More news, views and all kinds of stuff from Edmonton Sun columnist Cam Tait
Wednesday 26 June 2013
Guest blogger Marie Renaud Martin on Rick Hansen
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MARIE RENAUD MARTIN It was hard to even read the Vancouver Sun's article. We live in a country where young hockey playe...
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Poll: What do you think of Rick Hansen Foundation story in the Vancouver Sun
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There have been many comments about the Vancouver Sun story on the weekend where columnist David Baines questions the management...
Rick Hansen's legacy hanging in the balance; he needs to address it ASAP
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It has been five days now since the Vancouver Sun ran an investigative story on the Rick Hansen Foundation. (I have a link to i...
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Tuesday 25 June 2013
The once soothing sound of rain is a subtle reminder how life can change
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The sound of rain has always soothed my soul. I think of those summer nights when I was a kid at our family cabin in beaut...
New home care contract could spell trouble for travel times
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Donna loves her job as a health care aide, but she is concerned she is being literally driven out of her job. Six years ago D...
Monday 24 June 2013
Home care and PDD as different as Edson and Lloydminster
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Somewhere, long ago, a new friend — no more than minutes old — asked me if I knew his cousin who had Downs syndrome. When I...
Sunday 23 June 2013
Tait's Eight: 8 ways Edmonton can help Calgary
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We need to help our neighbors in Calgary and the surrounding area after the recent flooding. But how? Here are eight possible id...
Friday 21 June 2013
Hope, however small, is in southern Alberta
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Dave Hancock sat in his office several years ago when he was education minister and made a profound statement over an early morn...
Giving pets dignity at that sad time
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(THIS BLOG IS BROUGHT TO YOU BY STOPZILLA. PLEASE CLICK HERE) One of the best parts of my day happens seconds after I set my h...
Thursday 20 June 2013
"We both won, Papa": my grandson
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It’s just after 5 p.m. on Tuesday night when I wheel through the front door of my condo unit. There he is, our 10-year-old gr...
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Tuesday 18 June 2013
Today's timely tune: AHS reverses decision
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Two weeks after Creekside Support Services, ArtSpace and Abby Road were told their self-directed home care contracts were cancelled by Alb...
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Part 2: No more 24 hour care at Abby Road
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SHAWN McCLOSKEY // PHOTO: John Lucas, The Journal Shawn McCloskey is one of 14 residents with a disability at Abby Road Co-Op. After a...
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New home care provider won't cook meals: user
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SHAWN McCLOSKEY // PHOTO: JOHN LUCAS, Edmonton Journal Fourteen residents residents with physical disabilities of Abby Road Co-Op in...
Monday 17 June 2013
Redford meets us for coffee; home care discussed
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Alberta premier Alison Redford accepted our invitation ( CLICK HERE TO READ OUR REQUEST) for coffee Sunday morni...
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Thursday 13 June 2013
Guest blogger Nic Good: Stop cuts. NOW!
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Fred Horne, Minister of Health Government of Alberta Dear Sir: I would first like to commend you on a job well do...
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From guest blogger Brenda Currey Lewis: wheeling backwards
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Brenda Currey-Lewis: I am outraged at the cutbacks being forcefully changed for the worse, for disabled persons. Just im...
Put the $3.2 million from AHS bonuses back into home care
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We may have found $3.2 million for Alberta Health Services to re-invest into home care. And since AHS is saying they need to cut...
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