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The Report: November / December 2002 vol.23 num.5 by YUKIE KURAHASHI ine years of working at Campbell River and North Island Transition House helped convince Carrie Sjostrom that she had even more to do. She decided that running for city council could be the next step in her life of activism. Carrie Sjostrom Transition House Worker Campbell River & North...

The Report: November / December 2001 vol.22 num.5 by YUKIE KURAHASHI Sign up to save lives! It’s easy to register. Fill out the organ donor registry form in the leaflet included in the current issue of The Report, or call the BC Transplant Society at 1-800-663-6189 or 604-877-2240 in the Lower Mainland. You can also register through their web site...

The Report: November / December 2001 vol.22 num.5 by CINDY STEWART October 22, I participated in the Premier’s Dialogue on Health. The one-day forum brought together a number of representatives in the health care field for a dialogue with the provincial government. The vast majority of the Liberal caucus and cabinet were in attendance, including the Premier and the two...

The Report: November / December 2001 vol.22 num.5 by RAE JOHNSON After the new Liberal government passed its 90-day timeline in August, the real Liberal agenda started to come clear. In September, Health Services Minister Colin Hansen said that Pharmacare is up for review, and said the ministry is looking at cuts to the program as part of the governments...

The Report: November / December 2001 vol.22 num.5 by SARAH O'LEARY I am aware that in the newly imposed contract, there are some changes to the mileage provisions. I am confused as to who is now eligible for mileage allowances under the paramedical professional provincial contract. One of the changes affecting members with the new contract will be allowances for...

The Report: November / December 2001 vol.22 num.5 by DAN KEETON Colleen Canning Dietitian Adult Metabolic Diseases Clinic, Vancouver Hospital With continued advances in medical science, the world is recognizing the importance of the work that dietitians like Colleen Canning do. Its too bad that the health care employers too often do not. Canning, for several years an activist with...

Cindy Stewart, President of the Health Sciences Association, called on Premier Gordon Campbell today to live up to his promise to make health care a priority for British Columbians."Every day, Premier Gordon Campbell pulls another piece out of a public health care system that has been envied around the world," Stewart said.She said the governments wholesale attack on health care...

Health Sciences Association (HSA) President Cindy Stewart presented the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation this week with a $25,000 donation in the lead-up to the annual Run for the Cure, taking place across the province September 30.The donation marks the fifth year in a row HSA has been a regional sponsor of the BC-Yukon Chapter of the foundation. HSA members play...

The Report: September / October 2001 vol.22 num.4 by CAROL RIVIERE The last round of collective bargaining in the Community Social Services sector established an Accord on Preventing Violence in the Workplace. Pursuant to this accord, HSA and the other unions representing workers in the sector are working with the Community Social Services Employers Association and representatives from the provincial...

The Report: September / October 2001 vol.22 num.4 Liberals begin attacks on BC health care by MIRIAM SOBRINO and YUKIE KURAHASHI Last month, the Liberal government celebrated its first three months in office by announcing it had met its campaign promise of delivering on a number of programs within a 90-day time-frame. One of the promises was to deliver health...