Tag: Mental Health

• A Rousing Welcome for Lookout Society’s Shayne and Lee

  February 10, 2023: Thirty-two gathered on this lovely springlike Friday to welcome Lookout Society’s CEO Shayne Williams and Lee King, Vancouver Island Director of Operations. The enthusiasm was high as those committed to providing better local housing and support services gathered to welcome Shayne and Lee, enthusiastic new partners in this challenging journey.  After our Territorial…

• Magic With Nejmah – on This Last ASK Salt Spring Gathering in 2022

  December 16, 2022:  Twenty-two (and pup, Princess) came to welcome Nejmah Guermoudi to this last ASK Salt Spring gathering in 2022. As a participant said near the end of our time together – It was magical. And this magic was largely due to the passion, enthusiasm, and determination of Nejmah and the community she is building.  After her emotional…

• Alarming Cracks in our Mental Health Systems – and Caring Peer Support Workers Seeking to Fill Them

   August 5, 2022: While we began with a very small circle of participants, during our time together, a total of 15 joined our conversation about mental health in our community. Always seeking to attract youth and young families to these ASK Salt Springgatherings, we hit the jackpot with our 16th – and youngest yet guest – infant…

• Welcoming Our Chamber to the Conversation About Salt Spring’s Most Important Issues

  July 29, 2022: Eleven joined this ASK Salt Spring gathering in the United Church Meadow, welcoming our Chamber’s new Operations Manager, Alexander Fischer-Jean, and its president, Darryl Martin. After our Territorial Acknowledgement questions began, resulting in a rich conversation focused on our local businesses – their challenges and successes. (For all you ever wanted to know about our…

• Conversation with our RCMP Sargent Clive Seabrook

   June 24, 2022: Fifteen gathered in the lovely United Church Meadow to welcome our RCMP Sargent Clive Seabrook. After our Territorial Acknowledgement, we asked Clive what was on his mind. He responded with his characteristic graciousness by responding that he was with us to listen and learn and that our comments would help him navigate some of…

• Would Salt Springers be Unstoppable if Listened to Each Other and Worked Together?

  October 1. 2021: Ten gathered to welcome David Norget and Sherman Sherwood to discuss mental health trials and triumphs on Salt Spring. This ASK Salt Spring gathering was in our wonderful Meadow on a lovely fall day, likely the last one before the weather gods chase us away for the season.  After offering the Territorial Acknowledgement, David asked us…

• Mental Health in our Community

  March 6, 2022: Fifteen came to this discussion focused on mental health issues and services in our community led by David Norget. Before discussion on this topic began, there was a spirited discussion of Bylaw 471, the proposed bylaw that would allow Trustees to issue Temporary Use Permits for tiny homes, campers, trailers, etc. on residential…

• Seeking Mental Health in Our Community – Beginning with Dignity and Tolerance for All

  September 4, 2022: Fifteen participated in this ASK Salt Spring gathering on one of those perfect last days of summer in the United Church Meadow. Although all questions were welcomed, the focus of the conversation was upon mental health in our community. We were pleased to welcome health professional and co-chair of the Salt Spring Health Advancement Network…

• CRD’s Gary Holman: Dangerous Pedestrian Lanes, Safety, and the Need for Mental Health Services

   December 13, 2019: Thirteen came to this session with Gary Holman. a good surprise as, originally, it had not even been scheduled (nor advertised) due to Thrifty’s need for the room for holiday preparations. Major topics of conversation included:  Our first guest lives at the corner of two major roads and is concerned about her responsibility…