Monthly Archives: September 2023

Seventy new affordable homes coming for families, seniors in Saanich

Saanich Tuesday, September 26, 2023 3:30 PM Families, seniors and people living with disabilities in Saanich will soon have access to 70 new affordable rental homes as the next stage of the Nigel Valley housing redevelopment gets underway. “These new homes will offer welcome relief for people in the Saanich area, especially families and people […]

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Spotlight on Arlene Schouten – A Champion of Self-Determination

Our good old friend Arlene schouten feature from nidus website   We want to take a moment to celebrate Arlene Schouten’s remarkable contributions as the President of Nidus Personal Planning Resource Centre. Arlene’s journey is a testament to the power of compassion and advocacy. Her role as a mother and fierce advocate for her daughter […]

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September 2023 edition of CLBC’s Update for Individuals and Families

September Edition 2023 Welcome to the September 2023 edition of CLBC’s Update for Individuals and Families. We hope you and your families have had a safe and happy summer. Our thoughts remain with everyone in our province who has been impacted by the wildfires. As we move into the fall, we look forward to once again […]

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Learning Our History

By: Julie Garbutt I was born a twin and I have Cerebral Palsy. My circle of support suggested the advocate program with Inclusion BC would be a good opportunity for me. I didn’t quite believe them and I was hesitant to even go because I was really nervous. There were a lot of new people, […]

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Miss Sassy Pants

By: Madeleine Wieczorek My name is Madeleine Wieczorek.. I have Autism and an intellectual disability. I love to dance and I love everything about Drag, so when UNITI (Semiahmoo House Society) asked me if I wanted to perform as a Drag Queen at a fundraiser I said, “SURE!” My Drag name was Miss Sassy Pants. […]

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Province caps annual rent increase well below inflation

Attention Self Advocates BC Govt Announced today Increasing  the rate from 2% to 3.5% as of Jan 2024  so if this affects you make sure contact your mla,s on this . This increase not good those on disability benefits low income again not listening to what is affecting the real people as tell you below […]

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Sunshine Coast Self Advocacy Group

        Clarence Li, Facilitator at Self Advocates’ Meeting Clarence Li Executive Director Sunshine Coast Association for Community Living (SCACL) mobile: 604.993.0399 work (direct): 604.305.2064

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Fall Word Search 2023

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Attending the 2023 Self Advocacy Leadership Institute in Kelowna BC

On August 15-18, Inclusion BC collaborated with the Canadian Institute for Inclusion and Citizenship and a number of self-advocacy organizations from across the province to co-host the Self Advocacy Leadership Institute at the UBC Okanagan campus in Kelowna. This was a learning event where self-advocates had the opportunity to learn about the self-advocacy movement from […]

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