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	<title>British Columbia Schizophrenia Society &#187; BCSS Nanaimo</title>
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	<description>A Reason to Hope. The Means to Cope.</description>
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		<title>How to Make a Donation</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 May 2007 22:00:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mind Foundation</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[About BCSS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Advocacy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Alphabetical List of Resources]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Audio & Video]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Awards & Scholarships]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[BCSS Haida Gwaii]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BCSS Kamloops]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[BCSS Locations]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[BCSS North East - St. John, Taylor, Hudson's Hope, Fort Nelson, Dawson Creek, Tumbler Ridge, Chetwynd & Area]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BCSS Northern Interior - Prince George, Quesnel, McBride, Valemont, Mackenzie, Vanderhoof, Fort St. James, Fort St. John, Fraser Lake & Burns Lake]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BCSS Northwest - Terrace, Prince Rupert, Bulkley Valley, Haida Gwaii]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BCSS Penticton]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BCSS Powell River]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[BCSS Williams Lake]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Children & Youth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Early Psychosis Intervention]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Financial Planning]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Newsletters]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Programs & Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Psychosis]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Schizophrenia]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[To Donate: <a href="https://www.canadahelps.org/CharityProfilePage.aspx?CharityID=d13766">Click here to donate online</a>, send a cheque payable to the BC Schizophrenia Society to 201 - 6011 Westminster Hwy, Richmond , BC V7C 4V4 or <a href="http://www.bcss.org/category/donors/">click here</a> or the link above for more options.]]></description>
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		<title>About BCSS Nanaimo</title>
		<link>http://www.bcss.org/2008/07/branches/locally-run-branches/nanaimo-2/about-bcss-nanaimo/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bcss.org/2008/07/branches/locally-run-branches/nanaimo-2/about-bcss-nanaimo/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 Jul 2008 21:38:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[BCSS Locations]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BCSS Nanaimo]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Regional Family Services]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Strengthening Families Together]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[200-1585 Bowen Road, Nanaimo, BC V9S 1G4.
Telephone 250-753-9923 Fax: 250-753-9203. <a href="mailto:nanaimo%40bcss.org"><span style="color: #3f137f;">email BCSS Nanaimo</span></a>
<h3>Services</h3>
 
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	<li><a href="http://www.bcss.org/2007/05/programs/strengthening-families-together//"><span style="color: #3f137f;">Strengthening Families Together</span></a> Courses - May and September - Free. Contact us to register</li>
	<li><a href="http://www.bcss.org/2008/04/22/nanaimo-newsletter/"><span style="color: #3f137f;">Quarterly Newsletter</span></a></li>
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		<title>Stay in Touch in Your Region</title>
		<link>http://www.bcss.org/2010/06/branches/locally-run-branches/abbotsford-branch/stay-in-touch-in-your-region/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bcss.org/2010/06/branches/locally-run-branches/abbotsford-branch/stay-in-touch-in-your-region/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Jun 2010 18:10:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[BCSS Abbotsford]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[BCSS Haida Gwaii]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[BCSS Nelson]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[BCSS Northwest - Terrace, Prince Rupert, Bulkley Valley, Haida Gwaii]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[BCSS Terrace]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[BCSS Vancouver / Richmond]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BCSS Vernon]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[BCSS Williams Lake]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Locally Run Branches]]></category>

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		<title>Richmond &#8211; BCSS Annual General Meeting</title>
		<link>http://www.bcss.org/2010/06/calendar/events/richmond-bcss-annual-general-meeting/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bcss.org/2010/06/calendar/events/richmond-bcss-annual-general-meeting/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Jun 2010 23:33:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[BCSS Northwest - Terrace, Prince Rupert, Bulkley Valley, Haida Gwaii]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Events Calendar (all)]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ September 26, 2010; 1:00 pm; ] We hereby invite Directors and Members to the Annual General Meeting 
which will take place September 26, 2010 at 1:00 pm
Richmond General Hospital Auditorium
7000 Westminster Highway, Richmond, BC

View Larger Map
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		<title>Nanaimo Daily News Article March 29 2010</title>
		<link>http://www.bcss.org/2010/03/branches/locally-run-branches/nanaimo-2/nanaimo-daily-news-article-march-29-2010/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bcss.org/2010/03/branches/locally-run-branches/nanaimo-2/nanaimo-daily-news-article-march-29-2010/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Mar 2010 18:54:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[BCSS Nanaimo]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.bcss.org/2010/03/branches/nanaimo-2/nanaimo-daily-news-article-march-29-2010/</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[BCSS Nanaimo recieved some great media coverage in the Nanaimo Daily News. Congratulations Nanaimo on raising awareness about schizophrenia in your community! Please click on the link below to view the article or read it on the Nanaimo Daily News Website
Nanaimo Daily News Article Bastaans-SFT March 29, 2010
]]></description>
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		<title>Family Toolkit</title>
		<link>http://www.bcss.org/2010/03/resources/family-friends/family-toolkit/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bcss.org/2010/03/resources/family-friends/family-toolkit/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Mar 2010 22:44:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>BCSS Staff</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[BCSS Nanaimo]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BCSS Nelson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BCSS North East - St. John, Taylor, Hudson's Hope, Fort Nelson, Dawson Creek, Tumbler Ridge, Chetwynd & Area]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BCSS Northern Interior - Prince George, Quesnel, McBride, Valemont, Mackenzie, Vanderhoof, Fort St. James, Fort St. John, Fraser Lake & Burns Lake]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BCSS Northwest - Terrace, Prince Rupert, Bulkley Valley, Haida Gwaii]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BCSS Penticton]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BCSS Powell River]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BCSS Salmon Arm]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BCSS Sunshine Coast]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BCSS Terrace]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BCSS Trail / Castlegar]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BCSS Vancouver / Richmond]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BCSS Vernon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BCSS Victoria]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[BCSS Williams Lake]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Children & Youth]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Educators]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Family & Friends]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Printable Resources]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Family Toolkit is designed to assist families in caring for a family member with a mental illness by providing information and practical resources. 
]]></description>
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		<title>SFU Radio Interview with Nanaimo Branch</title>
		<link>http://www.bcss.org/2010/03/branches/locally-run-branches/nanaimo-2/sfu-radio-interview-with-nanaimo-branch/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bcss.org/2010/03/branches/locally-run-branches/nanaimo-2/sfu-radio-interview-with-nanaimo-branch/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Mar 2010 22:26:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[BCSS Nanaimo]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Please click on the audio file image here click on this link to listen to an interview with SFU Radio, conducted March 2010. (Depending on your connection speed, this may take a moment to load.
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		<title>Nanaimo &#8211; BCSS &#8211; Share &amp; Care Family Support Group &#8211; last Thursday of the month</title>
		<link>http://www.bcss.org/2009/03/calendar/events/nanaimo-bcss-share-care-family-support-group-last-thursday-of-the-month/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bcss.org/2009/03/calendar/events/nanaimo-bcss-share-care-family-support-group-last-thursday-of-the-month/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2009 10:24:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Technology Tailoring</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[BCSS Nanaimo]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Monthly Meetings]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ April 29, 2010; 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm. May 27, 2010; 6:30 pm to 9:30 pm. June 24, 2010; 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm. July 29, 2010; 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm. August 26, 2010; 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm. ] Last Thursday of the month, 6:30 p.m. @ 3151 Barons Road, Nanaimo. Info: 250-753-9923]]></description>
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		<title>Nanaimo &#8211; BCSS &#8211; Share and Care Meetings</title>
		<link>http://www.bcss.org/2009/03/calendar/events/nanaimo-bcss-share-and-care-meetings/</link>
		<comments>http://www.bcss.org/2009/03/calendar/events/nanaimo-bcss-share-and-care-meetings/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2009 20:56:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>TTDoug</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ April 30, 2009; 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm. September 24, 2009; 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm. October 29, 2009; 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm. November 26, 2009; 6:30 pm; ] Nanaimo BCSS offers Share and Care Meetings  meet on the last Thursday of the month from September to April of each year from 6:30 - 9:00 PM.

The address is 3151 Barons Road, Nanaimo. For more information, please call 250-753-9923 or visit www.nanaimo.bcss.org.]]></description>
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		<title>Nanaimo &#8211; BCSS &#8211; Strengthening Families Together Group</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ September 1, 2009 6:30 pm to September 22, 2009 6:30 pm. ] Do you have a relative or friend with a serious mental illness?
Would you like to learn more about his/her illness?
Strengthening Families Together, a 10-session group for families and friends, provides
information, skill-building, and support.

You will learn:

	The different types of mental illnesses
	The medications and treatments for mental illness
	How to cope with and support your loved one living [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Volunteering with BCSS &#8211; Ways You Can Help</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2009 20:32:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Throughout BC &#8211; BCSS &#8211; Strengthening Families Together Courses Start Spring &amp; Fall</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2008 22:46:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ September 1, 2009 to October 1, 2009. February 1, 2010 to March 30, 2010. September 1, 2010 to September 30, 2010. ] Offered spring and fall in many regions throughout BC (see locations linked below, or check with your local BCSS location), the Strengthening Families Together Course provides support and education for family members and friends of persons with a mental illness.

Do you have a relative or friend with a serious mental illness? Strengthening Families Together is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Nanaimo Branch Newsletter</title>
		<link>http://www.bcss.org/2008/04/branches/locally-run-branches/nanaimo-2/nanaimo-newsletter/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Apr 2008 17:35:47 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Please click below for the most recent edition of the Nanaimo Branch newsletter.
Newsletter BCSS Nanaimo Winter 2010
Archives:

 BCSS Nanaimo Newsletter Winter 2009
Spring 2008 Newsletter
Nanaimo Newsletter Winter 2007

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		<title>Guide to the Mental Health Act</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Jan 2008 06:52:27 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Calendar of training, support and other events in BC</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Sep 2007 18:22:06 +0000</pubDate>
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