Monthly Archives: June 2024

Finding My Voice

By: Luke Verhoeff   I am a non-speaking autistic man from Kamloops with a story to share with you. I went nineteen years without a voice. And because of that, so many people were wrong about me and my capabilities. I found my voice through AAC, more specifically a letterboard. It was great as it […]

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My Jobs

My Jobs By: David Mann My name is David and I would like to tell you about my jobs. I started working at Golf Town in the summer of 2022. My first day on the job I straightened clothes for two hours. On that day I got my two uniform shirts and a nametag. During […]

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Happy Life

By Cathy Hogewoning   My name is Cathy and I’d like to tell you about myself. I am forty-four years old and I live in a group home in Fraser Heights. I’ll start by sharing some of the things I do. Every Monday I go to a Circle Group in Abbotsford with my friends. I […]

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Federal government launches new $1.5 billion program to build a new generation of co‑op housing

  News release Winnipeg, Manitoba, June 6, 2024 — Today, the federal government launched a new Co‑operative Housing Development Program to support a new generation of co-op housing in Canada and help make housing more affordable. For decades, co-ops have provided Canadians with secure, affordable, and community-oriented homes. The new $1.5 billion program – co-designed with […]

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New affordable homes open for families, individuals in Fernie

  Fernie Friday, May 31, 2024 1:00 PM Families and individuals now have access to 49 new affordable rental homes in Fernie with the opening of North End Court. “Families, seniors and individuals in Fernie will soon move into 49 new homes thanks to our dedicated partners,” said Ravi Kahlon, Minister of Housing. “This project […]

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New, accessible school playgrounds open for students

Surrey Tuesday, June 4, 2024 9:45 AM Extra provincial playground funding for the seventh year means more fun for students and families in modern and safe playgrounds. “Playgrounds enhance our kids’ well-being,” said Rachna Singh, Minister of Education and Child Care. “These are spaces where children can truly be themselves, where they express their joy, […]

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National Indigenous History Month of June 2024

selfadvocate.ca/ is in Support of National Indigenous History Month June 2024 This Page will highlight through month of June history of indigenous people  story about  residential schools  why is it important to learn  from history and why this is important understand  that system of humanity is broken and we have to get to a world […]

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