12 Misc.

I failed to note a new meeting that began last week at Saanichton, north of Victoria, British Columbia. The meeting is at the Saanich Peninsula Hospital, 2166 Mount Newton Cross Road, Saanichton BC, Canada, 5:30 p.m. on Tuesdays. Canada LifeRing is growing faster than I can keep up with!

LifeRing Canada reports that a new meeting is set to begin on Oct. 28. The meeting will be on Thursdays at 7 p.m. at the James Bay Community Centre, 547 Michigan St., Victoria BC, Canada.

LifeRing only concerns itself with substance abuse, not other kinds of ‘behavioral’ addictions, like gambling or sex. But many of our members, like much of the population, have problems with food, and overeating, that feel similar in some ways to our experiences with alcohol or drugs. An article in The Huffington Post, an on-line magazine,…

We’re trying something new aimed at Bay Area convenors: instead of a monthly get-together to compare notes and share ideas, the frequency, day of the week, location and format are being changed. From now on, the meetings will be every two months, be on Sunday instead of Saturday, and run from 10 a.m. to 12:30…