• Ellen’s Thoughts

    Your Future is Under Attack

    by  • May 10, 2012 • Ellen's Thoughts, Issues

    Where are those of you under 54? Your future is under attack! I was part of a powerful forum, “Pensions at Risk”,  hosted by MP Libby Davies a couple of weeks ago. There were speakers from COSCO BC (Council of Senior Citizens Organizations of British Columbia), CARP, the National Union of Public Employees, journalist/activist Bill [...]

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    Affordable Housing Issue Now Personal

    by  • May 3, 2012 • Ellen's Thoughts

    This has been the worst six months of my life. I came home from my summer holidays to discover a for sale sign outside our row housing complex. Now, I have lived here for almost 33 years, more half half my life. How did that happen? I drove up the street to finally see Richard [...]

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    What I’ve Been Up To

    by  • March 20, 2012 • Ellen's Thoughts

    Dear Friends, I am slowly adjusting to my new life. It is wonderful to have time to catch up on my reading. I am just in the midst of reading The Winter Vault by Anne Michaels, an outstanding Canadian writer.  I go snow shoeing and to the gym every week, and try to join my [...]

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    International Women’s Day

    by  • March 5, 2012 • Ellen's Thoughts

    It’s coming up to March 8 International Women’s Day. All over the world women and their friends celebrate this amazing day. Where would you like to be or how would you like to celebrate this powerful event? First of all, do you know the origins of International Women’s Day, which is an official holiday in [...]

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