October 2016 We are pleased to let you know that the eighth annual WOW (Widening Our World) Awards are being officially launched today! Every year, Community Living BC’s (CLBC) WOW Award celebrates the different ways people are building inclusion across B.C. Last year we received more than 50 nominations. You can see photos submitted by some […]
By Jerry Laidlaw My name is Jerry Laidlaw. This is a story about my Ride to Conquer Cancer. On August 27th, I arrived at 5:30 in the morning to meet my team in Cloverdale. The organizers had breakfast for us. The opening ceremonies started at 7AM. We left after the speakers and started […]
TELUS announced today a new pilot program that will offer low-cost Internet service to low-income single-parent families across the province on income or disability assistance. In the coming weeks, approximately 18,000 single-parent families currently receiving assistance from the province will receive a coupon code in the mail. The code will allow them to activate TELUS’ […]
Reduces our risk of getting a sexually transmitted disease (STD) Using condoms makes vaginal or anal intercourse safer sex Using condoms or other barriers makes oral sex safer sex Having sex play without intercourse can be even safer sex Safer sex can be very pleasurable and exciting
I am lost in a maze of passwords. I can’t get into several accounts because the passwords have changed. I even got an app that helps remember passwords and I forget the password for that! I’ve had no time to write a blog this morning because I’ve been trying to book bus trips for next […]
On our way to our hotel this weekend we received an email from our hotel telling us that the room we booked wasn’t available but that they had another accessible room, a smaller one, that we would be able to use. The email gave a phone number we could call, so, I did. I […]
Plan Institute, Disability Alliance of BC, and the British Columbia Aboriginal Network on Disability Society have united to launch a new program designed to help British Columbians with disabilities learn about and access tax benefits that will help them save for the future. As part of this initiative, Plan Institute is distributing a one-time $150 gift to help low-income […]
I was pushing my way towards the movie we were going to see. Joe was in the line up getting tea. The carpet was plush and I was getting a real workout for my shoulders. I could feel that my thumbs were getting tired from the heavy pushing. But I’m enjoying taking the challenge and […]
Hi my name is Bailey Kendell Foulds I am 22 years old . After high school I came to the Garth Homer Society. I started in the Discovery program. I had so much fun at Discovery I already knew someone and I also met so many friends and the staff in Discovery are so nice […]
Today is Thanksgiving Monday, a day off, and I’m here in the United States where it’s Columbus day, a day off. I’ve been sitting here thinking about what to write today as I’ve been thinking about Thanksgiving and living a life of more intentional gratitude. But then, I keep getting struck about how hard this […]
