Maria Howard: Where would we be without volunteers?

April 7-13 is National Volunteer Week and the theme this year is “The volunteer factor: Lifting communities”. It’s a reminder to celebrate the many dedicated people who volunteer their time and skills to uplift and build stronger communities across Canada.
Charities like the Alzheimer Society of B.C. exist to identify a gap in the health-care system and fill that gap until the system adapts to fill that gap. Addressing needs that might otherwise be unaddressed takes effort, an