Wow, how did November arrive so quickly? With -2 and scraping windows it seems that
the long fall is heading early into winter.
Community First Health Co-op held their monthly Board meeting
with most of us present and here are some highlights.
The Lake Street Housing Committee met earlier this month with Nelson Council member Michael Dailly to begin a discussion around housing
options and needs within the region. We would like to thank him for his time
and we had a great talk about some of the initiatives in Nelson and some of the
unmet needs, such as housing for the working poor. We also had a chance to
brainstorm some ideas around Land Trusts and lease-holds and will continue our
work in that area.
TEETH our low cost Dental initiative is booming. We had over
300 visits in the past year and it continues to grow in services offered. It
has been short listed for a financial award and we are just awaiting
information on the voting procedure.
Once we know it check out our blog and website and facebook pages so you
can learn how to vote so that we can win the award and the financial prize to
enhance our work in this much needed area.
Thanks to Julia Leffelaar of the Alzheimer Society of B.C. for
volunteering to not only provide workshops, but to also volunteer to be in the
resource center for one Friday each month to provide support to our community. Julie will be available, in the resource centre on theses dates: Dec 11, January 8, Feb 12 and March 11. We are still looking for volunteers
for 3 Friday afternoons a month.
We also want to welcome a new member to our partners in the
building Elephant Mountain Counselling. Here is the link:
Take care and get out and enjoy the brisk fall air!!
Eric, Marion and Erin
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