(Children & Families)
September 22, 2003... WINNIPEG -- Sustained, quality child care provides important benefits to all children, especially those in low-income families according to a study, A New Generation of Canadian Families Raising Young Children: A new look at data from national...

Quebec day care workers demand liberals honour agreement made by PQ.(Children & Families)
September 22, 2003... MONTREAL -- Staff at unionized day-care centres throughout Quebec are planning four one-day walkouts to convince the provincial government it must accept pay equity and improved benefits for 6,000 female workers. The Confederation des...

Omni media searches for homes.(Children & Families)
September 22, 2003... TORONTO -- Homes For Kids and Omni Media, a division of Rogers Media, will produce multilingual public service announcements to recruit culturally-diversified foster parents for children in need of care. The PSA'S, will be funded and produced...

Most immigrants satisfied with new life in Canada.(Children & Families)
September 22, 2003... OTTAWA -- Seven of ten recent immigrants are satisfied with their new lives in Canada while almost half of the newcomers found work six months after their arrival, even though most of that work was not in their former occupational fields says a...

AFN attempts to intervene in native children's adoption case.(Children & Families)
September 22, 2003... HAMILTON -- Preventing the adoption of native children by white families requires "extraordinary measures" Assembly of First Nation chief, Phil Fontaine, wrote to Mr. Justice George Czutrin on Sept. 5, asking him to consider the importance of...

UNICEF funding threatened in U.S.(Children & Families)
September 22, 2003... NEW YORK -- UNICEF, the United Nations' best known agency, is facing a funding threat. The threat is led by the u.s. based Catholic Family and Human Rights Institute, a conservative religious organization that successfully caused the White...

Grants for youths once in BC custody.(Children & Families)
September 22, 2003... VICTORIA -- Grants are available to youth between 19 and 24 who were in the continuing custody of the government but who were adopted before reaching the age of majority. Applicants no longer need to meet the criteria of the B.C. student...

Transit centres for child soldiers.(Children & Families)
September 22, 2003... NEW YORK -- UNICEF said it will begin establishing transit centers for child soldiers in Monrovia, Liberia, this week, Voice of America reported. Many child soldiers caught up in Liberia's conflict face a situation in which they do not want to...

Wild Rose Foundation 780-619-0369.(Funding)
September 22, 2003... Strathcona Shelter Society Ltd. (Sherwood Park). Toward facilitation of community education over two years to increase knowledge about the dynamics of abuse and the services available in the community that address issues of family violence....

Trillium Foundation Ontario 800-263-2887.(Funding)
September 22, 2003... Lakeshore Corridor Community Team, c/o Community Living Mississauga. To assist vulnerable members of the community including individuals with physical disabilities or mental health issues, to participate in community life by helping them to...

The National Crime Prevention Strategy, National Crime Prevention Centre 613-954-1721.(Funding)
September 22, 2003... The B.C. Association of Specialized Victim Assistance and Counselling, Vancouver. For its Coordination and Community Mobilization Project. By bringing together the groups who provide safe housing, support services, health services and legal...

Appointments.(Funding)
September 22, 2003... Paul Alofs, President and CEO, The Princess Margaret Hospital Foundation, Toronto. David S. Cameron, National Executive Director, ALS Society of Canada, Toronto. Laurie Edmiston, Executive Director, Canadian AIDS Treatment Information...

Gambling post-doc research offer.(Funding)
September 22, 2003... GUELPH -- The Ontario Problem Gambling Research Centre offers one-year Post Doctoral Fellowships available for the January 2004 academic term. The funding aims to enable recent graduates to undertake new research; publish research findings;...

Mentally challenged man sits in jail waiting for ministries to sort themselves.(General)
September 22, 2003... OTTAWA -- Jail cannot be used as a default for lack of funding for programs in our society said an Ontario Court Judge when sentencing a 19-year old mentally challenged man to one more night in detention after he spent ten-months in jail...

Launch of Toronto region immigrant employment council.(General)
September 22, 2003... TORONTO -- The goal of the Toronto Region Immigrant Employment Council is to improve access to employment for immigrants in the Toronto region so that they are better able to use the skills, education and experience they bring with them. ...

BC disability review find 98% eligible for their assistance.(General)
September 22, 2003... VICTORIA -- More than 98% of persons receiving assistance with disabilities were found eligible for the aid under the BC government's new legislation, according to a year-long review conduction by the Human Resources Ministry. The review...

Some baby boomers not adequately prepared for retirement.(General)
September 22, 2003... OTTAWA -- Almost one third of the baby boomers aged 45 to 59 years feel they haven't made adequate financial preparations to maintain their standard of living when they leave their jobs, and don't know when they will retire says the General...

Homelessness initiative enhanced community capacity, HRDC report.(General)
September 22, 2003... OTTAWA -- More facilities and services are in place to assist the homeless along with enhanced structures to support the development of community capacity since the introduction of the federal National Homeless Initiative says a report from the...

Health and social jobs fall in August.(General)
September 22, 2003... OTTAWA -- Health care and social assistance employment fell in August, dropping 18,000. Most of this decline occurred in Quebec and Alberta. The drop in health and social assistance in August is not in line with recent trends. Compared with...

Publications.
September 22, 2003... The publications listed below are for information purposes only. To obtain copies contact the publisher. The entries in this section are listed free of charge and are limited to material published in Canada and by Canadian authors. Publishers...

Periodicals received.
September 22, 2003... Baycrest Bulletin, Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care, Toronto, August 2003 BLOODlines, Hemophilia Ontario News. Toronto, Summer 2003 Choice in Health 2003 Clinic Newsletter, Toronto. Communicate, Children's Aid Society of Toronto....

Homecare may reduce 50% of health care costs for aged.
September 22, 2003... VICTORIA -- Fifty percent of health care costs could be saved if home care replaced residential care for the elderly. At the same time one half of the overall health care costs for home care clients were the result of their use of acute care...

Canadians among finalist for running surgery centres for UK health.(Health)
September 22, 2003... LONDON -- A Canadian group has been shortlisted in a competition competing to run 11 diagnostic and treatment centres to provide fast-track hip replacement and cataract surgery for the UK's National Health Service that are to open December. ...

Physician burnout is focus by new CMA centre.(Health)
September 22, 2003... OTTAWA -- A new Centre for Physician Health and Well-Being was established by the Canadian Medical Association. The aim is to deal with burnout among Canada's doctors. A CMA study found 45.7 per cent of Canadian physicians were in an...

Manitoba may end private surgery.(Health)
September 22, 2003... WINNIPEG -- Health Minister Dave Chomiak told reporters that his department may end the use of private surgery clinics in the province. He wants to make better use of idle operating rooms in public hospitals to deal with long waiting lists in...

Dutch allow cannabis sales.(Health)
September 22, 2003... The Netherlands has become the first country to allow the sale of cannabis at local pharmacies, for use by the chronically ill especially those with cancer, HIV, ms or Tourette's syndrome. The Netherlands already permits sale of cannabis in...

Canadians with depression equal other chronic conditions.(Mental Health)
September 22, 2003... OTTAWA -- As many Canadians suffer from major depression as from other leading chronic health conditions, such as heart disease, diabetes or a thyroid problem, says a report recently released from the Canadian Community Health Survey. The...

Higher rates for major depression found in Canada's forces.(Mental Health)
September 22, 2003... OTTAWA -- The rate for major depression and panic disorder, was significantly higher among members of Canada's defence forces than for the general population, according to the first survey of mental health among the armed forces, conducted by...

Early prevention treatment cited.(Mental Health)
September 22, 2003... LONDON -- Early intervention programmes for non-affective psychosis disorders results in higher remission rates at 75 per cent and high retention at 81.5 per cent says a recent study of a Canadian intervention program, as reported in the...