October 17, 2018 Ottawa, Ontario Employment and Social Development Canada “Today, October 17, marks the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty. Canada is at its best when all Canadians are treated fairly and have the opportunity to reach their full potential. The Government of Canada is committed to act as a leader and a […]
October 2018 Dear B.C. Self Advocacy Community and Supporters, A warm hello from Community Living BC! In this message, you will find the following important updates: October is Community Inclusion Month CLBC Welcome Workshops launched across the province Councils help find and share welcoming places in their communities RDSP Awareness Month: Spread the word Share […]
Something kind of wonderful happened on the flight over from Toronto to Vancouver. I’ve been a wheelchair user for a little over 12 years. While I didn’t lose as much as I feared I’d lose, I did gain more than I expected. They never talk to you about that part. I feared I’d lose my […]
Victoria Tuesday, October 16, 2018 1:00 PM October is Cyber Security Awareness Month — an opportunity for British Columbians to assess their online safety. The growing volume, complexity and diversity of threats online make it vitally important for people to do all they can to safeguard electronic information from email fraud, ransomware, online scams or […]
From: Canadian Heritage News release CALEDON, Ontario, October 12, 2018 Today, the Honourable Kirsty Duncan, Minister of Science and Sport, congratulated the Canadian athletes who will compete at the 2019 Special Olympics World Summer Games (the World Games) in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The Minister visited the Special Olympics Team Canada training camp, where […]
By Michelle Goos (Victoria, B.C.) As a parent with a disability that has a daughter that has a disability, you see your child grow and you grow fonder of them. As a parent, you can look through their eyes at a whole new world. You see things differently; you see new things and all things […]
By Sheenagh Morrison (Victoria, B.C.) My mum and I flew to Montreal from Victoria, then to Quebec City. We had about three days in Quebec City; we did a tour of the Old Town to learn the history of the city. It was a very pretty city to see. After the tour, we went to […]
Selfadvocatenet.com this is the intent to inform self advocates and there supporters that. BC Govt is asking voters to vote on Proportional Representation All this information below is on Election BC website click here .Wondering What is proportional representation? Proportional representation is when the share of seats a political party wins in the Legislative Assembly […]
Today is International Coming Out day, which is a day designated to celebrate people within the LGBTQ2S community who have self identified as members of that community. Today Facebook made it an option for those of us who have done so to mark it as a life event. Event? Event? Coming out isn’t a singular […]
The one day, during my time off sick, that I felt strong enough, and motivated enough, to go to the gym was a Saturday. The girls were spending the weekend with us and love to go swimming on Saturday morning and, at their insistence over time, it became a ritual, it’s just what we do. […]
