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Building more resilient youths |
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Written by Lethbridge Herald
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Tuesday, June 22 2010, 8:55 PM |
Resiliency, in the Webster online dictionary, is the act of “springing back or rebounding.”
The definition aptly describes the characteristic that is the goal of a new pilot program starting in Lethbridge this fall. Building Bridges: Creating Resiliency is a three-year Lethbridge Family Services project aimed at equipping at-risk youth to “spring back” in the face of difficult situations and make good decisions.
The program, which will involve students aged 12 to 18, is designed to address youth crime issues including gang activity, under-age drinking, assault, drug-related crime and mischief. It will also deal with challenges such as absenteeism, substance abuse and violence.
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RCMP watchdog with more bite? |
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Written by Lethbridge Herald
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Monday, June 21 2010, 8:39 PM |
The federal government introduced legislation last week that would create a new independent watchdog to oversee the RCMP.
The RCMP Civilian Complaints and Review Commission would replace the existing Commission for Public Complaints Against the RCMP (CPC) and would bring with it enhanced powers, according to Public Safety Minister Vic Toews.
If the new commission does indeed have more teeth than its predecessor, it will be a welcome improvement. But some doubts have already been expressed about how much independence and how much real power the new agency will actually have.
Paul Kennedy, who chaired the CPC from 2005-2009, has criticized the proposed legislation as not going far enough to empower the new commission. Kennedy said the new watchdog will still require ministerial approval to initiate investigations. On top of that, he noted the bill provides enough loopholes to enable the RCMP to use the excuse of national security concerns to avoid handing over requested documents.
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Keeping kids safe in cyberspace |
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Written by Lethbridge Herald
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Friday, June 18 2010, 11:03 PM |
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The Internet is a cyber world of fun and adventure for youngsters. It’s also a world fraught with pitfalls that can range from something as minor as annoying pop-ups to something as potentially dangerous as an encounter with a pedophile.
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Let the healing begin |
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Written by Lethbridge Herald
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Thursday, June 17 2010, 10:53 PM |
After spinning its wheels for nearly two years, the Truth and Reconciliation Commission is finally beginning to move.
The first official event of the panel created to hear and document the stories of the residential school period in Canada was held Wednesday in Winnipeg.
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Canadians in need of leisure time |
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Written by Lethbridge Herald
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Wednesday, June 16 2010, 9:38 PM |
Baby boomers who grew up in the 1950s and ’60s might recall predictions about how wonderful life was going to be when the new millennium rolled around.
Advances in technology were going to reduce our workload so significantly, we wouldn’t know what to do with all our leisure time.
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