disabilities

Fighting to keep his benefits

Robert DeVet — Thu, 06 Nov 2014 00:05:16 +0000

Community Services restores support after letter to local newspaper

(K'JIPUKTUK), HALIFAX - “I was always taught to fight for what you believe in,” says George Cartwright, a 33-year old resident of Sydney, Nova Scotia who was born with spina bifida and uses a wheelchair.

Underdog to the Olympics: Halifax-based sprinter sets sights on Paralympic dream

Robert DeVet — Wed, 12 Feb 2014 12:39:25 +0000

K'JIPUKTUK (Halifax) - Despite being the second-largest sporting event in the modern world, the Paralympic Games—the premier tournament for athletes with physical disabilities—rarely garn

Dartmouth Town Hall opposes Canada Post cuts

Robert DeVet — Fri, 31 Jan 2014 16:52:18 +0000

Seniors, small businesses, charities, and persons with disabilities all affected

K'JIPUKTUK, HALIFAX - On December 11th, the day after the House of Commons closed for its Christmas recess, the Harper government announced major cuts at Canada Post.

Nova Scotians are heading out west

Robert DeVet — Fri, 28 Jun 2013 01:02:38 +0000

But it's not for everybody

Over the past 10 to 20 years we have been hearing a lot about our youth heading out west to live and work. In most cases they end up working in the province of Alberta, because Alberta is where the majority of good paying jobs in western Canada are located.

A Proposal for a Drop-In Centre, from the Eyes of a Person Living in Poverty

Natascia Lypny — Fri, 19 Oct 2012 16:48:16 +0000

This is part III of Kendall Worth's series of first-person accounts of social isolation as a person living in poverty, with a disability. Read part I here and part II here.