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AUGUST SUBLET Available Available July 31 to
August 20
Hello all you shiney people!
I'm going to be away for most of August and would
like to sublet my room....
-Available July 31 to August 20 (maybe longer but
don't know for sure yet...)
-It's in a beautiful, colorful character house in
East Van, centrally located, shared with 2 great
guys (Jeet-Kei and Matt) and one friendly cat.
-The room is south facing with a big window, a comfy
queen-size bed, a walk-in closet, and a desk (with
an old computer if you don't have a laptop)
-you would essentially have your own bathroom as
there are 2 and the guys tend to stick to one. (it
has a big claw-foot tub for bathing)
-the house has a big south-facing (lots of sun!)
back yard with pear and plum tree, and a garden with
veg that you can tend (and eat!) if you have a green
thumb!
-the house is all hard-wood and tile floors, and has
insuite laundry
-wireless internet connection included, but we do
not have cable (DVD player of course to watch movies
though, and an extensive movie collection)
-For the 3 weeks it would be $300, essentially $100
per week.
If you are interested please contact me!
Vote Online for local Artist
Vancouver artist Michelle
DeMello
Vancouver artist Michelle DeMello has been nominated
for the People's Choice Award for Visual Artist for
this years Masala! Mehndi! Masti! Festival 2008 in
Toronto. Voting is online.
Participants Wanted
Online Survey for a Research
project entitled "Ecotopia Revisited"
We ask your confidential participation in a
fifteen-minute pilot survey for an academic research
project you may find interesting. Here, for example,
are a few agree/disagree statements drawn from the
survey:
- The possibility of a near-future global
environmental, political, or other catastrophe is a
real one.
- My spirituality arises more from what feels true
or right for me than what someone else says is true
- Natural products are better for us and for the
environment than artificial products.
Why this research project? In the mid-1970s, Ernest
Callenbach published the influential novel Ecotopia,
which described a secessionist utopia in the Pacific
Northwest. Our collaborative research project,
entitled Ecotopia Revisited, gathers empirical data
in order to gain some insight into the
environmental, spiritual, and social dimensions of
contemporary utopian communities. This study builds
on scholarly understanding of spiritual “seeking”
and “dwelling” and also constructs new multi-item
scales to measure dystopianism and ecological
utopianism. Completion of the pilot survey will help
us test statistical reliability of these scales.
You don’t have to live in the region to complete
this pilot survey. We greatly appreciate your help
and assure the confidentiality of your answers.
Sincerely,
Jim Proctor
Professor and Director, Environmental Studies
Program
Lewis and Clark College
Portland, OR
email: jproctor [at] lclark.edu
Evan Berry
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Lewis and Clark College
Portland, OR
email: berry [at]lclark.edu
Seeking New
Opportunities
After having sold my Scuba diving business (casting
lead) last summer, I find myself in transition, and
seeking new opportunities.
I have continued doing a variety of metal work
(casting aluminum and bronze and light fabrication
in steel).
Other areas of interest and experience include:
- event / workshop management and promotion
(like Freddy Silva, Carl Calleman, Paul Elder, and
Linda Moulton Howe) - small business support (sales, marketing,
research, consulting, etc).
I have many years of businesses knowledge and
experience to share. Let me know if there is
anything that we can work on together to our mutual
benefit and profit.
My greatest qualifications ? I have no fear of death
or public speaking. :-)
~ John
email: ccss [at] aebc.com
Volunteer Position in
Bolivia, expenses covered Deadline to apply: June 25
Interested in working overseas in micro credit,
capacity building or community economic development?
Canadian Crossroads International (CCI’s) Western
Regional Office is accepting applications for
overseas positions in Bolivia. These are volunteer
positions that receive a modest stipend while
overseas and have all related travel and living
expenses covered. Apply NOW as the deadline is June
25th and applications are reviewed as they are
received!
Distance education, information technology and risk
analysis are some of the specific
placements featured this year.
Micro-Finance Information Systems Specialist:
Bolivia
Fund Development Specialist: Bolivia
Distance Education and Capacity Building Specialist:
Bolivia
Risk Analyst: Bolivia
Community Economic Development Risk Analyst: Bolivia
To complete our application form, please visit
www.cciorg.ca/west/apply . Once completed, email
your application to:
west@cciorg.ca .
Please do not email your cover letter and resume
separately; they must be part of your application
form. Thank you for your interest!
To find out more about the volunteer positions
offered by CCI's other regional offices, please
visit our website:
www.cciorg.ca
Canadian Crossroads International is an
international volunteer cooperation agency that
brings citizens and organizations in Canada and
developing countries together to reduce
poverty, combat HIV/AIDS and promote human rights.
Thanks and we look forward to hearing from this
year’s applicants!
Call for Summer Festival
Volunteers
Travel Involved
Here is the final schedule for Mr. Fresh's summer
Smoothie & Juice Tour.
I am setting up at the festivals mentioned below and
I need volunteers for all of these shows. You trade
hours at a rate of $10/hr towards the value of your
ticket for the event. You also eat goooood food and
hitch a ride with me where ever I go if you like.
Accomodation is usually camping and always paid for,
except for Vancouver Folk Fest where you have your
own home, I presume. If not, I think you can crash
in my living room.
Entheos June 20-22
Solaris June 27-29
Vancouver Folk Fest. July 18 - 20
Pemberton Festival July 25 - 27
Canmore Folk Fest. Aug 2 - 4
Salmon Arm Roots and Blues Aug. 15 - 17
Alright, get back to me asap, so I can put together
lists and reserve tickets for you.
Work at your pace or in my NW shore side Island
studio.
First phase of work is 1 to 3 weeks of work (perhaps
more)
We need a talented animator who is skilled in Maya
and or Hudini, and or 3D Studio Max – some
familiarity with 3D Studio Max would be useful as
some initial work was on the project was done and
that and it would be good to import elements into
Maya or Hudini if you use that.
This scope of work is to create preliminary examples
and demo workups for a movie (and other media) – and
involves object related motion graphics of celestial
bodies and mathematically precise and related
objects and linked orbiting ratios, skins, and
texture maps, creative lighting effects, the design
and placement of various geometric objects etc. and
flight paths. Some knowledge of astronomy and
geometry is desired.
This is a creative, somewhat challenging and very
inspirational project and something you will really
love working on. It’s definitely a portfolio piece.
Work can be in your place or at my guest house
studio on the shore a small island in the North West
with a great view and much wildness, kayaks to use
after work, etc.
I need a minimum of a 1 weeks work and possibly 2 or
3 weeks or more depending on your availability, cost
etc. and a mutual sense of what we can accomplish in
a given time.
Work needs to commence as soon as possible but there
is some flexibility for the right candidate.
Please send a bio or CV or a brief statement of your
skills and background and availability and wage
range – and contact information. Feel free to ask
any questions – If you are interested we should
probably talk next so please send contact
information.
Thank you.
Contact
info@thehomegalaxy.com
And please use: ANIMATION WORK as your subject line
Help wanted On small gulf island home
I need some help over here (near Gabriola) for a few
days or for a week or even two weeks or a month.
This can be for a guy or woman or a couple .. I need
general help, yard pick up, organizing,
straightening - and maybe even some house painting
and if a skilled person - a bit of carpentry (at
least one deck to build). I could use perhaps some
help on the sail boat too. I have a whole garden to
put in as well. Lots to do. Very pleasant
environment. Your own separate quarters.
If you are an experienced, focused and self starting
worker who would like to do that kind of work on a
small isolated island and live in a guest house with
a great view and have use of kiayak and such in the
evenings etc.. please let me know.
I will provide room and board and we can negotiate
wages and salary on top.
I am looking for 2 or 3 mature, adult
women to find a house together to share.
You must be a non-smoker and ideally you are
involved in new thought philosophy such as Eckhart
Tolle, Dan Millman, etc. I have two nine year old
cats. They're not use to sharing with other animals
but, perhaps a small, quiet dog might be O.K. if we
can find a landlord who would allow us to have pets.
I love gardening and have a lot of plants so I'm
prepared to do most of it. I live in West Vancouver
at the moment and want to stay in this area. I can
afford $750 per month, including utilities and need
roommates you can also afford the same amount. I'm
planning on being moved by July 1st. Together, I'm
sure, we could find a beautiful, peaceful, quiet
home to share. Please R.S.V.P. as soon as possible.
Thank-you.
Call for Indie Canadian Music Upcoming travel series
Omni Lifestyle is producing a travel series and
wishing to use original independent Canadian music
to accompany their program.
The music has to be clear and available. All
original work and the artist has to have control of
all the rights (obviously no cover tunes). Also,
they only want CD submissions of a professional
quality. No mp3, website links, etc, only CD's.
If you have something you want to submit, or know
some other musicians with material, please send it
to Ron Pachkowski at:
Attn: Ron Pachkowski
Omni Lifestyle
Suite 101, 343 Railway Street
Vancouver, BC V6A 1A4
Job Posting:
Hollyhock Program Assistant /
Operations (one – year posting)
Start date: Immediately
Location: Cortes Island, British Columbia, Canada
This posting will remain open until we find the
right candidate
Do you dream of working for a progressive non-profit
organization that is aligned with your passion for
health, well-being and social change?
Hollyhock Centre on Cortes Island is now accepting
applications for a one-year temporary position of
Program Operations, with some time spent in the role
of Program Assistant. Available immediately, this
position will work in the role of Program Assistant
until mid-August when they would assume their full
responsibility in the Operations role. Work closely
with a dedicated team to help bring Hollyhock’s
cutting-edge program of personal and professional
development to life living on a beautiful secluded
island on the west coast, 160 km north of Vancouver.
We are seeking a talented professional who will
provide leadership and vision to a variety of
program activities. S/he reports to the Program
Manager, manages one staff member, and works closely
within a team of management & staff to deliver the
current year’s program. Primary responsibilities
include negotiating with world-class presenters and
outside partners to ensure the quality and success
of Hollyhock annual program, including on-site
programs and a variety of urban events. A portion of
time will also be spent supporting the developing
the next year’s program.
The ideal candidate will have a post-secondary
degree; two or more years of relevant experience in
an aligned field; excellent communication, verbal
and written skills, strong financial acumen; the
ability to provide leadership and be a team player,
be highly proficiency with computers and systems,
especially MS Word and Excel; possess excellent time
management skills; be oriented to details and is
well organized.
Please note that although the above skills are
important to us, what we are really looking for is a
warm, mature person with a calm, positive presence
and exceptional relational skills. The above
requirements could be forgone if we find the person
with these qualities.
This position offers a unique compensation package
and has full time hours with the exception of the
months of November through February when part time
hours are available. The successful candidate must
be legally able to work in Canada, be aligned with
Hollyhock’s mission, and enjoy living in a rural
setting.
To apply: Interested parties can apply via email
only to:
clare [at] ollyhock.ca
Please limit your application to a cover letter and
resume. Include in the Subject line: Application for
Program Assistant / Operations and your Name. Only
shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Visit
www.cortesisland.com for insight into life
on rural Cortes Island, BC and visit
www.hollyhock.ca
for more information about this world-class retreat
centre.
Thursday, June 5 til Saturday, June 14 Call for yoga instructors
to teach "Yoga on the mound"
This is a call for yoga instructors to
teach "Yoga on the mound" everyday of the Magnetic
North Theatre Festival.
Dates/Time/Place:
Thursday, June 5th - Saturday, June 14th - 10 days
in total
Yoga will be at 11am everyday, except when pouring
rain
Amphitheatre Mound beside Performance Works.
We would promote it on our MNTF website, word of
mouth, email outs, facebook, etc... And we hope the
yoga instructor could help promote themselves too...
Payment: Would be on a 'by donation' basis PLUS you
would get a free(s) show out of it and most likely a
complimentary beverage from the Magnetic Lounge at
Performance Works when u needed it. Of course, I can
discuss this further with the interested
instructors....
The yoga instructor could do one day only or do
everyday...! Who doesn't want to teach a class
outside on Granville Island??!!! We can make it work
to whatever we all come up with....
Please pass this along to those who yo think might
be interested - I think it will give Magnetic North
a very Vancouver feel for sure! And give us all a
chance to do yoga on the mound....everyone walking
false creek seawall will join in the very next
day...
Let's talk you beautiful yogi's...
Heather Lindsay
Hospitality Coordinator
Magnetic North Theatre Festival
Roommate Wanted
$550 Big Room in House with
Funky Folks June 1st (Near PNE)
Big bedroom available in a sweet house. Share with
two 30-ish guys and a 20-ish girl, a social vibe,
good people, good times, plus one kooky cat.
House is newly refurbished, has wireless, laundry,
big fireplace, wooden floors, balcony. Safe and
quiet street, plenty parking, close to shops, parks
and many transit options. Great neighbours. Room has
large closet space, wooden floors, new paint.
Roommates: 2 funky guys in early 30's, 1 babe in
early 20's, one crazy cat. all chilled and into
music, cooking and fireside chats and climbing
trees,
we are losing our roommate when he leaves to go
travelling. $550 per month plus share of internet,
utilities and VOIP phone.
Contact Yossi:
yoshiburger [at] hotmail.com
or 604-779-8807
or Will:
ferrousarts [at] gmail.com
or 778-990-9846
Casting call
Wanted: Amateur Burlesque
Divas
Is one of your desires to get up on stage and sass
it up?
We are putting together a show for those who are in
love with the glamour, class and sex appeal of
burlesque. Malaika Millions is Hosting and
Helping with the Curating and Production. It will be
a Top Notch Experience.
This show is for virgins! If you are an
experienced performer, this is not your night to
shine
but if you are merely New to it, please Apply.
Details:
Thursday, June 19th 9pm-2am *tentative
Gorgomish
695 smithe st (at Granville) Vancouver, BC www.gorgomish.com
expectations:
Provide organizer with a summary of your burletta
including song choice, costume description/picture,
theme of burletta
1-2 song number (2-10mins)
appropriate costume (lingerie, vintage attire, etc.)
enthusiasm is a must, nudity is not.
what is in it for you?
$40 cash-solo/$60-duo or group
2 guest tickets
safe, clean, up scale environment to flaunt your
stuff
Please contact:
sarah.prettythings [at] gmail.com
for more info
Laughing for Life Circus Call for Donations
On December 6th 2004 a group of performers left the
tranquility of Haad Tien bay, Koh Pha-Ngan and
headed to Mae Sot, Northern Thailand, to throw a
party and entertain the inhabitants of Mae Tao
refugee clinic near the Thai-Burma border. The event
was a great success and brought much laughter and
enjoyment to people who needed it.
All performers donated their time and skills, and
also paid for all their own travel expenses.
We tourrf the circus again in January 2008!
If you wish to make a donation to help our journey
along, please send by paypal to:
freedman.matthew@gmail.com
It's Cool to Care
Campaign
message from Shaeah Fialkow
Hello, Dearest Friends,
I am launching a project called: It's Cool to Care!
- a city wide Care Campaign to inspire all citizens
to treat each other like the family that we are!
Transforming Vancouver and the World into a City and
Globe that Cares!!
The intention of the project is to generate a spirit
and consciousness of love, compassion and unified
connection throughout Vancouver and ultimately the
World.
The goal is to have a day to week long event in
Vancouver at the end of February (Feb 22, 23 &/or
24th as an initial suggestion?- which would be
better a weekday or weekend day?) where 200 people
perform random acts of kindness. I envision schools
getting involved, by creating a project or contest
for the students to create posters with mottos and
pictures that portray their expression of what
Caring means and looks like to them - the top 12
will become posters for the event and plastered
around the city!! And then perhaps excursions/field
trips where classes go out to a chosen location
(children's hospital, nursery home, parks,
neighbourhoods) and take action that expresses their
care for people and/or the environment.
What is required is 20 Head Care Ambassadors who are
willing to take on certain aspects of this project,
such as:
• creating the website (we need this up and running
asap!-any volunteers?)
• website management
• getting sponsors- 10+ donating $100+ (some ideas
are: Choices, Starbucks, MEC, Lululemon,
neighbourhood stores, etc.)
• recruiting 10 more Care Ambassadors each = 200
people total
• Organization (coordinating people,
• Promo Materials (we need 2 promo packages, 1 for
media, 1 for schools)
• Artwork/Design (we need a logo right away!! and
eventually will need t-shirts or armbands or
pins-something to identify us as Care Ambassadors
for the event)
• Schools Laisons (we need key players in the
Vancouver school board and at schools to get on
board asap - any tips?)
• anything else you can think of...
Anyone who has expertise, willingness and drive to
be involved in anyway I request that you contact me
as soon as possible. Also, if you know of any people
or resources that would contribute to the ease, flow
and success of this project please let me know.
For those of you on Facebook I have created a group:
IT'S COOL TO CARE (make sure you join the one in all
caps, the other one was limited to Vancouver so I
created a new one that was accessible to everyone)
this is a good place for discussion of ideas until
the website is up and running which will hopefully
be soon!
I am super excited about this project and know that
with the incredible community of talented, skilled
and caring people that we are we can truly transform
Vancouver into a City that Cares!
In loving service to all,
Shaeah Fialkow
604-817-HEAL(4325)
email: shaeah [at] alohaloveheals.com
www.alohaloveheals.com
Volunteer Needed CHBE-Sustainability
Newsletter
After one year of contribution, our event list
manager, Jasna Jankovic, wishes to leave to job to
someone else. I’d like first to thank her for her
great help. Second, I’d like to see if someone on
this list would like to work with me and Caroline to
produce the newsletter.
Help needed
The task requires about 1 hour or less per week, and
does not require too much brain power, since we are
collecting events from a limited amount of reliable
sources.
Happy Holiday Season,
Alexandre
The newsletter team include Caroline Cloutier for
the news service, Jasna Jankovic for the event list
and Alexandre
email Alexandre: alexandrev [at] chml.ubc.ca
Roommates wanted in Sechelt, BC
Shared Accommodations
available at Inner Sanctuary
Inner Sanctuary, a large, private residential home
in Sechelt, BC on the beautiful Sunshine Coast is
looking for two new amazing roommates.
Only 1.5 hours from Vancouver, we overlook Porpoise
Bay, surrounded by nature and close to
transportation.
FURNISHED/UNFURNISHED ROOMS available now with
shared kitchen, bathroom, W/D, hot tub, ocean view,
workshop space, permaculture gardens and a healing
room for practitioners. No Smoking. No Pets (we have
a resident cat). Rent $550/mth inclusive of
utilities. Partial work exchange may be an option
for full time residents.
To explore possibilities, please call Kristina
Home 604-885-6688
Cell 604-328-1924
www.innersanctuary.ca
Study on Women's
Fertility Cycles
I am taking part in a study with the
Centre for Menstral Cycle and Ovulation Research,
they need about 300 more participants to be a part
of this study. You are asked to track your cycle
carefully for one month, and fill in a diary every
night.
The person in charge is Shirin Kalyan at UBC her
email is:
Shirin.Kalyan [at] vch.ca
Anything we can do that will help educate doctors on
women's cycles, and getting away from synthetic
hormones and drugs is a good idea me thinks.
- Stephanie
Call for Submissions
Vancouver 25
Vancouver 25 is a youth-driven think thank which
explores topics such as transportation, housing,
environment, participatory democracy; social
justice, the arts and entertainment of Vancouver.
It is a vision of what Vancouver will be like or
could be like 25 years from now and the effects of
the Olympics.
We're always looking for submissions for our web
site (which will be launched soon) and or any other
forms of multimedia submissions related to the
topics (i.e. photography, documentaries, etc).
Call for Volunteers for brief online study
UBC Study about Interpersonal
Relationships and Well-Being
We would like to let you know about a study that
we are conducting. If you can help out in any way,
by taking part or letting students or friends or
colleagues know about the study, it would be greatly
appreciated. We are hoping to get a total sample
size of 1000 men and women over the age of 18 so we
can use all the help we can get and we are hoping
this word-of-mouth method of sampling will help. As
long as participants can read English, it does not
matter where they live.
The questionnaires take only about 10 minutes to
complete. The study is being conducted over the web
so participants don't even have to leave their home
or office computer to take part! We will be using a
secure
server, which means that we won't know who is
responding so participants don't need to worry that
we'll be looking up their answers!
Thank you for your help.
Dr. Bruno D. Zumbo, Anne Gadermann, Dr. Anita M.
Hubley, and Molly Stewart-Lawlor
(Dept. of ECPS)
Call for Burlesque Model with a paid honourarium
We're looking for burlesque models for our informal
life-drawing classes. Models choose their own poses,
starting out with a 30 second pose and progressing
to one final 30 minute pose over a 1 to 1.5 hour
period - similar to what happens at Blim (at 17th
and Main).
We're looking for models to wear burlesque costume,
be nude or wear outfits with good drapery.
please contact James at jameslandrews[at]gmail.com
Employment Wanted Entertainment Industry
Work
I am conducting an experiment...I quit my job
(restaurant) because it was eating my soul away and
robbing me of anything creative inside of me.
Now I did this even though I am broke and even
though I have no other income other than burlesque,
which really doesn't count because by the time I get
my costume together I usually spend more than I get
back. I am now giving myself one month to find
another job, and this is where I need your help. I
love the entertainment industry! I want to be a part of film and I want to
make film. I need a job. Now I have experience, in
high school I took a video arts career program and
in 2000 I graduated from the Victoria Motion Picture
School, with a diploma in Acting for the Screen.
I've done about 12 short films during that time, as
well as extra work on a music video and a feature
film. Most recently I was a production assistant and
an extra on a lovely short, shot here in Vancouver
called "Finding Llorona" by Claudia Medina. As I
said earlier I also perform burlesque, performing in
such shows as "the Battle of the Sasses" as Chef
Teddy and "Comic Book Burlesque" as Batman of Batman
& Robin.
I am smart, I'm creative, I am a hard worker, I'm
easy going, I work well with other and I'm always on
time. If any of you out there know of some
jobs in the entertaiment field and want someone fun
and hard working, please contact me. In terms
of the performance side I know some avenues and next
week I'm having some headshots done, but I also want
to be involved behind the scenes.
Please help this experiment work,
Forever grateful, Nathan
teddysmooth[at]gmail.com
# 778-899-3664
Call For Volunteers
SPUD PATROL Baking Potatoes for East Side residents
in VANCOUVER
SPUD Patrol is now in its 10th year in Vancouver BC.
Spud Patrol is a volunteer food distribution project
sponsored by caring people in the community.
If you would like to help go to:
www.SpudPatrol.com for more "how to"
information.
MEDIA contact for Jeffrey Armstrong (Spokesperson
for SPUD Patrol)
www.JeffreyArmstrong.com
S. Graham - Publicist
S. Graham & Associates
Canada 604-521-6567
Int’l 1-866-872-6224
Activism NEWS
regarding 17
year old Nazanin
Remember the 17 year old girl in Iran who was
sentenced to death by hanging for having protected
herself and her 15 year old niece from three men who
attempted to rape them?
Well, after spending two grueling years in prison,
Nazanin Fatehi was spared from her original death
sentence, released from prison and reunited with her
family on Janurary 31st 2007.
A DOCUMENTARY ABOUT NAZANIN FATEHI IS UP FOR VIEWING
www.bodog.tv
"The Tale of Two Nazanins" is a documentary about
the struggle of 17-year-old Nazanin Fatehi on death
row and the struggle of Nazanin Afshin-Jam and
others to save her life. It features Nazanin's
family in Iran and an emotional phone conversation
with Nazanin Fatehi from her prison.
Activism
Help Stop the Bloodshed in
the Middle East
online petition
Tell our Leaders to ACT NOW in Israel/Palestine!
Sign the online petition and your message will be
delivered to the UN Security Council, Israeli and
Palestinian leaders and publicized in the media in
the Middle East, US and Europe. After you sign, you
will also have the option of sending a personalized
message to key decision makers. Petition at:
http://www.ceasefirecampaign.org
The world cannot allow the conflict in
Israel/Palestine to continue. Thousands of civilians
have been killed and wounded in a conflict which
threatens regional and global peace and security. We
call on UN Security Council members, the Prime
Minister of Israel, and the President and Prime
Minister of the Palestinian Authority to implement
an immediate ceasefire and restart the Middle East
peace process.
Activism
Support Ghazal Omid, an
Iranian political author Ghazal Omid is one of the boldest Iranian
political authors who speaks her mind and cherishes
the greatness of Persian culture but lives in the
present, not the past. An outspoken woman,
politically inclined since her youth, she has long
stood up to the government of Iran because she
believes in humanity and women’s rights.
Please sign this petition to support Ghazal's
work in brining peace and stability and most
importantly a voice for women and other Iranians,
that would otherwise not be heard. She is a beacon
for Iranians.
Activism
Save INSITE, North
America’s first supervised safe injection facility
This program started as a three-year study in
September of 2003, and the results have been
incredibly impressive. INSITE has reduced public
injections, reduced the transmission of blood-borne
infections like HIV and Hepatitis C, and reduced the
number of injection-related infections which results
in less visits to emergency.
Most significantly, however, is that of 453
overdoses at INSITE, not one has resulted in a
fatality. This is strong evidence of the success
that this project has had in reducing the harm to
drug-users and increasing community safety.
The community, with me as their spokesperson, began
a campaign to bring to the attention of the prime
minister the breadth of support that Insite has from
the community. See
http://www.communityinsite.ca for more info about
the campaign.
However, despite its successes, INSITE is at risk of
closing down. The facility exists because of an
exemption under Section 56 of the Controlled Drugs
and Substances Act. If Prime Minister Stephen Harper
does not renew this exemption, this facility will
close down as of September 12th of this year.
Therefore, I am urging you to take action.
If you believe that INSITE should continue, then
please let Stephen Harper know! See attached
campaign button for a direct link to sending a
letter to the prime minister. If you do, please copy
us at info "at" communityinsite "dot" ca
If we can speak with one voice, we can let our
government know how people really feel about this
important program.
Thank you.
GILLIAN MAXWELL
604.728.7792
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