It’s an annual movement which began in Australia.. Movember, or “moustache November”, was started in 2003 to raise awareness and charitable funds for men’s health issues. The Movember Foundation has now become a world-wide movement with events in countries around the world. The theme this year is “Stop Men Dying Too Young” Our fathers, partners, brothers and friends face a…
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FUN TRIVIA NIGHT FUNDRAISER The Canadian Federation of the Blind is hosting a fun Trivia evening at Norway House, 1110 Hillside Avenue, on November 5, 2016 from 6:30pm to 9:30pm. Everyone is welcome! Enjoy a wonderful evening of team work. Teams of eight people work collectively to win the most points. There will be prizes awarded for rst, second and third…
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Please mark your calendars for this year’s Food for Fines campaign! This year the UVic Library will be accepting donations from November 21st to December 9th at all of our library locations. As always, all donations will be sent to the Mustard Seed food bank and the UVSS Food Bank. A few details: The Library will take $2 off library…
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WOW!!! The members of CUPE 951 really made this campaign a huge success! After all the items were collected and sorted and made into complete Welcome Kits, there were 20 women’s completed kits and several children’s kits. Boxes of much more product & toys will be delivered today to the Victoria Women’s Transition House Office. In a phone call…
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In June, Canada’s federal and provincial finance ministers reached a historic agreement to expand the Canada Pension Plan (CPP). With pension plans under attack and private savings not delivering for most workers, this news is much needed and long overdue. Canadians are facing a real retirement crisis and CPP expansion is a step in the right direction. Changes to the CPP do not come easy.…
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After declining for many years, support for unions has rebounded since the financial crisis. A growing number of Canadians also say they’d like to join a union. These are some of the reasons why: 1. Higher wages. On average unionized workers are paid $5.40 an hour or 23 per cent more than those who aren’t members of a union. The union advantage…
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