Comedy Mental @ Lafflines Comedy Club
Thursday, MAY 17TH, 2012
@ LAFFLINES COMEDY CLUB
(the fabulous new Columbia Theatre location
530 Columbia St)
Doors open at 7pm Show starts at 8pm
Tickets: $15
All ages welcome.
Reservations Recommended call 604-525-2262
**you can buy online tickets at www.lafflines.com**
This show is a celebration of the trials and tribulations of dealing with mental illness, and how using Laughter can bring Mental Wellness to your life.
"Making the effort to attend comedy classes with the goal of laughter in mind changed everything for the better. All of a sudden I had a more positive attitude about everyday life. I was more talkative I started reaching out to old friends and finally I had something Positive to talk about". SK one of the comics performing on Thursday, May 17th.
COMEDY MENTAL features 8 comics that have experienced mental illness and they are hoping to close the gap between themselves and those of you that haven't. **Or maybe you just haven't been diagnosed yet???**
The headlining comic is Melanie Rose, who is BiPolar, has a bank robber husband, and well there is much more........ Melanie started her comedy in a Mental Health comedy group and has gone on to perform all across Canada.
Come out and support this comedy night with your laughs. You will have a fabulous night.
Don't Sell Us Out
The Conservative government has just voted to rush debate on a budget bill that would strip our environmental protections, silence our environmental watchdogs, and damage our economy. The budget bill shows that this government is putting oil company interests before Canada's national interest, and they don't want Canadians to know about it.
Never before has the budget been used as cover for such a sweeping agenda. Unless we speak out now this budget will sell out our natural heritage and economy for short-term oil company profit. By silencing critics and burying these changes in a 400-page budget bill, the Conservative government is showing us they believe Canadians would say no to this deal if they knew about it.
Canadians from all across the political spectrum want responsible environmental protections, democratic decision-making, and an economy that's built to last. If we speak out together and spread the word, we can create a massive public outcry to take these measures out of the budget, and start an open debate about the kind of smart laws we need to ensure lasting prosperity and a stable climate for all generations.
Click HERE to tell Finance Minister Flaherty 'don't sell out Canada's natural heritage, we need an economy that's built to last'.
The Riverview Lands: Understanding Our Shared Heritage Values
Shared Services BC is seeking your input as a Heritage Conservation Plan (HCP) is developed for the Riverview Lands. Plan to participate online or in person and share what you feel is important about Riverview's history and what should be understood and shared with future generations.
Participate to:
Drop-in Workshops
Public Drop-in Workshop 1
May 22, 2012 4 p.m. – 8 p.m.
The Outlet – Work Room
2100 – 2253 Leigh Square Place
Port Coquitlam
Public Drop-in Workshop 2
May 23, 2012 4 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Executive Plaza Hotel – Aspen Room
405 North Road, Coquitlam
Online
Go to http://www.riverviewvalues.info/ to learn more, to share your thoughts and stories and to complete the project survey. Email your thoughts to riverview@gov.bc.ca For further information: http://www.riverviewvalues.info/
UPN Annual Convention Notice
The 2012 Convention of the Union of Psychiatric Nurses shall begin Thursday, May 24th, 2012 commencing at 900h, at the Victoria Marriott, 728 Humboldt Street, Victoria, B.C.
The foregoing is the notice required by Section 8.3 of the By-laws.
For details of Convention and registration form "click" the Registration button.
Celebrate with UPN – September 22, 2012
Attention
All Past And Present Riverview Upn Members
The Union of Psychiatric Nurses is hosting a celebration to commemorate a century of dedicated Mental Health services to the people of B.C.
The celebration will take place on September 22nd, 2012 at the River Rock Casino and Resort, Richmond, B.C.
Tickets are limited and restricted to (2 per person). Preference will be given on a first come, first serve basis. Tickets will be available through the UPN office at a cost of $25.00 each. Tickets include dinner, entertainment and a chance to win some fabulous prizes. Please email your request for tickets including your name and address to rv2012@telus.net. Tickets will be mailed out after June 15th, 2012.
Special room rates are also available for overnight accommodation. Contact the River Rock @ 604-247-8900 and ask for the Riverview Celebration rate.
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President's Comment
Nurses' Week
This week is Nurses Week, or maybe it should be called hero's week because that is what Nurses are!
I was going to do the usual clichès about nurses but as this is my last thank you to nurses as President of the UPN I would like to make it more personal.
Nurses have been a big part of my family's lives, when I was a little child I spent a week in the hospital and had no idea what was going on. A very special nurse called Jessica spent so much time reassuring a scared little girl that it made that stay in the hospital a fond memory.
The nurses who took care of me after an underground mining accident - even the one who asked me if I wanted to clean up or if I didn't mind being like that (covered in blood and mud) - it made for a humorous story after the fact!
My friends from 2W in the hospital I worked in were psych nurses - they were the ones who helped me thorough my step son's suicide. The cancer nurses who held my Mom's hand during all her treatments and hospital time, the nurses that were always there for me in the hospital after my breast cancer surgery in recovery and on the ward, with their kindness and compassion.
These are a spattering of nurses from all venues of their work. They were all over worked trying their best to listen to us the patients, get all the paperwork done, and dispense medications. They leave their families at times families should be together from baby's birthday parties to religious holidays, to take care of us.
So as both a past patient, fellow nurse and president of the Union of Psychiatric Nurses my heartfelt thanks and my undying admiration to each and every one of you. All the best to each of you in your future endeavors.
Sherry Moller
