Monthly Archives: March 2016

Chilliwack resident earns CLBC WOW Award for mentoring work

February 26th, 2016 Chilliwack resident Garth McCreedy (left) is being recognized today with a CLBC Widening Our World (WOW) award for his exceptional contribution to supporting people with diverse abilities to lead good lives, have rich relationships and choices in how they live, work and play. He is one of only five B.C. individuals to […]

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Powell River resident earns CLBC WOW Award for inclusion through music

March 4th, 2016 Powell River resident Chris Weekes is being recognized today with a Community Living British Columbia (CLBC) Widening Our World (WOW) award for his exceptional contribution to supporting people with diverse abilities to lead good lives, have rich relationships and choices in how they live work and play. Chris was nominated for the […]

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Yes Virginia it is a Big Deal

On December 1st of 2015 the world got a little brighter for everyone on Persons with Disability (PWD). On that date the total assets that someone could possess rose from $5,000 to $100,000, and receiving monetary gifts became less likely to cause problems with the Financial Aid Worker (FAW). While the changes were not earth […]

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This Page is all things about B.C Bus Pass Changes and raise the rates on PWD Benefits

This Page is all things about B.C Bus Pass changes. News Headlines on protest. And information that need to know that affecting people with disabilities INCLUDE INCLUSION BC INFORMATION ON THIS ISSUE AS WELL   Today March 23rd  cbc did story on bus pass here what update to minister stilwell meeting with advocacy groups like […]

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Raw, Curried Cabbage Salad

Ingredients         1 head green cabbage, chopped 1/3 cup shredded flaked coconut (be sure its raw, if needed) 2 tbsp lemon juice 1/4 cup cold-pressed olive oil 1/4 cup soy sauce (Nama Shoyu) 3 tbsp sesame seeds 1/2 tsp curry powder 2 stalks of scallions ( diced) 1/2 carrot, finely sliced a handful of Cashews Preparation […]

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Stand Off

Image Description: A bad cartoon drawing of a guy in a power chair being blocked by a standing man. Staring. Being pointed at. Being laughed at. Being made the butt of loud cruel stupid jokes. Okay, I don’t like any of those things. But those things anger me more than frighten me. To be sure […]

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Race

Image Description: Bad line drawing of a man in a power wheelchair racing a child down a sidewalk of a residential street. Just living in a neighbourhood, being out and about, you get to have a nodding acquaintance with the ‘regulars’ who you see, well, regularly. Living at the centre of Canada’s largest city means […]

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Sweaty Bells

Image description: A cut out heart of a cartoon weight lifters hands on a bar reaching through the floor fallen through. Some of you will have noticed that I haven’t written a post for a few days now. I’ve got a couple of nice emails asking me if I was OK. I realized then that […]

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Making It In

I wonder if weather forecasters realize that part of their audience listens to their reports in an almost visceral way. I think they get that truck drivers and taxi drivers and bus drivers rely on them to help plan times and routes and to make sure they make good decisions regarding their life and their […]

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