Victoria Friday, June 25, 2021 8:00 AM British Columbians are being asked to take precautions this weekend, as Environment Canada has issued a heat warning for most of the province, predicting a dangerous, long heat wave beginning Friday, June 25 and lasting until Tuesday, June 29. Environment Canada notes the record-breaking temperatures will provide little relief at […]
Self Advocates Food Safety Tips Fruit and Vegetables Eating a variety of fresh fruits and vegetables is part of a healthy diet and can help lower your risk of many chronic diseases, including some types of cancer. Eating Well with Canada’s Food Guide recommends adults eat 7 to 10 servings of fruits and vegetables […]
Self Advocates Safety Tips when in heat. This guide from website from Council for Intellectual Disability How to cope in a heatwave Easy Read Information Guide
The Kamloops Self-Advocates is a newsletter for people with diverse abilities published by Krystian Shaw. July Edition of KSA Newsletter 2021 contains in When we first planned the July newsletter many months ago, we were going to focus on Disability Pride Month and Canada Day. Since then, we have come to learn […]
News release June 22, 2021, Gatineau, Quebec Employment and Social Development Canada Canadians with disabilities are twice as likely to live in poverty than those without disabilities, a situation that has been made even worse by the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. By addressing the longstanding inequities that lead […]
Selfadvocatenet.com Father’s Day Edition This is a wonderful cake that looks just like a giant hamburger. I made one for my nephew and it was a delightful hit. Servings: 12 Yield: 1 large hamburger shaped cake Ingredients Ingredient Checklist 1 (18.25 ounce) package white cake mix 1 (18.25 ounce) package chocolate cake mix yellow paste […]
Selfadvocatenet.com recipes Father’s Day Edition This is the best Pad Thai recipe ever. My father’s Pad Thai is better than most Thai restaurants! I like it because of all the fresh ingredients, it is not greasy. It’s satisfying and healthy. There is no meat in this recipe. prep: 20 mins cook: 5 mins total: 25 […]
June 18, 2021 by DABC The Accessible British Columbia Act has received Royal Assent and is now law. While during the Bill passing process, DABC made it well known our concerns and disappointment over the ABCA’s shortcomings, at this time, we are aiming our advocacy sights on ensuring that the regulations and standards to be developed under the […]
Date: June 15, 2021 This audit examined whether Community Living BC (CLBC) had implemented a monitoring framework to ensure home sharing providers met the following contract requirements in 2018–19: aligning service delivery to further quality-of-life outcomes for people in care complying with contracted standards and service requirements Go to office of Auditor General of British Columbia […]
Victoria Friday, June 11, 2021 10:15 AM British Columbians living with diabetes will now have the Dexcom G6, a continuous glucose monitor (CGM) that provides regular updates on blood glucose levels throughout the day, covered through BC PharmaCare. “Thousands of British Columbians will benefit from coverage of continuous glucose monitors, which will allow patients to […]
