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Simple steps to make heart health part of managing diabetes

Black Press Virtual Career and Post-Secondary Education Event comes to Greater Victoria

Finding new ways to do things has always been a part of life — innovation drives us forward and makes our lives better — but the pandemic has meant that in some healthcare fields, the need for innovation has been super-charged!

Nurturing 6 dimensions of wellness, from the climbing gym to Berwick University

Victoria arborist answers your questions about west coast tree and hedge care

Black Press Virtual Career and Post-Secondary Education Event comes to Greater Victoria

Black Press Virtual Career and Post-Secondary Education Event comes to Greater Victoria

According to Statistics Canada, people with disabilities aged 25 to 64 are 59 per cent less likely to find employment than people without disabilities. Canadians with disabilities have worse employment and work-related outcomes and are more likely to live in poverty. Skills gaps, pay discrimination, and a lack of supports at many life stages further compound barriers for people with disabilities.

From the summer heat dome and wildfires to the recent flooding, the effects of climate change have grown more apparent. Looking ahead, those effects are expected to impact virtually every aspect of life here on Vancouver Island and beyond – from food production to transportation to insurance costs.

How we access health care has changed over the last couple of years. The New Normal has meant finding different ways to do things, and sometimes some real innovation that creates an even better ways to do things!