Media Coverage

Safe sex part of Pemberton Fest

Jessica Peart — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 17:24:53 -0700

Pique Newsmagazine
July 28, 2008

It isn't Woodstock, but organizers of the Pemberton Music Festival aren't taking any chances.

When the tent rocks

Jessica Peart — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 17:21:28 -0700

Graeme McRanor
24 Hours Vancouver
Thursday, July 24, 2008

Pemberton Fest tickets. Check.

Camping pass. Check.

Cooler full of booze. Check.

Morning after pill. Huh, what?

Get the best out of the Pemberton Festival

Jessica Peart — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 17:05:06 -0700

Helen Halbert
The Georgia Straight

July 22, 2008

Combining indie acts like The Fiery Furnaces with the big guns of such as pop-rock Coldplay, classic rockers Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers with tribute-band wannabes Whole Lotta Led, and hip-hop acts with symphony orchestra violinists, the Pemberton Festival offers something for everyone.

Modelled after successful European festivals such as Glastonbury, the three-day Pemberton concert boasts over 100 performers and promises to be the biggest music event of the season.

Teens taking sex risks

Maryn Liddel — Fri, 30 Nov 2007 10:45:00 -0800

By Darah Hansen, Vancouver Sun

November 30, 2007

VANCOUVER - Here's the good news: national teen pregnancy rates are falling in Canada, and youths are waiting longer to have sex.

But a new national poll focusing on birth control and the sexual attitudes of young women between 16 and 24 suggests there's still plenty of room for concern when it comes to risky sexual behaviour by youths.

HPV vaccine at youth clinic

Maryn Liddel — Sat, 27 Oct 2007 16:16:00 -0700

By Robert Mangelsdorf, Maple Ridge News
October 27, 2007

While the B.C. Ministry of Health works the bugs out of the $40 million human papilloma virus vaccination program it announced last month, the vaccine it's considering to give to all female sixth graders starting in 2008 to prevent cervical cancer is available now in Maple Ridge through the Iron Horse youth clinic.

Okay, let’s talk about sex... ready?

Maryn Liddel — Wed, 03 Oct 2007 12:09:00 -0700

by Melissa Jameson, Revelstoke Times Review
October 03, 2007

Start talking about sexual health and many people cringe – but the nurses and volunteers at SAFER. are all for talking sex.

SAFER. stands for sexual awareness for everyone in Revelstoke.

“We knew of a clinic in Whistler called S.A.F.E., sexual awareness for everyone,” said Vivian Mitchell, president of the SAFER. board. “We just added the ‘r’ and made it SAFER.”

Guys now have a Plan B too

Maryn Liddel — Fri, 10 Aug 2007 15:35:00 -0700

By Travis Lupick, Georgia Straight
August 10, 2007

Plan B contraception is now available in B.C. without a prescription, according to an Options for Sexual Health media release.

Commonly known as the morning-after pill, Plan B can now be obtained by both men and women over-the-counter and in advance, Greg Smith, executive director for OPT, told the Straight. Plan B is available at pharmacies and all OPT clinics.

Teen Pregnancy and STI rates

Maryn Liddel — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 12:26:23 -0700

Lorrayne Anthony www.macleans.ca
July 19, 2007

TORONTO (CP) - The teen pregnancy and abortion rates in Canada are the lowest in more than a decade, but that doesn't mean the country's youth is practising safe sex.

A recent study shows the pregnancy rate for Canadian teens 15-to 19-years-old has been on a continuous decline, dropping from 49.2 pregnancies per 1000 in 1994 to 32.1 in 2003.

Abortion rates have shown a similar trend in the same time frame, dropping from 22.1 to 17.1 in 2003.

Pregnancy a way to stay in the closet?

Maryn Liddel — Wed, 17 May 2006 15:16:00 -0700

By Patrick White, Globe and Mail
May 17, 2007

The sting of high-school homophobia brings dozens of teens to the office of LeeAndra Miller.

As a counsellor for Central Toronto Youth Services, she speaks with dozens of lesbian and bisexual girls who tell her they want to make "one last-ditch attempt at having a boyfriend," just to avoid schoolyard taunts.

"There's nothing like a pregnancy to prove you're straight," Ms. Miller says, with a laugh.