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Assessing work situation + assessing how eldercare activities affect your work = identifying a plan to achieve balance. Our last column talked about the first part of the equation 鈥� assessing your work situation; that is the level of impact eldercare is having on your work, your job responsibilities and how much flexibility you have in your workplace and the level of trust with those you work with.

Depression is debilitating and overwhelming for many people, and when you are in the middle of it there does not seem like there is anything you can do. There are, however, a wide variety of strategies that others have found helpful.

In this current school year, the North Island Partnership model, now in its third year, has begun to pay dividends in quite extraordinary ways.

The Comox Valley Cycling Coalition is planning to bring Gil Pe帽alosam commissioner of parks, sport and recreation for the City of Bogot谩, Colombia, to the Comox Valley June 16 and 17 to share his knowledge about sustainable cities.

Our spring continues to be very slow to warm up and this has meant a late start for many wildlife species. Last week, the first baby mammal arrived at MARS, and the tiny 鈥渕asked bandit鈥� was an unmistakable raccoon.

A Registered Education Savings Plan (RESP) is a great way to save for a child鈥檚 post-secondary education. But how you or the student beneficiary accesses those funds, what the money can be used for, and/or transferring an existing RESP to another beneficiary can be complicated.

A tungsten lamp filament can tell a crash investigator a great deal post-collision if you look carefully.

Learn a little about managing angry moments, and it may help you and your family find peace.

Balancing eldercare and work situations vary tremendously and no single action plan works for everyone. Developing your own customized strategy can lighten your load and reduce stress. It鈥檚 also important to think about caregiving as an important role in your life.

Market experts agree, and decades of investment experience has proven, that a diversified investment portfolio through effective asset allocation is the best way for investors to achieve the long term goals of their overall financial plan 鈥� and equities (including equity mutual funds) play a key role in achieving the highest returns for a given level of risk.