Web Version | Update preferences | Unsubscribe Like Tweet Forward TABLE OF CONTENTS • November 2015 Newsletter • Team BC 2016 making terrific strides in training • Give the gift of sport • Good luck SOBC powerlifters! • Safeway nourishes Special Olympics champions • Regional Qualifiers restart summer-sport competition cycle • JYSK campaign for champions a great […]
Well it’s that time of year again where everyone gets stressed out because they cannot keep up with the Jones’ or the family drama. When I was a kid we’d have a big X-Mas dinner at Gram’s or my home with family over. It was fun and it was like that for years until my […]
(Photo description: Thousands of candles making up the red ribbon that is used to memorialize people lost to AIDS) Right now… It’s six o’clock. In the evening. The world has gone dark. What I remember from the early years of the AIDS crises, is the silence. The long hours and days and weeks and months […]
Hi everyone, My name is Krystian Shaw The inclusion that we have been advocating for is fantastic and has endless opportunities for everyone. Sometimes our friends hold parties or their workplaces do. This year, I am looking forward to being included by attending Christmas parties with my friends, family and co-workers. Being included makes me […]
By Mike Gauthier This is a story of how a meeting one person can turn in to work if you keep that connection going. My name is Mike Gauthier from Cranbrook BC. I do custom scroll saw work. I work with blade that is about 8 inches wide. I specialize in making wildlife hanging […]
November 30th, 2015 Here are a few of the great stories published on Self Advocate Net during November. Visit the www.selfadvocate.ca homepage under Our Stories to read more stories, and check back often as new stories are published weekly. My experience at the 16th Annual Edenvale Self Advocacy Retreat By Carol West The two-day leadership retreat […]
November 27th, 2015 A new guide to the Registered Disability Savings Plan (RDSP) has been released to help more British Columbians with disabilities and their families benefit from this financial savings tool. The guide was created by the RDSP Action Group which is made up of leaders from the financial and disability communities. The new […]
November 20th, 2015 Thousands of individuals, families and organizations in BC share a common aim: to ensure individuals with development disabilities are fully included in their communities. But what happens when mental illness or behavioural challenges get in the way? That’s when a dedicated team of specialists at CLBC’s Provincial Assessment Centre (PAC) may be […]
November 17th, 2015 Community Living BC congratulates the Burnaby Association for Community Inclusion (BACI) on winning the Not-for-Profit Organization of the Year Award at the 16th annual Burnaby Business Excellence Awards on November 5. BACI was presented the award by the Burnaby Board of Trade and the City of Burnaby which recognizes an organization “that has […]
A touching book that “speaks from the heart” about Down Syndrome got its start on a Protection Island grandmother’s kitchen table. Inspired by Expressionist artist Paul Klee’s images, Snapshot of a Soul Place in the Land of Special Needs was officially released on November 1 for Down Syndrome Awareness Week. It tells the story of […]
