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Making Your (Safety) List and Checking It Twice
News and Updates
Tuesday December 17 , 2024
‘Tis the season to stay safe! Safety is a 365 day a year concern for all of us. Different seasons call for different reminders of how to stay safe, and the holiday season is no different.
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Touched by Tragedy
Stories of Hope
Tuesday December 17 , 2024
by Wildred Langmaid - My grandfather … suddenly became ill in his early 50s, and was eventually bedridden with what the local doctor dubbed stonecutter's consumption.
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Grief Didn’t Know It Was a Holiday
Grief and Growth
Sunday December 15 , 2024
There are various days during the year that society calls a ‘holiday’ – like the upcoming season, mostly called Christmas even by those who do not recognize it as a religious day.
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Surviving the Season
Grief and Growth
Wednesday December 11 , 2024
Despite the happy holiday signs we see all around us at this time of year, we remember that this is often a sad time for so many people. Maybe expectations at home and work are piling up.
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Volunteer Profile: Peter Deines
Volunteers and Donors
Wednesday December 11 , 2024
It may have started out as a work commitment, but for Peter Deines, the connection to Threads of Life quickly transcended work and became “part of the fabric of my life”.
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International Volunteer Day: Celebrating Threads of Life’s Remarkable Volunteers
Volunteers and Donors
Wednesday December 4 , 2024
On this International Volunteer Day, we reflect on the importance of volunteers within our own organization, and in the charitable sector across Canada and around the globe. United Nations Volunteers designated December 5 as
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Leading From the Back (of a Steps for Life T-shirt)
Steps for Life
Wednesday October 30 , 2024
Each spring, dozens of community-minded organisations and companies choose to demonstrate their commitment to workplace health and safety for their staff and communities.
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A Daughter’s Story; Love and Great Loss
Stories of Hope
Wednesday October 16 , 2024
Dad: one who loves, supports, guides, encourages and inspires his child. My dad was all those things and more. My Dad was not just a parent; he was my guiding light, my source of strength, and my unwavering support.
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Steps for Life: Volunteer Commitment in Action
Steps for Life
Wednesday September 18 , 2024
There are hundreds of volunteers involved in planning Steps for Life events each year. Most planning committees have 4 to 8 volunteers who plan their local events throughout the year.
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Life After Serious Injury
Stories of Hope
Wednesday September 11 , 2024
September 21, 1994: A day that was supposed to be like all the others! Waking early to another beautiful September day on Prince Edward Island, I quickly readied for a long workday.
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What is Grief and Why Does It Feel So Awful?
Grief and Growth
Wednesday September 4 , 2024
People often connect grief with death. But in fact the word has a much broader meaning, particularly for Threads of Life and its members.
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The Passage of Time and the Rose
Stories of Hope
Wednesday August 14 , 2024
It is hard to believe that this October will mark 25 years since October 1999 and the tragic workplace fatality of our young 17 year old Son, Burton Reimer.
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