GVAD UPDATE – MARCH 2, 2017
from President Kimberly Wood
GVAD has been very busy lately:
The +55 summer games in Edmonton this coming summer has extended our deadline to March 10th– grab get your special combo ticket which is only $150.00 with four lunches for 45 dollars!
Any more information please contact Ron Fee at Ronpegfee@telus.net
view the website here: https://www.deafeducationconferences.com/
Family Storytime in Sign Language and English at Burnaby Public Library
http://www.bpl.bc.ca/events/family-storytime-in-sign-language-and-english-at-metrotown-1
Join a Deaf storyteller and a children’s librarian for stories, songs, rhymes and crafts presented in both American Sign Language and English. This is a free drop-in for children of all ages and abilities, together with a parent or caregiver. All families are welcome! Interpreters will be present.
Three Saturdays from 3:00 to 4:00 PM: March 25, April 22, and May 27.
At Tommy Douglas Library in Burnaby: 7311 Kingsway, 604.522.3971.
Presented by Burnaby Public Library in partnership with Family and Community Services and Provincial Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services at the Ministry of Children and Family Development. For more information, e-mail Randi at the library (Randi.Robin@bpl.bc.ca) or Roger at Family and Community Services (Roger.Chan@gov.bc.ca).
2017 Skiing is Believing for Deaf and Hard of Hearing.
Open to any Deaf and Hard of Hearing who want to learn cross country skiing for one day.
Maximum 18 people and there are several spots left.
Deadline to register has postponed to Friday, March 3 so please register ASAP.
Cost only $35 per person including ski rental, transportation, trail tickets, coaches and interpreters.
WHEN: Saturday, March 11, 2017
WHERE: Whistler Olympic Park
TIME: Meet in Vancouver by 7:45 am for bus transportation to Whistler and return back to Vancouver by 6 pm
Register online: http://nordicracers.ca/product/deaf-and-hard-of-hearing-skiing-is-believing/
Email for questions: vicepresident@nordicracers.ca
Join us for the screening of Maciej Adamek’s award-winning documentary Two Worlds, at the Reel 2 Real International Film Festival for Youth!
Tuesday, April 4 at 10:00 AM
VIFF Vancity Theatre (1181 Seymour St.)
In Polish and PSL with English subtitles
Two Worlds invites us into the life of Laura, a 12 year-old girl daughter to two deaf parents. Whenever Laura’s parents need to go out, she becomes their guide and guardian. Caring for her parents has helped Laura develop a unique sensibility, and while she understands the responsibilities of adulthood at a young age, she also finds room for youthful carelessness in her life. Using sparse sound and subtle cinematic gestures, the film draws us into Laura’s world between worlds, where unconditional love is the family’s primary language.
If enacted legislation would require federal information and services to be provided in English, French and sign language
OTTAWA – The Liberal government has been quietly looking at the possibility of adding a third official language: Sign language.
Raising signing to the level of official language would be a major recognition, given that the use of sign language in Canada was “widely discouraged and even forbidden in classrooms” in the not-too-distant past, federal officials wrote in a briefing note to Disabilities Minister Carla Qualtrough.
Would you like to participate in Canada Deaf Games 2018?
The games will be held in Winnipeg, Manitoba, February 19-24, 2018.
Please send your preliminary registration form by March 9, 2018.
We need to know how many players MAY be interested in which sports.
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