October 24th, 2016 CLBC Board Chair Tom Christensen and Board members Dave Babych and Eileen Stewart visited the Street Angel initiative run by the Ktunaxa Nation during their time in Cranbrook. Self advocates, families and service providers had the opportunity to share their stories and experiences with members of CLBC’s Board of Directors during a […]
We chatted on the way to the airport with the WheelTrans driver who works the night shift. We were her last passengers of the day. I’d asked her to tell me about her shift. What’s it’s like on the night bus that ferries people with disabilities from one place to another throughout the night. If […]
We’re just about ready. We’ve got patience at the ready. It’s a travel day again. The bus picks us up in a few minutes and then we’ll be travelling for almost 11 hours. We end up in Whitehorse, which we’re really looking forward to, this afternoon – their time. It’s been a long while since […]
October 18th, 2016 On October 5, Quesnel self advocates took part in the sixth annual Walk to Talk event to raise awareness about inclusion during Community Living Month. Each year, the walk starts at the Quesnel library and ends at the spirit square in the centre of the community. It is organized by self advocates […]
Ruby was sitting doing her homework. She works intently, so intently that I become curious as to what it is that she is working on. I ask her what the project is, seeing pencils of a variety of colours being used. She picks up the paper and shows me. I see a big puzzle with […]
Note: I have permission from both people in this story. I agreed only to wait several weeks before writing it so that no one would be able to place where it happened in time. I think both mother and son for allowing me the honour of documenting our brief encounter. I rolled in through the […]
October 2016 We are pleased to let you know that the eighth annual WOW (Widening Our World) Awards are being officially launched today! Every year, Community Living BC’s (CLBC) WOW Award celebrates the different ways people are building inclusion across B.C. Last year we received more than 50 nominations. You can see photos submitted by some […]
By Jerry Laidlaw My name is Jerry Laidlaw. This is a story about my Ride to Conquer Cancer. On August 27th, I arrived at 5:30 in the morning to meet my team in Cloverdale. The organizers had breakfast for us. The opening ceremonies started at 7AM. We left after the speakers and started […]
TELUS announced today a new pilot program that will offer low-cost Internet service to low-income single-parent families across the province on income or disability assistance. In the coming weeks, approximately 18,000 single-parent families currently receiving assistance from the province will receive a coupon code in the mail. The code will allow them to activate TELUS’ […]
I am lost in a maze of passwords. I can’t get into several accounts because the passwords have changed. I even got an app that helps remember passwords and I forget the password for that! I’ve had no time to write a blog this morning because I’ve been trying to book bus trips for next […]
