Virtual pediatric hospice helps grieving families

Families caring for a seriouly ill or dying child face one of the most difficult situations in life. At the same time they may be struggling to find acknowledgement, services and support.

CaringTogether.life is a new Canadian webspace with trusted information developed by families, grieving parents and children's health specialists.

Carla Garrett was a mother or twins, when one baby, Xavier, was diagnosed with an agressive brain tumour. She says it was overwheming and she didn't know where to turn.

"As a Mom who's been through this, it would have been so helpful to have had that back then. To read about other families who had those unique situations that we had and seeing how they coped with it."

CaringTogether.life includes families' stories, articles, guidance and a link to programs and services across the country.

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CFAX 1070 has learned that a December 14, 2021 email sent by Victoria Councillor Ben Isitt entitled “A decade of service – and options for the future” breached the privacy of an unknown number of persons whose email addresses and personal information were improperly collected from files under the control of Red Cedar Café Association.
Editorial: Update: City of Victoria Confirms 4th Privacy Breach Involving Isitt Took Place in 2020

The City of Victoria has confirmed the existence of a fourth privacy breach involving Victoria Councillor Ben Isitt’s email access that occurred in 2020, moving back the timeline over which a series of repeated privacy breaches relating to Isitt’s email practices have taken place in 2020 and 2021.
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Editorial: Multiple 2021 privacy breaches linked to Isitt's council email access, city confirms

Multiple internal investigations conducted by the City of Victoria have determined that Councillor Ben Isitt’s use of information from emails collected using his position as a councillor contravened provisions of British Columbia’s Freedom of Information and Privacy Protection Act during 2021.
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$775,052.83 raised to help kids in Greater Victoria
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