Monthly Archives: December 2017

I Was Chosen

I went into the pharmacy on the ground level of the building that houses my doctor’s office. I wanted to get some nose spray for the way home. It’s a small store and I was unable to get in because a really big service dog came over to sniff at my chair. He was a […]

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The Taste Of Something Sweet

My 65th birthday taught me something, or maybe it’s better to say, it caused me to focus on something that has always been just slightly out of my view. I’m still working out the implications for my work and for my life. Yeah, it was kind of big for me. Let me tell you what […]

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Shut In, Shut Down

Sometimes having a disability isn’t the primary diagnosis in regards to my mobility, my energy level, or my ability to get things done. Sometimes disability is a very, very distant second. Sometimes the primary reason I can’t do what I normally do is because I have a cold, a really bad cold. That’s what’s been […]

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Holiday fire safety

                Be Safe Everyone Victoria Thursday, December 21, 2017 1:30 PM With the winter holidays almost upon us, the Office of the Fire Commissioner and Emergency Management BC are offering some fire safety advice to help ensure a happy and fire-safe holiday season for all British Columbians.   […]

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My Saturday Outing

The Christmas pantomime has become a tradition for us and we were looking forward to it. Because it’s nearly the holidays, I got sick, of course. It’s my second cold this season. Fa La La-cough cough cough. I decided the night before that I was going, cold or not. In the morning the whole thing […]

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“But,” He Said

“Who design’s this shit anyway,” he said angrily as I asked him to move so I could get through the passageway from the restroom and into the restaurant area. I was taken aback because he had been nice and accommodating when I’d asked him going in. He had to know I’d be coming back. He […]

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Message from CLBC CEO and Self Advocate Advisor

December 20, 2017 Dear members and allies of the BC Self Advocacy community, On behalf of everyone here at CLBC, we offer you our best wishes for the holiday season and a very happy New Year. We are pleased to send this message as an update on some of the projects we have been working […]

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Managing mental wellness during the holidays

Victoria Tuesday, December 19, 2017 8:15 AM This holiday season, British Columbians are encouraged to give themselves and their loved ones the gift of putting mental health first. The holiday season can be a joyful and exciting time of year. But it can also be stressful, and particularly challenging for people with mental-health or substance-use […]

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CLBC Kamloops put on a celebration for Kristian Shaw on What’s Your Story?” book about Canada’s 150th.

CLBC Kamloops on December 13th, 2017  put on this celebration on for Krystian’s accomplishments. And that he was featured in the, “What’s Your Story?” book about Canada’s 150th   This was taking in the Kamloops This Week Newspaper  December 19, 2017 Kamloops disability advocate tells his story to the nation Community Living B.C. integrated services manager […]

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The Government of Canada launches renewed program to support the social inclusion of Canadians with disabilities

News Release From Employment and Social Development Canada December 15, 2017          Gatineau, Quebec                         Employment and Social Development Canada The Government of Canada is working to ensure greater accessibility and opportunities for Canadians with disabilities in their communities and workplaces. The Honourable Kent Hehr, Minister of Sport and Persons with Disabilities, today launched a call […]

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