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Repair Cafe Restores Beloved Possessions

Originally published on the Bird’s Eye

Most of us hate throwing things out, knowing how overstretched our local landfill is and feeling guilty about the waste. But what to do when something is broken, ripped, dull or stuck when we don’t have the skills to fix it ourselves?

Answer: Take it to one of ICAN’s Repair Cafes and watch an expert mend your trousers, get you vacuum going again, or sharpen your axe to a keen cutting edge. Presto! What was once headed for the landfill now has long and useful life of service to look forward to.

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Health

BC Promises Four New Cancer Care Centres

By Michelle Gamage, The Tyee, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

British Columbians will get four new cancer care centres that can offer radiation treatment as the province gets ready for an increase in  cases of age-related cancers. 

Health Minister Adrian Dix said Thursday that new cancer care centres will be opening in Kamloops, Nanaimo, Surrey and Burnaby. 

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Community

For some Ukrainian refugees, Canada is not the answer

By Yuriy Umansky, New Canadian Media, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

For more than 10 years, Alina dreamed of moving to Canada. After the beginning of the Russian invasion in 2022, she finally left Ukraine and arrived in Kitchener under the Canada-Ukraine Authorization for Emergency Travel (CUAET) program. She hoped to begin a new life here and restart her career, but Alina faces numerous difficulties in adapting to life in Canada and is thinking about returning to Europe. 

Alina is not alone. There are many similar accounts among the 220,000 Ukrainians who immigrated here over the last year and could not find themselves. Some have already left Canada. Here are their stories: 

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Family

Local Death Caring Collective expands services, helps community navigate health care options

By Greg Osoba, CKTZ News, through an LJI grant from Canada-info.ca

Cortes Island Death Caring Collective is looking to expand its services and hire a staff member as the local island’s population ages.

Collective Co-founder Margaret Verschuur says that more community members are needing help to navigate the myriad of health care options available for addressing physical or mental health needs, or both. She adds that those needs can be due to physical limitations, loss of a loved one, or ageing in place.

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Indigenous Nations, Industry, Politics

Mining and conservation can go hand in hand, environment ministers say

By Matteo Cimellaro, Canada’s National Observer, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

Mining projects and protected land can co-exist, two provincial environment ministers said at a press conference on Friday after two days of meetings with their counterparts from across the country.

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