http://www.paulash.ca Paul Ash the Founder and Chairman of New Journey Housing in Winnipeg Mon, 09 May 2011 15:41:52 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en There is a fatal discrimination against people with albinism (albinos) in many parts of Africa. Since 2007, Tanzania has had 69 documented attacks, with only 10 survivors. Here are a few stories about heroic survivors, and Under The Same Sun's advocacy efforts in Tanzania. http://www.paulash.ca/under-the-same-sun/crimes-of-colour-albinism-in-africa/09/05/2011/ As we go about our day it is often hard for us to think what it would be like to live 24/7 in fear of our lives. One of our very own, Paul Ash from Southlands Community Church, is becoming all too familiar with the plight of Albinos in Africa. Please ... http://www.paulash.ca/albinos/saving-fellow-albinos-from-killings-in-africa/19/04/2010/ WINNIPEG — A Canadian businessman is trying to save his fellow albinos in Africa from superstition and slaughter. "It strikes me very personally," said Paul Ash of Winnipeg. His brother Peter, in Surrey, B.C., founded a registered charity to help Tanzanians with albinism who've been shunned and even murdered for their ... http://www.paulash.ca/albinos/canadian-charity-fighting-persecution-slaughter-of-albinos-in-africa/19/04/2010/ Winnipeg Mayor Sam Katz says he is disgusted that homeless people in Winnipeg are living in utility sheds. This week, CBC News reported that a St. Boniface man was renting out two sheds on his property to a man and a woman. The homeowner, Charlie Warman, was fined $275 by the Manitoba ... http://www.paulash.ca/new-journey-housing/renting-sheds-to-homeless-disgusts-mayor/28/09/2009/ Re: 'B.C. drafts law to force homeless indoors' (Daily News, Sept. 22) The Main Street Project has been serving the needs of Winnipeg's most vulnerable residents for more than 30 years. By providing emergency shelter and food services, a drug and alcohol detoxification unit, on-site counselling, transitional housing and a range of ... http://www.paulash.ca/new-journey-housing/winnipeg-program-for-the-homeless-works-well/28/09/2009/ Paul Ash grew up in a working-class family in Montreal. He left there when he was nineteen and worked in Ontario, Alberta, and Manitoba. In 1996, Paul Ash and his wife Susan decided to make Winnipeg their home. In 2007, they travelled to Montreal to visit the places Paul ... http://www.paulash.ca/new-journey-housing/paul-ash-biography/04/09/2009/ WINNIPEG — With housing prices at an all-time high and vacancy rates at an all-time low, finding an affordable abode is one the biggest hurdles facing newcomers to Manitoba. Now, a new charitable foundation has opened a resource centre to teach immigrants and refugees how to find and keep a place ... http://www.paulash.ca/new-journey-housing/fix-for-immigrant-housing-gap-resource-centre-for-newcomers-biggest-obstacle/15/05/2009/ VANCOUVER – The Vivian has officially reopened to provide 24-units of housing for homeless women and women at risk of homelessness, and who have mental health and addiction disorders. The $1.3-million capital project is a result of partnerships between the Province, health authority and local non-profit societies. The Vivian originally opened ... http://www.paulash.ca/vivian-grace/1-3m-to-reopen-womens-housing-in-downtown-eastside/14/06/2007/ NANAIMO – Federal, provincial and local representatives gathered in Nanaimo today to celebrate the official opening of the Salvation Army’s New Hope Centre, a new $4.2-million housing development aimed at helping Nanaimo’s homeless population. New Hope Centre is one of 61 transitional housing developments being built across the province as a ... http://www.paulash.ca/homelessness/new-shelter-offers-hope-for-nanaimos-homeless/01/06/2007/ KELOWNA – Construction will begin on Cardington Apartments, a new 30-unit, $6.75-million supportive housing development for homeless adults with mental health and addictions issues, following an official groundbreaking ceremony today. “Canada’s New Government understands the special needs of individuals who are struggling with mental health and addiction issues and the challenges ... http://www.paulash.ca/homelessness/30-supportive-housing-units-to-help-homeless-in-kelowna/24/05/2007/