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March 11, 2009
Gap between poor and rich widens
The income gap between B.C.’s richest and poorest people has widened to the point where the top 10 per cent of B.C. families now earns more than the entire bottom half. That’s the latest observation in a study by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives of how B.C. families are faring economically. SFU economist Krishna Pendakur can offer some thought on the soundness of the report and how families are coping with today’s economic challenges.
Krishna Pendakur, 778.782.5501, pendakur@sfu.ca
Students for Mental Wellness
They call themselves Students for Mental Wellness and since September 2008, the SFU club, founded by business student Brent Seal, has garnered 120 members, most with personal connections to friends and family members with a history of mental illness. Their goal is to “support, educate and inspire” people affected by mental health conditions as well as the broader community. On March 13, 2-3 p.m. in the West Mall Complex (Rm 3260, Burnaby campus) students will host speaker Lloyd Craig, CEO of Coast Capital Savings, a business leader and mental health advocate whose son committed suicide. He’ll talk on the changing status of mental health in B.C.
Brent Seal, 604.803.6073 (cell); http://www.sfmw.ca/
The income gap between B.C.’s richest and poorest people has widened to the point where the top 10 per cent of B.C. families now earns more than the entire bottom half. That’s the latest observation in a study by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives of how B.C. families are faring economically. SFU economist Krishna Pendakur can offer some thought on the soundness of the report and how families are coping with today’s economic challenges.
Krishna Pendakur, 778.782.5501, pendakur@sfu.ca
Students for Mental Wellness
They call themselves Students for Mental Wellness and since September 2008, the SFU club, founded by business student Brent Seal, has garnered 120 members, most with personal connections to friends and family members with a history of mental illness. Their goal is to “support, educate and inspire” people affected by mental health conditions as well as the broader community. On March 13, 2-3 p.m. in the West Mall Complex (Rm 3260, Burnaby campus) students will host speaker Lloyd Craig, CEO of Coast Capital Savings, a business leader and mental health advocate whose son committed suicide. He’ll talk on the changing status of mental health in B.C.
Brent Seal, 604.803.6073 (cell); http://www.sfmw.ca/