October 19th, 2015 To help mark Community Living Month, Suzanne Anton, Minister of Justice and MLA for Vancouver-Fraserview welcomed Michelle Stilwell, Minister of Social Development and Social Innovation, to her riding. They paid a visit on October 15 to Jeffrey Dolynski and Brian Medeiros, two residents at Woodvan, a residential home in Vancouver managed by […]
October 19th, 2015 A CLBC-supported individual, Corey Stewart, 23, and his coach Brian Hammer had the chance to meet fellow para-athlete Minister Michelle Stilwell on October 16. The two connected at Corey’s training home, the Pitt Meadows Paddling Club. Corey won a gold medal in the local para-athletes paddling division for the Sprint Nationals. Currently […]
The Kamloops Self-Advocate is a newsletter for people with diverse abilities published by Krystian Shaw. Oct Newsletter 2015 This month’s newsletter is about Halloween and Community Living month. There is positive news about people, non-profits, and companies working to end the stigma from society toward people with diversabilities. This is what the […]
October 2015 I am pleased to let you know that the seventh annual WOW!clbc Awards are being officially launched today on October 15, 2015! Every year, Community Living BC’s (CLBC) Widening Our World (WOW!clbc) Award celebrates the different ways people are building inclusion across B.C. In recognition of our 10th Anniversary, this year […]
My friend Meredith and I planned a speed dating/friending event which took place in September. I have done a speed dating event before but some years ago. We wanted to be careful on choosing the wording we used for the event as we didn’t want anyone to feel pressure so by using the word “friending” […]
I envision a world where people with developmental disabilities and a mental illness have access to social clubs to connect and belong with each other. These clubs are inclusive. There is no stigma from the community towards people who have a developmental disabilities and a mental illness. There is new funding to start social clubs […]
This October is the 17th Community Living Month in British Columbia. This annual celebration recognizes the contributions and accomplishments of people with developmental disabilities across our province. You can find or share Community Living Month posts on CLBC’s Facebook and Twitter pages by using the hashtag: #clmonth2015 Below is a list of stories from around the […]
October 13th, 2015 On October 6, 2015, the North Region Community Council hosted the Celebration of Inclusion: What does inclusion mean to you? event at the Main Branch of the Prince George Public Library. It was a big success with over 40 people attending, including self advocates, family members, caregivers and other support people, community […]
October 13th, 2015 A large crowd of Kelowna community members gathered outside City Hall on October 6 to celebrate Community Living Month by forming a human ‘inclusion chain’. Kelowna Mayor Colin Basran proclaimed October as Community Inclusion Month and local Members of Parliament Ron Cannon and Dan Albas were also on hand to celebrate the […]
October 13th, 2015 On October 6, 2015, as part of Community Living Month, the Welcoming Communities committee hosted their first celebration and award presentation event to recognize community inclusion champions in the Comox Valley. Close to 100 people attended the event, which included the award presentations, guest speakers, screening of films about inclusion, and wine […]
