Dr Eamin⚓️

“A conclusion I came to is that these men feel like most people…don’t take the time…to understand them or where they come from. Valid or not, this seemed to compound their feelings of isolation, which in turn bred a lack of curiosity on their part, furthering their own intolerances.”

Tree Trunk
Emily Carr
c. 1935

‘Nanaimo got worse much quicker:’ evolving downtown overdose prevention site aiming to better support clients NANAIMO - Despite mounting neighbourhood challenges, an expanded facility helping those with substance use cha...

Staff from Island Health lobbied the City of Nanaimo for their continued support of the Overdose Prevention Site on Albert St., as work is underway to expand its services.

#Nanaimo

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The Content Bear In A Yellow Canoe At Rawson Lake, Autumn
Jason Carter ~ Cree
2025

Nanaimo nursing students knocking down barriers to youth sport participation NANAIMO - A group of VIU nursing students have a prescription for disadvantaged youth hoping to be involved in...

A group of VIU nursing students want to make participation in sports more affordable by collecting new and gently used sports equipment for local kids in need.

#Nanaimo

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Also, as two public health sources have told me, people who say they have low-grade asthma will get vaccinated, no questions asked.

‘Pure Chaos’: Warnings of an Alberta Health-Care Crisis | The Tyee Experts say AHS data obtained by The Tyee further indicates the system faces being overwhelmed.

Massive restructuring chaos, overcapacity hospitals and low immunization rates with flu and Covid season approaching creates the "perfect storm" for a crisis in Alberta's healthcare system.

'Pure Chaos': Warnings of an Alberta Health-Care Crisis via @thetyee.ca thetyee.ca/News/2025/10...

If size really matters, defending public education definitely gets out a bigger crowd than Alberta separation - Alberta Politics If the Alberta Prosperity Project hoped to hold the largest public protest in Alberta history yesterday, as some organizers of the “independence rally” that took place in front of the Legislative Buil...

If size really matters, defending public education definitely gets out a bigger crowd than Alberta separation. albertapolitics.ca/2025/10/if-s... #ableg #abpoli

Golden Spindrift
Katharine Burns
2024

The Government of Alberta has referred to COVID vaccines as “an expensive intervention,” to justify a vaccine policy based on pre-ordering, radically reducing community access and charging most Albertans to receive the vaccine. Here are the facts. www.albertadoctors.org/news/publica...

Some Albertans frustrated and unable to book COVID-19 shots as fall campaign kicks off | CBC News Some Albertans struggled to book COVID-19 shots as the province’s fall immunization campaign opened to the general public on Monday.

Some Albertans struggled to book COVID-19 shots as the province’s fall immunization campaign opened to the general public on Monday… and Health link was flooded with thousands of calls👇

www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Preening Owl
Kenojuak Ashevak ~ Inuk
1995

CMA president calls for concrete action to fix health-care system Federal, provincial and territorial health ministers met in Calgary on Oct. 16 and 17 to discuss ways to improve Canada’s health-care system, but the Canadian Medical Association (CMA) says the talks failed to deliver solutions.

CMA president calls for concrete action to fix health-care system

If you live in Alberta and haven’t yet signed this petition, please do. If you need a ride, I will gladly give you a ride.

“I’d smiled in pictures with these leaders, shaken their hands and stood next to them at podiums – but not one of them picked up the phone, or replied to my messages. To the men who ran the world, I was just a photo op.”

“She notes, pointedly, that female politicians did”

A person holds a meth pipe. Smoking drugs continued to be one of the leading methods of toxic consumption in overdose deaths in B.C. this summer.

Five people a day died from drug use in B.C. over the summer https://vancouversun.com/news/bc-drug-deaths-statistics-summer-2025

𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝘂𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 ⇢ CanadaHealthwatch.ca/newsletter

“The new research also ‘calls into question the idea that younger individuals and those without risk factors don’t need the vaccine,’ Viswanathan says.”
#AbLeg #AbHealth

AMA statement on Health Minister Mandate letters:
While we appreciate the government’s focus on improving access, innovation and accountability, we are concerned that the mandate letters do not adequately address the need for integration across ministries.
www.albertadoctors.org/news/news/am...

Toenails tell toxic tale of radon gas for U of C scientists U of C scientists are collecting Calgarians' toenails to track the prevalence of lung cancer from radon gas.

Toenails tell toxic tale of radon gas for U of C scientists

Along the Coastal Shores of the Salish Seas Traditional Native Territories
Lawrence Paul Yuxweluptun ~ Hul’q’umi’num Coast Salish, Syilx
2023

West Coast Forest Edge
Emily Carr
1934

Crawling bugs and half-baked enforcement: Alberta’s restaurant inspections a recipe for foodborne illness — Investigation Lax inspections, excessive violations and poor transparency in Alberta's restaurant inspection system is a recipe for foodborne Illness

Since Jan, I've been part of a team inc EJ colleagues, @lillebuen.bsky.social & his MacEwan U j-students working on a series re: how food service venues are inspected in AB
We uncovered shocking findings re: the state of the system, inspection frequency, & recurring violations.
Part 1 out today
#yeg

Please enjoy my cartoon for Wednesday's Toronto Star

Cranksgiving Ride — A Tribute to Dr. Darren Markland Join us for a Cranksgiving Ride honouring the legendary Dr. Darren Markland!

Join us for a special community ride honouring Dr. Markland’s passion for people, cycling, and giving back.

We will visit some of his favourite #yegbike places and drop donations off at the Bissell Centre.

📅 Sunday, Oct 12 from 11-1:30
📍Coronation Park next to TWOSE
🎟️ Details:

Pingnguaqti (Player)
Ningiukulu Teevee ~ Inuk
2025

The same week in 2022 the UCP trotted out Dr Rob Tanguay to announce the end of safe opioid prescribing for substance users in the province, they legalized his psychedelics business.

It has since secured many millions in private investment and opened clinics all the way to Halifax.

This account does a fantastic job debunking some compassionate care rhetoric.

Calgary outreach organizations worried as access to free harm reduction supplies dries up | CBC News Some community outreach groups working with vulnerable Calgarians are scrambling after being told that, starting this month, they no longer have access to free, provincially funded needles, pipes and ...

Four months ago, I sounded the alarm about the shortage of sterile drug consumption supplies across Alberta: drugdatadecoded.ca/recovery-alb...

Now, the UCP government is making it official, blaming 'overspending': www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
@jenleecbc.bsky.social

It strikes me that 2 of the most important reasons we even have a Prov Govt is to competently manage Public HC and Public Education...
But it seems like this govt neither cares for nor values these services or the people who work in them.

Former PC deputy premier’s ‘Forever Canadian’ petition success a big potential problem for UCP - Alberta Politics Prediction: Alberta Premier Danielle Smith will call an early election before she allows a referendum to proceed to a vote with the wording promoted by former Progressive Conservative deputy premier T...

Former PC deputy premier’s ‘Forever Canadian’ petition success a big potential problem for UCP. albertapolitics.ca/2025/10/form... #ableg #abpoli