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Thanks for all your help, but no thanks.
by James E. Price
Jan 25, 2008
/blockquote>
I need help! I am looking statewide now for a program that
has worked in the past that would place high school
students inside of state representatives' district
offices, where they would plan, promote, and execute
community projects.
I would very much like to initiate such a program in my
schoo...See More/blockquote>
I need help! I am looking statewide now for a program that
has worked in the past that would place high school
students inside of state representatives' district
offices, where they would plan, promote, and execute
community projects.
I would very much like to initiate such a program in my
school district, Humble, or perhaps in Livingston. Its
tough going. Teen apathy is legendary and public servants
such as state reps. are rightfully wary. But I am sure
that, if done right, this would be a huge benefit for all
involved.
To clarify: I would like to see young people in a program
where they would be able to issue press releases, execute
fundraisers, deal effectively with professionals, work in
and learn about government, and play a positive role in
their communities. If a state legislator, or other
politician would sponsor such a program, the students
would be able to accomplish projects that other groups
cannot: those that are too small to warrant the
involvement of the State, but too big to be done with only
whatever credibility the students have from the school
district alone. The projects would be small and easy to
achieve, for exmpl.: adoption drives for animal shelters,
christmas cards signed by important local government
officials, (mayor, sherriff, state rep, etc) to be given
to active duty servicemembers,toy drives for the police
department... like that.
The program could be rolled up into DECA, or an equivalant
work/volunteer program to make implementation easy and
cheap.
If anyone has ever heard of anything like this, or if you
would like to try and work together and start something
from scratch please contact me ASAP! My name is James
Price and my email is [email removed]
by Juan Vazquez
Jan 30, 2008
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who do you guys plan on voting for in the upcoming election
/blockquote>
A very dark day in BC History. Read more below...
New facility to fill treatment gap for mentally ill: Abbott
Frances Bula, Vancouver Sun
Published: Sunday, February 03, 2008
BRITISH COLUMBIA - The province will create a new type of
facility by summer for its most difficult and violent
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A very dark day in BC History. Read more below...
New facility to fill treatment gap for mentally ill: Abbott
Frances Bula, Vancouver Sun
Published: Sunday, February 03, 2008
BRITISH COLUMBIA - The province will create a new type of
facility by summer for its most difficult and violent
mentally ill people, Health Minister George Abbott said
today.
Abbott said such a facility would fill the existing gap for
the mentally ill, many of whom are also drug-addicted, and
help reduce the load on police.
Vancouver police have produced a startling report, to be
officially released Monday, that says officers spend a
third to half of their time dealing with the mentally ill.
Abbott said that can be reduced by creating a new kind of
secure treatment facility, which might be a permanent home
for some, and may be located at Riverview hospital in Port
Coquitlam.
Abbott said he'll be officially announcing the facility in
two weeks, and would not release any more details until
then.
"We need a unit that can provide a period of stabilization,
which can run from days to weeks, where the clients can be
assessed and stabilized and observed," Abbott said. "For
some, it may be a permanent thing."
He said there are about 100 to 150 people in Vancouver's
Downtown Eastside who are chronic challenges, "who offend
regularly, who are in and out of jail, who are in and out
of hospital and are on an hourly or daily basis getting
into trouble."
Abbott said the new unit, which will operate in conjunction
with the new community court that is to open this summer as
well, will provide a service that doesn't exist now in the
spectrum of mental-health services. It will be different
from Riverview, in that the aim will be to get people
stabilized and back out into non-institutional housing.
At the moment, the province has supportive housing, where
people with mental illnesses can function with the help of
drop-in or in-site health and support workers, or it has
the Forensic Psychiatric Hospital in Port Coquitlam, which
is for people with very serious conditions who are
constantly in conflict with the law, but nothing in
between.
He confirmed that Riverview, B.C.'s former major
institution for the mentally ill, is still one of the sites
being considered for the new facility.
Abbott was adamant that dealing with the 150 or so chronic
offenders would make a dramatic difference. He did not have
information on what kind of support staff will be offered
for the many residential hotels the province is taking over
in the Downtown Eastside or the social housing it has
committed to building in Vancouver for people with mental
illness, drug addiction or both.
That "both" group is large and growing. About 40 to 60 per
cent of mentally ill people are also drug-addicted, a
phenomenon that has been hard for the separate health and
addictions systems to cope with. Many of those people are
living in social housing run by non-profits who get only
enough money to have one staff person in the building at
any given time.
Abbott also said that, while his ministry is always looking
at whether there should be changes to the Mental Health
Act, he's not prepared to make any immediate or unilateral
changes.
"This is a remarkably difficult area," he said.
B.C. families that have struggled with a mentally ill
relative have often demanded they be given more legal power
to put their sick family members into institutions or
treatment.
"But the mentally ill have rights as well," said Abbott.
Abbott's comments were part of a flurry of responses from
politicians over the weekend to the Vancouver police
report, the findings of which were published in The Sun
Saturday.
Abbott and the city's majority Non-Partisan Association
council members focused on what is being done to improve
the system, while the NDP and opposition city councillors
blamed the provincial government and Mayor Sam Sullivan for
having done so little.
NDP health critic Adrian Dix said the police were put into
the position of having to become advocates for the mentally
ill because the province has systematically gotten rid of
advocates, from the NDP-appointed provincial mental-health
advocate to people in small non-profits.
Vision Vancouver Coun. Tim Stevenson said the police
report, which he called "more than a wake-up call," was
something police were pushed into because the mayor has
refused to acknowledge the kind of workload they're dealing
with and to provide more officers.
And, he said, Sullivan has also failed to be a champion for
change. "These are Vancouver citizens. I would expect
emergency meetings by the mayor. He should be trying to get
on top of this situation."
But Sullivan said his council has done a lot already,
together with the provincial government. He admits the
report's numbers came as a surprise. "I was shocked by how
large the numbers were, up to 50 per cent."
And he praised police for doing the report. "By shining the
light on weaknesses in the system, it focuses on the
investments we need."
But he said the provincial government is already moving on
that, by planning for the new facility Abbott talked about
and by investing in social housing.
NPA Coun. Kim Capri was more critical of the provincial and
federal governments, saying city police are bearing the
brunt of their decreased funding for health care over the
years.
"Our police are now becoming your street-level mental-
health workers and advocates," said Capri. "This raises the
issue of downloading to local government."
She acknowledged it's a problem many people have been
familiar with for years. Capri said that when she worked
with the John Howard Society, a group that helps former
prisoners adapt to life outside jail, it talked about the
fact that the jail system was really turning into housing
for the mentally ill.
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Michael D. Reid, Times Colonist
Published: Thursday, February 28, 2008
The closing credits will roll tonight at the Vic, downtown
Victoria's last single-screen movie house.
The changing state of the movie industry and an expiring
lease at its Nootka Court location were the main reasons
for c...See More/blockquote>
Michael D. Reid, Times Colonist
Published: Thursday, February 28, 2008
The closing credits will roll tonight at the Vic, downtown
Victoria's last single-screen movie house.
The changing state of the movie industry and an expiring
lease at its Nootka Court location were the main reasons
for closing the 218-seat theatre, a Landmark Cinemas
spokesman confirmed late yesterday.
While industry insiders had speculated the Vic was in
trouble, the sudden news of the closing came as a shock to
patrons who heard about it at a screening last night.
The writing was on the wall," said Trent Sales, Landmark's
senior operations manager. "It did well when we had
exclusive art films, but with the growing screen count in
Victoria, it's become harder to compete."
The Vic, at the corner of Douglas and Humboldt streets, is
just a five-minute walk away from two multiplexes that
dominate the corner of Yates and Blanshard streets --
Empire Theatres' Capitol 6 Cinemas, and Cineplex
Entertainment's Odeon 7.
The theatre, which originally had 329 seats, was called the
Towne Cinema when the Calgary-based theatre chain opened it
in 1974. It was later leased from Landmark by Cineplex
Odeon, which closed the theatre in 1993. It was refurbished
and reopened as the Vic under Landmark's management two
years later.
The Vic had a loyal audience, but attendance figures have
dwindled significantly, Sales said.
Its biggest hits included The Full Monty, Shakespeare in
Love and Chicago. The last shows will be tonight's 7 and 9
screenings of the Oscar-nominated animated feature
Persepolis.
/blockquote>
The full story:
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Big wheels keep on turning
Carry me home to see my kin
Singing songs about the Southland
I miss Alabamy once again
And I think its a sin, yes
Well I heard mister Young sing about her
Well, I heard ole Neil put her down
Well, I hope Neil Young will remember
A Southern man don't need him ...See More/blockquote>
Big wheels keep on turning
Carry me home to see my kin
Singing songs about the Southland
I miss Alabamy once again
And I think its a sin, yes
Well I heard mister Young sing about her
Well, I heard ole Neil put her down
Well, I hope Neil Young will remember
A Southern man don't need him around anyhow
Sweet home Alabama
Where the skies are so blue
Sweet Home Alabama
Lord, I'm coming home to you
In Birmingham they love the governor
Now we all did what we could do
Now Bierstekergate does not bother me
Does your conscience bother you?
Tell the truth
Sweet home Alabama
Where the skies are so blue
Sweet Home Alabama
Lord, I'm coming home to you
Here I come Alabama
Now Muscle Shoals has got the Swampers
And they've been known to pick a song or two
Lord they get me off so much
They pick me up when I'm feeling blue
Now how about you?
Sweet home Alabama
Where the skies are so blue
Sweet Home Alabama
Lord, I'm coming home to you
Sweet home Alabama
Oh sweet home baby
Where the skies are so blue
And the governor's true
Sweet Home Alabama
Lordy
Lord, I'm coming home to you
Yea, yea Montgomery's got the answer
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