Monthly Archives: February 2022

The Platinum Jubilee of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II

San would like to congrat Queen on her 70 years as the  Monarch in UK     Self advocates  today is Queen Elizabeth II career celebration of her  70 years as a  Monarch In 2022, Canada is celebrating the Platinum Jubilee of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, marking her 70th anniversary on the Throne. She […]

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Developmental Disability Employment Success Stories: Dawn

Oct 12, 2021 Self-Employed With a Developmental Disability in Kamloops Meet Dawn! Dawn has been successfully self-employed with a developmental disability in Kamloops for over 20 years. Throughout that time, SMART Options Supported Employment has helped her obtain various office- and house-cleaning jobs around the city. She’s an extremely hard worker and brightens the day […]

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Work experience grant’s fourth intake offers new options Updated on Feb. 2, 2022, to reflect updated application deadline

Victoria Wednesday, February 2, 2022 8:30 AM The fourth intake of B.C.’s Work Experience Opportunities Grant offers $2 million for flexible, paid work experience opportunities. Non-profit organizations have until midnight March 7, 2022, to apply for the grant, which helps support paid work experience opportunities for eligible British Columbians receiving income or disability assistance and […]

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More affordable seniors’ housing coming to Nanaimo

Nanaimo Friday, February 4, 2022 10:00 AM Work is underway on new rental housing in Nanaimo that will provide 62 affordable homes for moderate- and low-income seniors and people living with disabilities. “There’s an urgent affordable housing need for seniors and people living with disabilities in Nanaimo, despite the thousand-plus homes we have opened or […]

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