The Pender Post Society

This month's cover features a few of our retired members of the Canadian Armed Forces that are still with us. Do you recognize any of them? We will reveal their names in the December issue. To read Mike Wiley's recollection of our local Remembrance Day ceremonies from the past, please turn to page 44 or go to our website www.penderpost.org.

Volunteer Recruiting has begun!

The December issue of The Pender Post should be in stores on November 26. To read about the December Cover Story by Mike Wiley and to find out who the military members were on the cover of the November issue, go to page 38 or go to our website www.penderpost.org,

This month we feature a drawing by Doug Stanley. To read Mike Wiley's Cover Story, go to page 48 of this issue, or go to www.penderpost.org.

The December issue of The Pender Post should be in stores on November 26. To read the December Cover Story by Mike Wiley and to learn the names of the military members from the November cover, please go to page 38 or go to our website www.penderpost.org.

The Pender Post website www.penderpost.org has been refreshed and updated (thank you Lisa Moorby and Judy Boxler). Visit us today...

Please be advised that due to the rain, we have dipped down to to low.

The October issue of The Pender Post should be in stores Thursday afternoon, September 24. This month we feature a drawing by Doug Stanley. To read Mike Wiley's Cover Story, go to page 48 of this issue, or go to www.penderpost.org.

LIMITED SERVICE NOTICE FROM THE MEDICAL CLINIC Please be advised that the Medical Clinic will be changing over to a new medical records computer program early ...this fall. From September 29th until October 5th inclusive, the Medical Clinic will be open for very urgent/emergency calls ONLY with the on-call medical provider and reduced office staff. On Tuesday, Oct 6th and Wednesday, Oct 7th all staff will be attending training. If you require immediate medical attention, please call the on-call medical provider at 1-800-866-5602. as always: If you have a medical emergency, Call 911. Please plan ahead. If you need routine prescriptions renewed, Travel Assistance forms, timed WCB or insurance visits completed, please arrangements prior to September 29th. Note: This only applies to the Medical Clinic. All other health care professionals (i.e. dentist, optometrist, chiropractor, lab technician, Community nurses, etc.) will be fully operational. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. We understand that there is never a good time to make this transition and appreciate your kind consideration as we make this necessary move. We also ask that you refrain from contacting your medical provider or office staff via social media, personal e-mail or texts.

Please be advised that with the rain we had, we have been able to slide down to moderate. Please be advised that this does not mean you can burn!!!!

The Pender Island Health Care Society will be holding an Annual General Meeting on September 21, 2020 via Zoom. Notifications of the meeting and zoom links have been sent to all Society members.

The cover photo for the September issue features the Steller sea lion taken by Myles Clarke. To read the cover story by Mike Wiley, please go to page 43 or go to www.penderpost.org. The September issue should be in stores on Wednesday, August 26.

The Pender Post Society is pleased to announce that Katherine Searle is this year’s recipient of the Jean Bradley Scholastic Gift. Katherine’s studies are in the field of Art Therapy. When she completes her studies, she hopes to build a practice that includes the Gulf Islands. We wish her every success.