Vancouver Island Mental Health Society
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VIMHS is a non-profit organization. We provide recovery, housing, and hope to adults experiencing mental health issues.
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The mayor of Colwood B.C. spoke with the program about a municipally run clinic model its piloting to attract family doctors to the community
Listen to the full interview:
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Listen to the full interview:
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November 26, 2025 at 12:50 AM
The mayor of Colwood B.C. spoke with the program about a municipally run clinic model its piloting to attract family doctors to the community
Listen to the full interview:
vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/colw...
@vimhs.bsky.social
Listen to the full interview:
vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/colw...
@vimhs.bsky.social
" #ComoxValley #Hospice Society is offering a gentle easing into the holiday season for people experiencing #loss or #grief [at] the annual Blue Christmas event on December 13 at 2-3 pm at Comox United Church 250 Beach Drive in #Comox" #VancouverIsland #BC comoxvalleyrecord.com/2025/11/25/c...
November 25, 2025 at 8:24 PM
" #ComoxValley #Hospice Society is offering a gentle easing into the holiday season for people experiencing #loss or #grief [at] the annual Blue Christmas event on December 13 at 2-3 pm at Comox United Church 250 Beach Drive in #Comox" #VancouverIsland #BC comoxvalleyrecord.com/2025/11/25/c...
"The Great Nanaimo Toy Drive has set out to make the holiday season merry and is accepting gifts for families in need. Registration is open for families in the #Nanaimo region, with children from newborns up to the age of 17..." #VancouverIsland #BC nanaimobulletin.com/2025/11/25/g...
November 25, 2025 at 7:39 PM
"The Great Nanaimo Toy Drive has set out to make the holiday season merry and is accepting gifts for families in need. Registration is open for families in the #Nanaimo region, with children from newborns up to the age of 17..." #VancouverIsland #BC nanaimobulletin.com/2025/11/25/g...
"A #Colwood -based minor #hockey team for kids & adults with developmental #disabilities has secured new gear & money to keep the club running for another 3 years, after an outpouring of support from the public when its gear was stolen from a storage locker" #BC www.timescolonist.com/local-news/f...
Flood of community donations helps hockey teams replace lost gear
The outpouring of support will keep the South Island Ravens Hockey Club, for adults and kids with developmental disabilities, running for another three years.
www.timescolonist.com
November 25, 2025 at 7:20 PM
"A #Colwood -based minor #hockey team for kids & adults with developmental #disabilities has secured new gear & money to keep the club running for another 3 years, after an outpouring of support from the public when its gear was stolen from a storage locker" #BC www.timescolonist.com/local-news/f...
"It’s a marked difference to 2008, when a landmark case, city of #Victoria v. Adams, found that Victoria’s outright ban of sheltering outdoors violated charter rights. The judgement opened up sheltering in any capital city park until there were enough indoor spaces." cheknews.ca/city-of-vict...
City of Victoria defends sheltering in parks restrictions in court
The petitioners say the city's bylaws are procedurally unfair and violated both charter and international rights.
cheknews.ca
November 25, 2025 at 3:49 PM
"It’s a marked difference to 2008, when a landmark case, city of #Victoria v. Adams, found that Victoria’s outright ban of sheltering outdoors violated charter rights. The judgement opened up sheltering in any capital city park until there were enough indoor spaces." cheknews.ca/city-of-vict...
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Stephen Monteiro of Concordia University called for a more intentional relationship with our phones when he spoke with the program in October
Listen:
vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/conc...
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Listen:
vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/conc...
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November 25, 2025 at 5:14 AM
Stephen Monteiro of Concordia University called for a more intentional relationship with our phones when he spoke with the program in October
Listen:
vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/conc...
@vimhs.bsky.social
Listen:
vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/conc...
@vimhs.bsky.social
"Portage, a long-running #addiction #treatment centre in #Montreal, offers space for 21 mothers to live communally with their children while undergoing intensive addiction treatment. ...[and] an on-site daycare so women can attend therapy during the day." #Canada globalnews.ca/news/1153798...
First in Canada program lets mothers undergo addiction treatment without leaving children | Globalnews.ca
A Quebec program is being described as the only one of its kind in the country: a treatment centre that allows mothers to keep their children with them while they recover.
globalnews.ca
November 24, 2025 at 6:18 PM
"Portage, a long-running #addiction #treatment centre in #Montreal, offers space for 21 mothers to live communally with their children while undergoing intensive addiction treatment. ...[and] an on-site daycare so women can attend therapy during the day." #Canada globalnews.ca/news/1153798...
The legal challenge seeks to prove that a section of the Controlled Drugs & Substances Act that prohibits possession of drugs for the purpose of trafficking is unconstitutional & “its enforcement is killing the very people it purports to protect” @dulfbc.bsky.social #BC globalnews.ca/news/1154036...
B.C. activists who tested and sold heroin and meth launch constitutional challenge | Globalnews.ca
A constitutional challenge by founders of a Vancouver "compassion club" who were found guilty of drug trafficking is expected to begin today at the British Columbia Supreme Court.
globalnews.ca
November 24, 2025 at 6:09 PM
The legal challenge seeks to prove that a section of the Controlled Drugs & Substances Act that prohibits possession of drugs for the purpose of trafficking is unconstitutional & “its enforcement is killing the very people it purports to protect” @dulfbc.bsky.social #BC globalnews.ca/news/1154036...
"LUSH Valley is calling on the community to give what they can to [help] nourish the community, support local growers, and strengthen the short, reliable supply chains that are essential in times of rising costs and global uncertainty." #ComoxValley #BC comoxvalleyrecord.com/2025/11/24/l...
November 24, 2025 at 5:40 PM
"LUSH Valley is calling on the community to give what they can to [help] nourish the community, support local growers, and strengthen the short, reliable supply chains that are essential in times of rising costs and global uncertainty." #ComoxValley #BC comoxvalleyrecord.com/2025/11/24/l...
"Beginning as a craft and baking group in 1900, the auxiliary evolved over the years to manage a gift shop, thrift store and hospital staff 50/50, all contributing toward raising money for #medicalservices and #patientcare in the #community" #Nanaimo #BC nanaimobulletin.com/2025/11/23/n...
November 24, 2025 at 5:01 PM
"Beginning as a craft and baking group in 1900, the auxiliary evolved over the years to manage a gift shop, thrift store and hospital staff 50/50, all contributing toward raising money for #medicalservices and #patientcare in the #community" #Nanaimo #BC nanaimobulletin.com/2025/11/23/n...
"Taking to #Instagram as an online diary for sharing daily ups and downs during her battle with an #eatingdisorder — an isolating experience in an outdoorsy mountain town prided on fitness — she quickly found that “a lot more people resonated with the online story.”" vicnews.com/2025/11/24/b...
November 24, 2025 at 4:46 PM
"Taking to #Instagram as an online diary for sharing daily ups and downs during her battle with an #eatingdisorder — an isolating experience in an outdoorsy mountain town prided on fitness — she quickly found that “a lot more people resonated with the online story.”" vicnews.com/2025/11/24/b...
“We’re seeing more and more people all the time. There are young people, seniors and people living on the street or people just trying to make ends meet during very hard economic times” #hunger #foodsecurity #Victoria #VancouverIsland #BC #BritishColumbia www.timescolonist.com/christmas-fu...
Victoria's longest-running soup kitchen remains a refuge
For 43 years, The Soup Kitchen in the basement of St. Andrew’s Cathedral has been ladling hot soup to those in need, relying on more than 100 volunteers to keep the service running weekday mornings ye...
www.timescolonist.com
November 24, 2025 at 4:35 PM
“We’re seeing more and more people all the time. There are young people, seniors and people living on the street or people just trying to make ends meet during very hard economic times” #hunger #foodsecurity #Victoria #VancouverIsland #BC #BritishColumbia www.timescolonist.com/christmas-fu...
"The city [of #Victoria] reallocated more than $10 million in July to tackle rising #streetdisorder downtown with a series of short-term actions as part of the first phase of its 99-point #communitysafety and #well-being plan" #VancouverIsland #BC www.timescolonist.com/local-news/e...
Extra measures for safety in downtown Victoria paying off, says business group
Increased police patrols are starting to have an impact on disorder downtown, including open drug use, says the head of the Downtown Victoria Business Association.
www.timescolonist.com
November 24, 2025 at 3:58 PM
"The city [of #Victoria] reallocated more than $10 million in July to tackle rising #streetdisorder downtown with a series of short-term actions as part of the first phase of its 99-point #communitysafety and #well-being plan" #VancouverIsland #BC www.timescolonist.com/local-news/e...
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"In My Own Time" | A documentary that looks at what it means to die on one's own terms.
"In My Own Time" offers perspectives on MAID less commonly seen in media reports and presents an opportunity to educate people on end-of-life choice in Canada.
Watch now: https://ow.ly/QIxg50Vwyv4
"In My Own Time" offers perspectives on MAID less commonly seen in media reports and presents an opportunity to educate people on end-of-life choice in Canada.
Watch now: https://ow.ly/QIxg50Vwyv4
November 24, 2025 at 3:42 PM
"In My Own Time" | A documentary that looks at what it means to die on one's own terms.
"In My Own Time" offers perspectives on MAID less commonly seen in media reports and presents an opportunity to educate people on end-of-life choice in Canada.
Watch now: https://ow.ly/QIxg50Vwyv4
"In My Own Time" offers perspectives on MAID less commonly seen in media reports and presents an opportunity to educate people on end-of-life choice in Canada.
Watch now: https://ow.ly/QIxg50Vwyv4
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We’re excited to share that #DignitySeniors is officially a registered charity!
Your support helps provide essential programs for 2SLGBTQIA+ seniors.
This #GivingTuesday / Dec 2nd, consider making a donation & help spread care to #2SLGBTQIA+ Olders & Elders in BC.
www.dignityseniors.org/donate
🏳️🌈🙏🏳️⚧️
Your support helps provide essential programs for 2SLGBTQIA+ seniors.
This #GivingTuesday / Dec 2nd, consider making a donation & help spread care to #2SLGBTQIA+ Olders & Elders in BC.
www.dignityseniors.org/donate
🏳️🌈🙏🏳️⚧️
November 23, 2025 at 6:18 PM
We’re excited to share that #DignitySeniors is officially a registered charity!
Your support helps provide essential programs for 2SLGBTQIA+ seniors.
This #GivingTuesday / Dec 2nd, consider making a donation & help spread care to #2SLGBTQIA+ Olders & Elders in BC.
www.dignityseniors.org/donate
🏳️🌈🙏🏳️⚧️
Your support helps provide essential programs for 2SLGBTQIA+ seniors.
This #GivingTuesday / Dec 2nd, consider making a donation & help spread care to #2SLGBTQIA+ Olders & Elders in BC.
www.dignityseniors.org/donate
🏳️🌈🙏🏳️⚧️
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🎙️New podcast!
Don’t miss the new podcast on the importance of accessible housing from the @ciaj-icaj.bsky.social.
Listen here: ciaj-icaj.ca/en/podcasts/...
Don’t miss the new podcast on the importance of accessible housing from the @ciaj-icaj.bsky.social.
Listen here: ciaj-icaj.ca/en/podcasts/...
November 24, 2025 at 3:26 PM
🎙️New podcast!
Don’t miss the new podcast on the importance of accessible housing from the @ciaj-icaj.bsky.social.
Listen here: ciaj-icaj.ca/en/podcasts/...
Don’t miss the new podcast on the importance of accessible housing from the @ciaj-icaj.bsky.social.
Listen here: ciaj-icaj.ca/en/podcasts/...
"It’s called #schoolavoidance, sometimes even #schoolphobia. It happens when #school does not feel safe and staying home becomes a form of self-protection. It is one factor experts say is driving an increase in absenteeism..." #Canada #mentalhealth www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
November 22, 2025 at 3:53 PM
"It’s called #schoolavoidance, sometimes even #schoolphobia. It happens when #school does not feel safe and staying home becomes a form of self-protection. It is one factor experts say is driving an increase in absenteeism..." #Canada #mentalhealth www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
"The Shoebox Project for #women impacted by #homelessness in #CampbellRiver and #PortHardy / #NorthIsland is launching a new campaign this holiday season" #VancouverIsland #BC #BritishColumbia www.mycampbellrivernow.com/86160/news/c...
Shoebox Project’s new ‘Secure Her Tomorrow’ campaign launches in Campbell River and Port Hardy : My Campbell River Now
Stay connected with Campbell River’s latest local news, community events, contests, ferry updates, and live 99.7 The River radio—only on My Campbell River Now.
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November 22, 2025 at 3:37 PM
"The Shoebox Project for #women impacted by #homelessness in #CampbellRiver and #PortHardy / #NorthIsland is launching a new campaign this holiday season" #VancouverIsland #BC #BritishColumbia www.mycampbellrivernow.com/86160/news/c...
"The Stuff the Bus community fundraiser is back on this December. On Dec. 6, at 9 a.m., the bus will be parked at the #CampbellRiver Common parking lot (near Thrifty Foods)" #VancouverIsland #BC #BritishColumbia campbellrivermirror.com/2025/11/21/h...
November 22, 2025 at 3:32 PM
"The Stuff the Bus community fundraiser is back on this December. On Dec. 6, at 9 a.m., the bus will be parked at the #CampbellRiver Common parking lot (near Thrifty Foods)" #VancouverIsland #BC #BritishColumbia campbellrivermirror.com/2025/11/21/h...
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Ottawa pediatrician Dr. Shawn Kelly called for a more comprehensive system of care to address youth opioid use
Listen to the full interview:
vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/pedi...
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Listen to the full interview:
vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/pedi...
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November 22, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Ottawa pediatrician Dr. Shawn Kelly called for a more comprehensive system of care to address youth opioid use
Listen to the full interview:
vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/pedi...
@vimhs.bsky.social
Listen to the full interview:
vancouverislandmentalhealthsociety.org/podcast/pedi...
@vimhs.bsky.social
"Desperation reached dangerous levels in #Cowichan on Tuesday, where officials say as many as 80 toxic drug #overdoses occurred in just 24 hours, with one shelter even running out of #naloxone" #NorthCowichan #VancouverIsland #BC #BritishColumbia cheknews.ca/very-scary-c...
'Very scary': Cowichan records as many as 80 drug overdoses in single night
Desperation reached dangerous levels in Cowichan on Tuesday, where officials say as many as 80 toxic drug overdoses occurred in just 24 hours, with one shelter even running out of naloxone.
cheknews.ca
November 22, 2025 at 2:15 AM
"Desperation reached dangerous levels in #Cowichan on Tuesday, where officials say as many as 80 toxic drug #overdoses occurred in just 24 hours, with one shelter even running out of #naloxone" #NorthCowichan #VancouverIsland #BC #BritishColumbia cheknews.ca/very-scary-c...
Island Health Authority has issued a drug alert. There has been an increase in our drug poisoning indicators for the #nanaimo area, therefore IHA is issuing a Drug Poisoning and Overdose Advisory to alert the community. @vanislandhealth.bsky.social
For information: towardtheheart.com/alerts
For information: towardtheheart.com/alerts
November 21, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Island Health Authority has issued a drug alert. There has been an increase in our drug poisoning indicators for the #nanaimo area, therefore IHA is issuing a Drug Poisoning and Overdose Advisory to alert the community. @vanislandhealth.bsky.social
For information: towardtheheart.com/alerts
For information: towardtheheart.com/alerts
"In several smaller B.C. communities with growing #homeless populations, the approval of shelters has recently been a contentious issue." #emergencyshelter #extremeweather #BC #BritishColumbia #PortAlberni #Smithers #Trail www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
B.C. small towns calling on province to rethink homeless shelter model | CBC News
Many municipal leaders in many smaller towns are taking issue with how shelters are planned and approved by the province, saying a regional approach would be needed and not an ad hoc response.
www.cbc.ca
November 21, 2025 at 3:55 PM
"In several smaller B.C. communities with growing #homeless populations, the approval of shelters has recently been a contentious issue." #emergencyshelter #extremeweather #BC #BritishColumbia #PortAlberni #Smithers #Trail www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
"The City of #CampbellRiver said its warming centre will be at the Campbell River Community Centre [and] will be open from approximately 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. on nights when temperatures are forecasted at –4..." #VancouverIsland #BritishColumbia #BC www.mycampbellrivernow.com/86156/news/m...
Warming Centre ready to be activated for the winter season : My Campbell River Now
Stay connected with Campbell River’s latest local news, community events, contests, ferry updates, and live 99.7 The River radio—only on My Campbell River Now.
www.mycampbellrivernow.com
November 21, 2025 at 3:45 PM
"The City of #CampbellRiver said its warming centre will be at the Campbell River Community Centre [and] will be open from approximately 10:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m. on nights when temperatures are forecasted at –4..." #VancouverIsland #BritishColumbia #BC www.mycampbellrivernow.com/86156/news/m...