Monthly Archives: January 2019

Common Sense Part III

Written by Cathy Grant So, continuing with the parts of my eBook Common Sense a Disabled Woman’s Perspective, here are points 4, 5, and 6. Enjoy, and as always, your feedback is welcome. #4: Be Honest This one might seem to be a no brainer but you would be surprised (or not if you have […]

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The Kamloops Self Advocates Newsletter January, 2019 Edition

The Kamloops Self-Advocates is a newsletter for people with diverse abilities published by Krystian Shaw.   January Edition of KSA Newsletter 2019 contains in This month’s theme It is a new year and there are lots of new things to look forward to with the KSA! We are very excited to go international with this […]

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Lower income families benefiting from Fair PharmaCare investment

  Vancouver Friday, January 4, 2019 10:15 AM This to for those on income assistance disabilities For 240,000 British Columbian families, the new year brings the help they need with prescription drugs, thanks to a three-year $105-million investment that is reducing or eliminating deductibles and co-payments for lower-income households. “No one should have to make […]

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Post-secondary students to get 24/7 mental-health support

Victoria Wednesday, January 2, 2019 2:00 PM Work is underway to develop a virtual mental health counselling, information and referral service for post-secondary students of all ages throughout British Columbia. A notice of planned procurement has been posted to BC Bid, advising of plans to develop a 24/7 mental health and substance-use counselling and referral […]

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The Ruler: A New Year’s Day Post

After the crackers had cracked there was great commotion as everyone looked for their crown, their prize and their joke. Once the paper crowns were in place, the prizes found and dismissed, it was time for the jokes. These crackers had jokes that led to groans, not laughter, but we went through the lot of […]

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There is a peculiar type of silence. It is the quiet that happens after noise departs. It can be welcome, a relief. The streets after a riot. The dictionary says that peculiar means ‘exclusively belonging to ..’ It says that silence means ‘the absence of sound.’ So there is a peculiar kind of silence. That […]

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Ring in 2019 with a commitment to emergency preparedness

Victoria Tuesday, January 1, 2019 9:00 AM With the start of a new year, make a resolution to be better prepared for potential emergencies. Emergency Management BC (EMBC) urges British Columbians to make a commitment to better prepare themselves and their families for possible emergencies. Start by building an emergency kit and developing a household […]

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Selfadvocatenet.com is Celebrating its 20th Anniversary in ,2019 also its Annual Self Advocacy Leadership Institute

Selfadvocatenet.com  is Celebrating its 20th Anniversary in ,2019 Also Celebrating its 20th Annual Self Advocacy Leadership Institute this fall as well

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