Cruel Cuts for the Mentally Ill

http://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2009/10/26/MairMentalIllnessCuts/?utm_source=mondayheadlines&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=261009

See this article for the latest on the BC government's slash and burn policy towards mental health services.

Nurses go National

According to an article in the Vancouver Sun, starting in April 2009 nurses, doctors, teachers and other professionals will be able to work in any province in Canada without having to go through additional exams. Great news! I am especially glad about the prospect of not having to go through the Quebec exam which is notoriously brutal:-). For more info, see Labour Deal Drops Barriers for Canadian Professionals (Vancouver Sun, Dec. 6, 2008) by Jonathan Fowlie. I saw this mentioned in the BC History of Nursing Society's January newsletter.

Get yer used UBC Nursing textbooks

For anyone who doesn't know about it yet, there's a Facebook group for buying and selling used UBC nursing textbooks:-)