Kids are invited make a memory for mom at an upcoming fundraiser for Easter Seals.
The Safeway at McBride Square is raising funds for Easter Seals from April 11 to 25. Easter Seals helps more than 100,000 Canadians with disabilities by providing active living opportunities, specialized mobility and access equipment, and more.
On April 13, kids can drop by the store, where volunteers will help put the child’s handprint on paper and create a gift that mom will undoubtedly cherish for years to come. (Don’t forget, Mother’s Day is May 11.)
Kids will have their pick of eight paint colours. Picture frames are available at an extra cost.
Safeway is located at the corner of McBride Boulevard and Eighth Avenue.
Heritage home workshop set
Do you own a heritage house and want to increase its energy efficiency?
The City of New Westminster is holding a heritage homes workshop on Saturday, April 26 from 1 to 4 p.m. at city hall.
The free interactive workshop includes guest speakers and door prizes.
Julie Schueck, the city’s heritage and community planner, said the workshop will focus on strategies for making older homes energy efficient without compromising the heritage characteristics.
To register, call 604-515-3818 or email [email protected].
Band looking for new members
The New Westminster and District Concert Band, a teaching, non-profit band, is looking to recruit new members. It’s having several open rehearsal information sessions in April and May, where people will are invited to meet the instructors, observe the rehearsal, play with the band (optional) and ask questions.
Here are the dates for upcoming information sessions:
* Senior and beginner bands: Mondays April 28 and May 12, 6:30 p.m., Richard McBride Elementary School gym, 331 Richmond St.
* Intermediate and junior band: Thursdays April 17 and 24, 6:30 p.m., Burnaby Mountain Secondary School band room, 8800 Eastlake Dr., Burnaby.
* Jazz Band: Tuesdays, April 29 and May 13, 7 p.m., New Westminster Secondary School band room, 835 Eighth St.
For more information, visit www.nwdband.com or call Christine at 604-526-8996 or Vivian at 604-521-3443.
Student nurses can train in Shanghai
Nursing students at Douglas College will soon be able to do practicums in China.
Douglas College has established a formal partnership with an international hospital in China that’s intended to improving nursing training and development. The memorandum of understanding between Douglas College and Shanghai Redleaf Women’s Hospital opens the door to exchanges of nursing students and hospital nurses between the two institutions.
According to a press release from Douglas College, up to eight nursing students from the B.C. college will complete practicums each year at the hospital in Shanghai, where they will get to explore areas of the medical field, including obstetrics, gynecology, pediatrics and newborn care. In return, up to six nurses per year from Redleaf Hospital will visit Douglas College and learn about nursing in the Western health-care system.
“Practicum experience for nursing students in pediatrics and obstetrics in Canada is in high demand by all nursing schools,” said Kathy Denton, vice-president academic at Douglas College. “This relationship provides students with an incredible opportunity to gain unique experience in these two specialty areas at an English-speaking hospital, while providing an amazing cultural experience.”
Shanghai Redleaf Women’s Hospital is a 105-bed facility that provides a range of heath-care services for women and children. It already has an existing strategic partnership with Massachusetts General Hospital, a Harvard Medical School teaching hospital.
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