Posted:
July 18, 2021
“Perceptions,” by Gerry Warner
Op-Ed Commentary
There are three situations it’s dangerous to experience in B.C. this torrid summer – to be a senior, to be a senior living alone and to be a senior living in an apartment without air conditioning.
Sad to say – tragic even – if these three conditions apply to your situation you may be departing this mortal coil sooner than you planned.
According to the latest figures issued by the BC Coroner’s Office July 2, some 719 British Columbians died suddenly for no apparent reason in the period June 25 to July 1 about three times the normal total expected over a typical summer week. Of course, that particular week was anything but “normal” with the province experiencing a searing heat wave that broke records from the normally mild Lower Mainland to the sagebrush benches of the Fraser Canyon and the arid hills surrounding Kamloops.
OTTAWA, ON, July 11, 2021 /CNW/ – The Honourable Bill Blair, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness, the Honourable Marc Miller, Minister of Indigenous Services and the Honourable Omar Alghabra, Minister of Transport, today released the following statement in regards to the wildfires in British Columbia.
“Over the past few days, representatives from the Government of Canada and British Columbia have regularly met with a number of First Nation leaders. Discussions have focussed on the emergency response, and how we can work together to improve the response and preparedness process.
We heard clear concerns regarding safe rail operations and are taking immediate actions to address them. On Friday, July 9, 2021, Transport Canada issued a Ministerial Order to cease movement of trains between Kamloops and Boston Bar, British Columbia for 48 hours. This was done in the interest of safe railway operations and to protect residents who temporarily returned to inspect their
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Londono said her daughter was living with her grandparents who also tried to get help. That was what we really wanted and there was no rehab. They just sent us counsellor numbers, outreach workers and all these things that really weren t enough. Like she needed to go to rehab. There needs to be a rehab facility for kids under 14.
Her grandparents told CHEK news, the Grade 6 student refused to go to counselling.
Gaps in treatment services
B.C. s Representative for Children and Youth Jennifer Charlesworth acknowledged there are significant gaps in treatment services especially for families living outside of urban areas.