Monday, November 09, 2009
Dream Team Bulletin
Dream Team Volunteer Central E-Bulletin
What is Dream Team Volunteer Central?
It is a network of volunteers. Anyone who is interested in volunteering in the community of North Central can sign up for volunteer opportunities. We work with many community agencies to offer a variety of activities. The project is lead by a volunteer committee and the North Central Community Association.
Call to sign up as a volunteer or to offer a volunteer opportunity
Lisa—766-7549 to submit info for the bulletin email: lisa.workman@rqhealth.ca
Upcoming Events
Round Dance: Honouring our Youth
5 p.m. – 11p.m.
Saturday, November 21, 2009
Gathering Place – 4001 3rd Ave. N.
Volunteers are needed to help set up, sell 50/50 tickets, and help clean up.
All are welcome.
For information call 530-3778
Urgent Opportunities
Chili for Children
Our days are as follows:
Monday, Wednesday, Friday 11:45 a.m. – 12:24 p.m.
Our most critical day being Mondays.
Volunteers are needed to set up, serve, supervise and clean up.
Also, volunteers are needed to help with fundraising efforts, such as selling raffle ticket and working at the merchandise bingos.
Please call: 359-7919
RHealthy Food Store, 1264 Athol Street (upstairs NCCA)
1 volunteer
Every Monday
11:30am – approx 1:30pm
Assisting REACH staff: preparing produce for sale (bagging), and helping customers.
Call: 347-3224
YMCA Tutoring program needs volunteers in the following areas:
Grade 8 – Reading & French
Grade 11 – Math 20 (ADHD)
Grade 5 – French
Grade 10 – Math
Grade 12 – Math, English and Social (GED Prep)
Tutoring will take place at the Downtown YMCA on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays between 3:45 – 6:30. It would only be once a week.
PH: (306) 757-9622 ext.234
Let’s get together!
Community Sweat
1:00 p.m.
Saturday, November 21
Healing Grounds at Dojack
All are welcome. Women on their "moon time" may not attend.
For information please call: 541-4915
Drop in and Volunteer and Volunteer Social are temporarily post phoned.
THANK YOU
To David, Stephen, Mary for helping out at Chili for Children!
What is Dream Team Volunteer Central?
It is a network of volunteers. Anyone who is interested in volunteering in the community of North Central can sign up for volunteer opportunities. We work with many community agencies to offer a variety of activities. The project is lead by a volunteer committee and the North Central Community Association.
Call to sign up as a volunteer or to offer a volunteer opportunity
Lisa—766-7549 to submit info for the bulletin email: lisa.workman@rqhealth.ca
Upcoming Events
Round Dance: Honouring our Youth
5 p.m. – 11p.m.
Saturday, November 21, 2009
Gathering Place – 4001 3rd Ave. N.
Volunteers are needed to help set up, sell 50/50 tickets, and help clean up.
All are welcome.
For information call 530-3778
Urgent Opportunities
Chili for Children
Our days are as follows:
Monday, Wednesday, Friday 11:45 a.m. – 12:24 p.m.
Our most critical day being Mondays.
Volunteers are needed to set up, serve, supervise and clean up.
Also, volunteers are needed to help with fundraising efforts, such as selling raffle ticket and working at the merchandise bingos.
Please call: 359-7919
RHealthy Food Store, 1264 Athol Street (upstairs NCCA)
1 volunteer
Every Monday
11:30am – approx 1:30pm
Assisting REACH staff: preparing produce for sale (bagging), and helping customers.
Call: 347-3224
YMCA Tutoring program needs volunteers in the following areas:
Grade 8 – Reading & French
Grade 11 – Math 20 (ADHD)
Grade 5 – French
Grade 10 – Math
Grade 12 – Math, English and Social (GED Prep)
Tutoring will take place at the Downtown YMCA on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays between 3:45 – 6:30. It would only be once a week.
PH: (306) 757-9622 ext.234
Let’s get together!
Community Sweat
1:00 p.m.
Saturday, November 21
Healing Grounds at Dojack
All are welcome. Women on their "moon time" may not attend.
For information please call: 541-4915
Drop in and Volunteer and Volunteer Social are temporarily post phoned.
THANK YOU
To David, Stephen, Mary for helping out at Chili for Children!
Community Sweat
1:00 p.m.
Saturday, November 21
Healing Grounds at Dojack
All are welcome. Women on their "moon time" may not attend.
For information please call: 541-4915
Saturday, November 21
Healing Grounds at Dojack
All are welcome. Women on their "moon time" may not attend.
For information please call: 541-4915
Chicken N' Rib Fundraiser
Friday, Dec 4th, 2009
6 - 9 p.m.
4Seasons
909 Arcola Ave. E.
Proceeds to REACH, Healthy Food Programs
Tickets: $20.00
Call 347-3224
Help ensure every child in Regina has enough safe and nutritious food to eat.
www.reachinregina.ca
6 - 9 p.m.
4Seasons
909 Arcola Ave. E.
Proceeds to REACH, Healthy Food Programs
Tickets: $20.00
Call 347-3224
Help ensure every child in Regina has enough safe and nutritious food to eat.
www.reachinregina.ca
ROUND DANCE
“Honouring Our Youth”
Saturday, November 21, 2009
The Gathering Place
4001 – 3rd Avenue North, Regina
5pm – 11pm
Proudly sponsored by:
Common Weal Community Arts Inc. &
North Central Community Association
Opening Ceremony/Feast 5pm
Round Dance to follow
Everyone is welcome!
Alcohol, drugs and those wearing colours prohibited entry.
Transportation and accommodation will not be provided.
Contact Gordon Keewatin (530-3778) / Harold McNabb (546-3616) for information.
Saturday, November 21, 2009
The Gathering Place
4001 – 3rd Avenue North, Regina
5pm – 11pm
Proudly sponsored by:
Common Weal Community Arts Inc. &
North Central Community Association
Opening Ceremony/Feast 5pm
Round Dance to follow
Everyone is welcome!
Alcohol, drugs and those wearing colours prohibited entry.
Transportation and accommodation will not be provided.
Contact Gordon Keewatin (530-3778) / Harold McNabb (546-3616) for information.
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Community Development Society of Saskatchewan
Annual General Meeting and Conference
Friday, November 13, 2009
Prince Albert Arts Centre
1010 Central Ave.
10 a.m.
More information to come..........
www.cdssociety.sk.ca
Friday, November 13, 2009
Prince Albert Arts Centre
1010 Central Ave.
10 a.m.
More information to come..........
www.cdssociety.sk.ca
Tuesday, September 22, 2009
Winter is coming
How can my family, corporation or community help people who are homeless?
Share...............
Share...............
Time:
Volunteer----------at Salvation Army, Soul’s Harbour Rescue Mission, Carmichael Outreach, Indian Métis Christian Fellowship, Regina Food Bank, Mobile Crisis and other front line agencies.
Fundraise------------hold a food drive, have a garage sale, collect recyclables and donate the proceeds to a frontline agency. Get your work place, church group, community group, clubs and schools together to help.
Resources:
Money------------------make a commitment to donate this year to frontline agencies.
Food--------------------Regina Food Bank, Salvation Army, Soul’s Harbour Rescue Mission, Carmichael Outreach, Indian Métis Christian Fellowship, Chili for Children and other front line agencies.
Clothes/housewares----------------Indian Métis Christian Fellowship, Carmichael Outreach, Soul’s Harbour Rescue Mission.
Gifts----------------consider asking for donations in lieu of birthday, anniversary, retirement, Christmas or other occasion gifts.
Space:
Rental space------------get your secondary suite up to code and rent it out. If you have an extra room, rent it out for room and board.
Storage space--------------many shelters and agencies cannot hold onto donations because they can’t store them. Offer to store donations until they are needed.
Living space----------------live together with friends or family, keep older children home for an extra year.
Awareness:
Share it forward----------------tell everyone you know about the growing crisis of homelessness.
Power:
As a citizen------------talk to your government representatives: MLA, City Councilor, MP, Mayor, Premier, etc, about homelessness and what they plan to do about it.
Front Line Agencies: see links this page for contact info
Please contact agencies directly to find out when they receive donations.
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Student Lead Clinic
Info on an upcoming iniative called SEARCH: Student Energy and Action for Regina Community Health:
Interdisciplinary Student Action Group Outline
This letter is to outline and explain the establishment of an inter-professional student health care project in the core neighborhood of Regina. The idea for this project arises from a similar program in Saskatoon, SWITCH. SWITCH stands for Student Wellness Initiative Toward Community Health and is one of several such programs in Canada which provides year-round interprofessional, after-hours clinical and social services to underserved communities.
This program is being initiated by students representing nursing, medicine, social work, clinical psychology, nutrition, physical therapy, and others. Students are currently cooperating with faculty members from the represented colleges and members from community organizations. Ideally, the group can use input from community members and agencies to best organize these services.
The vision is to serve the community by providing clinical and social services on a weekly basis. Students would work as a team under the supervision of mentors to provide after hours primary health care services, with measures in place to ensure continuity of care. The setting would be that of an informal, drop-in clinic, which also provides healthy food, drinks, childcare, as well as a warm and safe environment. A future goal would be to provide social and educational programs and activities targeted towards needs identified by community members. Some potential examples are programs surrounding healthy cooking, women’s needs, parenting, or any other identified need.
Meetings with program co-ordinators at the Four Directions Community Clinic have identified that facility as a potential space for this project. The student group and clinic staff would work together to organize the available resources in order to provide quality services in an efficient manner. The current plan is to garner support, secure funding, and organize services in order to open the clinic in spring or fall of 2009.
There are several goals of this program. The first is to respond to community needs by providing quality health care and serving as a platform for further programming initiatives. Another focus will be the development of future health care professionals as members of an interdisciplinary team. Most importantly, through this service learning project students can learn first hand from patients about barriers to healthcare and the importance of addressing social determinants of health.
This Regina student clinic is run jointly by students and faculty members.
Interdisciplinary Student Action Group Outline
This letter is to outline and explain the establishment of an inter-professional student health care project in the core neighborhood of Regina. The idea for this project arises from a similar program in Saskatoon, SWITCH. SWITCH stands for Student Wellness Initiative Toward Community Health and is one of several such programs in Canada which provides year-round interprofessional, after-hours clinical and social services to underserved communities.
This program is being initiated by students representing nursing, medicine, social work, clinical psychology, nutrition, physical therapy, and others. Students are currently cooperating with faculty members from the represented colleges and members from community organizations. Ideally, the group can use input from community members and agencies to best organize these services.
The vision is to serve the community by providing clinical and social services on a weekly basis. Students would work as a team under the supervision of mentors to provide after hours primary health care services, with measures in place to ensure continuity of care. The setting would be that of an informal, drop-in clinic, which also provides healthy food, drinks, childcare, as well as a warm and safe environment. A future goal would be to provide social and educational programs and activities targeted towards needs identified by community members. Some potential examples are programs surrounding healthy cooking, women’s needs, parenting, or any other identified need.
Meetings with program co-ordinators at the Four Directions Community Clinic have identified that facility as a potential space for this project. The student group and clinic staff would work together to organize the available resources in order to provide quality services in an efficient manner. The current plan is to garner support, secure funding, and organize services in order to open the clinic in spring or fall of 2009.
There are several goals of this program. The first is to respond to community needs by providing quality health care and serving as a platform for further programming initiatives. Another focus will be the development of future health care professionals as members of an interdisciplinary team. Most importantly, through this service learning project students can learn first hand from patients about barriers to healthcare and the importance of addressing social determinants of health.
This Regina student clinic is run jointly by students and faculty members.
Thursday, July 02, 2009
Monday, June 15, 2009
What we can do.........
Are you Concerned about the Conversion of Apartments into Condominiums in Regina?
Please Phone the City Councillors to Let Them Know You Oppose the Conversion of Apartments into Condominiums
In the past 14 months, the Regina City Council has approved the conversion of 366 apartments into condominiums. Another 135 are set to go to city council on June 22 and more at following meetings.They have done this at a time when the vacancy rate is well below 1%, meaning that there are virtually no apartments available for rent in the city. A lack of rental property in the city will mean:
· An increase in the number of people using emergency shelters;
· Overcrowding in existing apartments;
· More people sleeping rough;
· More people moving from place to place each night, including children;
· Seniors having to move from their long-term homes into less adequate accommodation.
The movement of rental accommodation into purchased accommodation means that there are less housing options available in the city. This situation also drives rents up.Developers stand to gain millions of dollars when their apartment buildings are turned into condominiums. They move forward in converting their apartments before approval is received because they are so certain that city council will rubber stamp their application.City council treats renters as second class citizens. Tenants have a right to affordable, safe, secure and adequate accommodation.
Phone your city councilors and let them know that you are concerned about their unconditional support of developers at the expense of the needs of the average people of Regina.
Ward 1: Louis Browne……………..531-5151
Ward 2: Jocelyn Hutchison………...584-1739
Ward 3: Fred Clipsham…………….757-8212
Ward 4: Michael Fougere…………..789-5586
Ward 5: Bill Gray…………………..761-0919
Ward 6: Wade Murray……………...596-1035
Ward 7: Sharron Bryce……………..949-5025
Ward 8: Michael O’Donnell………..545-7300
Ward 9: Terry Hincks……………….949-9690
Ward 10: Jerry Flegel………………..777-6689
Alternately, email the city councillors. Email addresses are available on this website: http://www.regina.ca/Page1105.aspx
Suggested text:I am very concerned about the conversion of apartments into condominiums in Regina. Not only are you are reducing the number of rental units in the city at a time when vacancy rates are low, you are also causing hardship to people who are being forced to uproot themselves and to find alternate accommodation in this tight rental market. I encourage you to take into consideration all citizens of Regina, not just the developers who stand to gain financially at the expense of people in rental accommodation. I am opposed to any further conversion of apartments into condominiums in Regina. I ask that you deny any further apartment into condomimium conversion that comes before city council.
More facts:
The experience in Saskatoon, and now in Regina, is that many condominiums remain unsold as there is insufficient demand to buy these small units in old buildings that were constructed for apartment style living.
Landlords then rent these unsold condominiums out at high rents which are unaffordable for the average working person, not to mention people on fixed incomes such as seniors and people with disabilities.
Many people choose to rent, or must rent, for a number of reasons:
It is proven that for people who move frequently, such as some professionals or young people, it is more financially prudent to rent than to continually purchase new homes.
The newcomers to the city, who are being encourage to move here, require rental accommodation particularly when they first arrive.
People on low and fixed incomes, such as people in the service industry, rent because the monthly cost is more affordable.
Students typically live in rented accommodation.
Seniors, who are a rising segment of the population, may want to sell their homes in order to have access to the equitey, and for the ease and convenience of apartment life.
City council’s response is to keep 75% of the units in the converted building as rental. This is not a solution because:
These units would remain as rental only for 5 years or until the vacacy rate reaches 3% whichever comes first.
There is only a minimal penalty of $2500 to the developer if he decides to ignore the above stipulation, which is a small fraction of the anticipated selling price. This amount is not a penalty at all. These 75% will be converted eventually.
Landlords have said that the rents will go up whether the property remains an apartment or is turned into a condominium. When the property remains a rental property, the landlord justifies the increase in rent because he must fix common areas of the building for the condominium owners. It is not uncommon for no improvements to be made to the rented apartments.
We can stop these conversions.
We are orgnanized and we need to show the councillors that we know how to take action!
Please call Peter, Diane or Christina at 352-6386 (Regina Anti-Poverty Ministry) if you would like to get involved or if you would like more information.
Please Phone the City Councillors to Let Them Know You Oppose the Conversion of Apartments into Condominiums
In the past 14 months, the Regina City Council has approved the conversion of 366 apartments into condominiums. Another 135 are set to go to city council on June 22 and more at following meetings.They have done this at a time when the vacancy rate is well below 1%, meaning that there are virtually no apartments available for rent in the city. A lack of rental property in the city will mean:
· An increase in the number of people using emergency shelters;
· Overcrowding in existing apartments;
· More people sleeping rough;
· More people moving from place to place each night, including children;
· Seniors having to move from their long-term homes into less adequate accommodation.
The movement of rental accommodation into purchased accommodation means that there are less housing options available in the city. This situation also drives rents up.Developers stand to gain millions of dollars when their apartment buildings are turned into condominiums. They move forward in converting their apartments before approval is received because they are so certain that city council will rubber stamp their application.City council treats renters as second class citizens. Tenants have a right to affordable, safe, secure and adequate accommodation.
Phone your city councilors and let them know that you are concerned about their unconditional support of developers at the expense of the needs of the average people of Regina.
Ward 1: Louis Browne……………..531-5151
Ward 2: Jocelyn Hutchison………...584-1739
Ward 3: Fred Clipsham…………….757-8212
Ward 4: Michael Fougere…………..789-5586
Ward 5: Bill Gray…………………..761-0919
Ward 6: Wade Murray……………...596-1035
Ward 7: Sharron Bryce……………..949-5025
Ward 8: Michael O’Donnell………..545-7300
Ward 9: Terry Hincks……………….949-9690
Ward 10: Jerry Flegel………………..777-6689
Alternately, email the city councillors. Email addresses are available on this website: http://www.regina.ca/Page1105.aspx
Suggested text:I am very concerned about the conversion of apartments into condominiums in Regina. Not only are you are reducing the number of rental units in the city at a time when vacancy rates are low, you are also causing hardship to people who are being forced to uproot themselves and to find alternate accommodation in this tight rental market. I encourage you to take into consideration all citizens of Regina, not just the developers who stand to gain financially at the expense of people in rental accommodation. I am opposed to any further conversion of apartments into condominiums in Regina. I ask that you deny any further apartment into condomimium conversion that comes before city council.
More facts:
The experience in Saskatoon, and now in Regina, is that many condominiums remain unsold as there is insufficient demand to buy these small units in old buildings that were constructed for apartment style living.
Landlords then rent these unsold condominiums out at high rents which are unaffordable for the average working person, not to mention people on fixed incomes such as seniors and people with disabilities.
Many people choose to rent, or must rent, for a number of reasons:
It is proven that for people who move frequently, such as some professionals or young people, it is more financially prudent to rent than to continually purchase new homes.
The newcomers to the city, who are being encourage to move here, require rental accommodation particularly when they first arrive.
People on low and fixed incomes, such as people in the service industry, rent because the monthly cost is more affordable.
Students typically live in rented accommodation.
Seniors, who are a rising segment of the population, may want to sell their homes in order to have access to the equitey, and for the ease and convenience of apartment life.
City council’s response is to keep 75% of the units in the converted building as rental. This is not a solution because:
These units would remain as rental only for 5 years or until the vacacy rate reaches 3% whichever comes first.
There is only a minimal penalty of $2500 to the developer if he decides to ignore the above stipulation, which is a small fraction of the anticipated selling price. This amount is not a penalty at all. These 75% will be converted eventually.
Landlords have said that the rents will go up whether the property remains an apartment or is turned into a condominium. When the property remains a rental property, the landlord justifies the increase in rent because he must fix common areas of the building for the condominium owners. It is not uncommon for no improvements to be made to the rented apartments.
We can stop these conversions.
We are orgnanized and we need to show the councillors that we know how to take action!
Please call Peter, Diane or Christina at 352-6386 (Regina Anti-Poverty Ministry) if you would like to get involved or if you would like more information.
Friday, May 15, 2009
Housing and homelessness
Slum housing and various forms of homelessness are a huge issue here in our community. The forecast says it is going to get even tougher.
What are we doing about these issues?
What are some possible solutions?
Links:
http://homelessnation.org/en/node/339
http://www.rqhealth.ca/diy_pubhealth/pdf_files/ceac_7012.pdf - Street Survival Guide
http://www.pathwaysregina.com/
What are we doing about these issues?
What are some possible solutions?
Links:
http://homelessnation.org/en/node/339
http://www.rqhealth.ca/diy_pubhealth/pdf_files/ceac_7012.pdf - Street Survival Guide
http://www.pathwaysregina.com/
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