It all started with a conversation. And, it, in turn, has sparked a lot of conversation in the community about suicide — a subject often kept quiet or considered taboo. Twenty-year-old Ashley Anness of Courtenay, a Highland Secondary School graduate, and yearold Brad Darling of Comox, a current Highland student, were talking about suicide Monday night after learning of the tragic death of Georges P.
Vanier Secondary School student Candice Shields. There have been five suicides by people aged 19 and younger in the Valley since January , according to the regional coroner. The youth know of four teen suicides since the summer. To start, the group is focusing on providing awareness. As of Thursday afternoon, the group had 1, members. Anness hopes the biggest mes-.
Teens are not very good with coping with their emotions. He is very stressed about graduating and worries about getting all the courses you need, applying for university and not having a job. The outpouring has been amazing. Wales said there is nothing left of their home in which the military family lived in for four years. With an extension from Emergency Services, the family has been able to stay a few extra days in a hotel, but with no plans for.
Wales questions how it could arrive at their destroyed home. Along with military support, Wales said her. She noted the kindness of strangers has been unbelievable, as she has received a phone call from a man who showed up with a bag of clothes at their hotel, and a donation of furniture and a gift certificate from Fabricland.
Wales described the past week as nothing short of surreal. To make a monetary donation at TD, use branch , institution number , and account number Often early detection is critical in preventing unnecessary vision loss or permanent damage from occurring. See your optometrist regularly.
