National Observer, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Seniors caring for other seniors are proving a potent weapon in the battle against COVID-19 on the Discovery Islands.
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How Quadra Island Mobilized To Solve A Seniors Housing Crises
National Observer, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
Quadra Island resident Derik Kidd is grateful his small community has strived for years to create a new seniors village so that he and other elderly residents can remain on the rock they call home.
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Augmented Home Support
In October, 2019, Cortes Island’s Augmented Home Support (AHS) program was looking at the very real possibility that they may have to shut down. They had enough funding to continue until the end of the year, after which they could not pay their part-time employees. Some of you may have read their appeal in the Cortes Community Health Association (CCHA) Newsletter and made a donation. The immediate concern is over, but it prompted me to reach out to the Augmented Home Support program’s organizer, Ron Croda.
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Why Old Men Wear Hats
By Roy L Hales
You see them everywhere. There are probably more in rural settings than urban. Education does not seem to be a factor; Neither does income; Age is, especially among males. Ever wonder why old men wear hats?
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