Author of the article: Alanna Smith
Publishing date: Mar 13, 2021 • March 13, 2021 • 4 minute read • Kathleen Larose, with Alberta Addicts who Advocate and Educate Responsibly (AAWEAR), left and Brandy Myette, a recovery coach in Calgary, were photographed in downtown Calgary on Saturday, March 13, 2021 in an area where they walk while doing outreach work for AAWEAR. Gavin Young/Postmedia Gavin Young/Postmedia
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The road to substance use recovery is easier to follow when someone already knows the way.
That’s why a new pilot program in Calgary is connecting individuals with lived experience, who are sober from substances, with peers trying to overcome their own addictions.
Author of the article: Alanna Smith
Publishing date: Mar 13, 2021 • March 13, 2021 • 4 minute read • Kathleen Larose, with Alberta Addicts who Advocate and Educate Responsibly (AAWEAR), left and Brandy Myette, a recovery coach in Calgary, were photographed in downtown Calgary on Saturday, March 13, 2021 in an area where they walk while doing outreach work for AAWEAR. Gavin Young/Postmedia Gavin Young/Postmedia
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The road to substance use recovery is easier to follow when someone already knows the way.
That’s why a new pilot program in Calgary is connecting individuals with lived experience, who are sober from substances, with peers trying to overcome their own addictions.
Some of the postboxes found around St Albans.
- Credit: Chris Bennett
This year s St Albans Postboxes charity fundraiser has smashed past the £25,000 barrier to become the most successful yet.
For the third year, 50-plus knitted festive toppers could be found on postboxes around the city centre in the run-up to Christmas, and encouraged online donations to St Albans and District Foodbank and Open Door St Albans.
With the city facing swiftly tightening pandemic restrictions,
St Albans Postboxes.
- Credit: Chris Bennett
families embraced the opportunity to enjoy a Covid-safe outdoor activity, and this year s initiative has so far raised £25,120.95, including Gift Aid.