Pat Black

Personal Best: A program for everyone

Seniors in the North Okanagan have a wide range of services they can access, from bureaucratic to models resembling small businesses

Personal Best: A haven for book lovers

Pat Black discovers the joys of the Special Olympics Book Warehouse, a great place for book lovers who enjoy a bargain

Personal Best: A postal problem

Pat Black looks at new research that suggest stress may be bad for you only if you believe that to be the case

Personal Best: A postal problem

Pat Black looks at new research that suggest stress may be bad for you only if you believe that to be the case

Personal Best: A postal problem

Pat Black looks at the difficulty of buying stamps this Christmas at Canada Post

Personal Best: Library opens up doors

The Vernon branch of the Okanagan Regional library is one of the best things to happen to the community in a long time

Personal Best: Group advocates for seniors

Council of Senior Organizations of BC is a seniors' advocacy group that now has 100,000 members

War has lasting effects

Pat Black remembers the devastation she felt as a five-year-old watching her father go off to serve his country in the Second World War

Personal Best: Walking: it’s easy and it works

Seniors need not fear the coming snow, at least where their driveway is concerned: Snow Buddies can help.

Personal Best: Seniors are on the move

Pat Black looks praises several groups in the North Okanagan that provide services to seniors

Personal Best: Volunteer work can help restore purpose

For many seniors, retirement can mean a lack of purpose and meaning in their lives; Pat Black offers suggestions for volunteer opportunities

Personal Best: Time to improve communication

Pat Black takes a look at the ways in which a lack of communication between levels of government can cause confusion

Rockin’ at Starbelly

Pat Black takes part in summer fun in the Kootenays, where people of all ages converge on annual festival

Personal Best: There’s no place like home

Pat Black goes back to her home town of Toronto but finds the Okanagan is her true home after all

Personal Best: Relaxing through the heat

Pat Black shares her adventures of enjoying — and avoiding — the heat and humidity of Naples, Florida

Personal Best: Balancing a healthy community

Pat Black takes a look at what the North Okanagan needs to thrive and retain its young people while still providing services to seniors

Personal Best: What about younger veterans?

Canadian government spends millions on ad campaign for anniversary of War of 1812 while veterans home from Afghanistan are ignored

Personal Best: Giving thanks for the abundance

Pat Black takes a look at the joys of living in the Okanagan, and gives an update on Schubert Centre housing project

Personal Best: kudos to hospital diabetes program

Pat Black discovers she is pre-diabetic but finds the staff at the Vernon Jubilee Hospital Diabetic Education Program exceptional

Personal Best: September brings nostalgia

Pat Black reflects on that back-to-school feeling and also brings attention to the opening of the Community Dental Access Centre