Monthly Archives: January 2020

January is Accessibility Month at Small Business of British Columbia

Intent to promote this for people with disabilities acknowledging information from Small Business of BC on effort to be accessible work places awesome Small Business BC is excited to announce our inaugural Accessibility Month. Are you looking to start or grow your own business? Join us for Accessibility Month in January 2020 featuring over 20 […]

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Life at Surrey Connections

  Written by: Reid Parkes In what ways are you included and contribute to your community? We volunteer in our community and we do Adopt A Street, Clean Sweep and shoreline cleanup. We raise money for the Surrey Food Bank. Discover new parks and sports and recreation activities in Rec Centers. We look after our […]

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Langley Self Advocacy Group

Inclusion Langley Society has supported a Self-Advocate Committee since 2009. The committee meets monthly to provide information about self-advocacy and to talk about issues and events that are important to self-advocates. The committee has been involved in organization events and projects that have resulted in the development of guides for self-advocates on Supported Decision Making, […]

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Home Sharing CLBC wants to hear about your experience

Hello Self Advocacy Community!   We need your voice! CLBC is hosting sessions across the province to hear first hand how we can improve home sharing. We especially want to know how we can make the matching process better, as well as how we can better respond when things go wrong.   The best way […]

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Self-Advocate Leadership of the Year Award Now Open for Nominations

Self-Advocate Leadership of the Year Award For Exemplary Advocacy Action Presented by: BC People First Society BCPF has opened nominations for our first ever Self-Advocate Leadership of the Year Award that will be announced at our Employment Conference for Self-Advocates on March 25, 2020. About the Award BC People First is proud to present our […]

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B.C. Home Owner Grant confirmed for 2020

Victoria Friday, January 3, 2020 9:00 AM The 2020 homeowner grant threshold in British Columbia has been set at $1.525 million, maintaining that 92% of homeowners continue to be eligible for the B.C. Home Owner Grant. The threshold is down from $1.65 million in 2019 due to moderating housing prices throughout the province. The threshold […]

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50 New Year’s Resolution Ideas And How To Achieve Each Of Them

  Hi all self advocates if you like information if planning your resolution 2020 here some information provided by lifehack.org site The New Year is slowly nearing, and with the holiday season already upon us many people are indulging in retrospection and reevaluating some of their life choices. New Year’s resolutions are the perfect opportunity […]

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What Grandma Wants

We’ve all made it. Now can we all do it? 2020: The Year of Hindsight. I’ve been thinking about that over these last few days. How wonderful it would be to be able to look back over time and see the decisions I’ve made, the hurt I have caused and the joys that I experienced. […]

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Enhanced Fair PharmaCare benefits people with low incomes

To those that this information affects to information for self advocates.   Vancouver Thursday, January 2, 2020 11:15 AM The first anniversary of a $105-million investment over three years in Fair PharmaCare deductibles and co-payments shows that the changes are making a real difference in people’s lives. “In the first three months since government made […]

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