Maritimes to host Canada's first Divorce Fair / Are professional groups able to alert us about unscrupulous people drummed out of their ranks ? Phone-in: your questions about The Science of Everyday Life
November 26, 2009 1:58 PM
- For two days in Halifax this January, Maritimers headed for "Splitsville" will be able to get advice at Canada's first "Divorce Fair"
Fully 40 % of all marriages in Canada will end in divorce. And divorce proceedings can throw couples into a maelstrom of legal, financial and emotional difficulties.
That got Maria Franks thinking. What about putting together a kind of one-stop-shopping event for men and women looking for help with issues related to the breakup of a marriage ?
Ms Franks is Executive Director of the Legal Information Society, and she told us about Canada's first Divorce Fair, scheduled for Halifax on January 15th and 16th.
Earlier this week, we brought you the story of a woman who posed as a nurse practitioner and held a senior administrator's job at a Halifax nursing home for two years.
Debi MacDonald had forged her nursing license, faked her credentials, used at least a dozen aliases and went on to steal money from trust accounts and memorial donations. To read the full decision, click here.
The College of Registered Nurses of Nova Scotia has notified police about MacDonald's professional misconduct and contacted nurses' regulatory bodies in each province to warn them about her.
We wondered how confident the other Maritime Provinces are that they don't fall prey to someone like Debi MacDonald (who seems to have disappeared). Both the Nursing Association of New Brunswick and the Association of Registered Nurses in Prince Edward Island responded.
Recent stories on seniors' mobility and the costs absorbed by parents and guardians raising children who have severe disabilities prompted calls and emails. Maritime Noon producer Deb Woolway joined me for the roundup of your comments.
As we turn the corner of November and head down the steady, heady path to the holiday season, our Science Panel of Dr Mary Anne White and Dr. Richard Wassersug have been reflecting on all the things they're thankful for... like cause and effect, the Scientific Method, and parents who encouraged their interest in science. They shared their personal "thanksgiving lists"and answered your questions about The Science of Everyday Life.
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