Barbara Webb was a caregiver for 15 years without knowing it My mother said to me once, “I feel you’ve missed your calling because of me.” Then she cried. About a month after the birth of my first-born son, my mother was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes. She was rushed to the hospital where doctors [...]
Protecting Canada’s Seniors Act attacks wrong problems Crime issues are once again top of the federal government’s agenda. Too bad none of the laundry list of unrelated pieces of legislation will have an impact on actual crime rates – nor will any of the proposed legislation assist the victims of crime. It’s more politics than [...]
Stephanie Cadieux to focus on issues facing young working families Children and families minister Stephanie Cadieux will speak at the second Business and Families First Dialogue meeting taking place tomorrow in Surrey. The focus of the meeting will be to provide recommendations to businesses to reduce pressure on working families with young children. This year’s [...]
60,000 children treated for accidental medication overdoses annually Beacon Staff Reporter Nearly one out of every four grandparents surveyed store prescription medicines at easy-access places, putting children at risk for medication overdoses. One of the most common storage places include daily-dose boxes that children can easily open. The survey, conducted by the the University of [...]
Robson Square skating rink hosted over 60,000 last season Since the 2010 Winter Olympics, Robson Square Ice Rink has been the place to be in downtown Vancouver to ring in the new year and the same goes for 2012. The iconic location hosted more than 1,700 people in 2010 and 2012 and is once again [...]
Top ten tips for capturing epic holiday videos Beacon Staff Reporter Pixorial asked veteran documentary producer Skip Sweeney for some helpful tips on how to create engaging and fun-to-watch holiday videos. Here’s what he said: Pick your “establishing shot” – like the outside of the house or the front door, and while recording add some [...]
Stork Craft, government join hands to provide cribs to low income families Stork Craft Manufacturing Inc. and the B.C. government are working together to provide cribs to low income families. Stork Craft is a large corporation in the province and one of the largest supplier of children’s furniture and toys in the world. It recently [...]
