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Taking place on unceded Coast Salish territory (Musqueam, Squamish & Tsleil-Waututh nations).
Join us for the celebreation of Anne Frank’s birthday and the closing ceremony of the Anne Frank House International Travelling Exhibition at Collingwood Neighbourhood House!
Making stops around the globe, the traveling exhibition Anne Frank — A History for Today is wrapping up it’s stay in Vancouver! Hosted at various neighbourhood houses around the city from February to June, come learn about Anne Frank, her life as Jewish girl during World War II, and how the stories of the Holocaust are still relevant to experiences of discrimination here at home. These exhibitions will be guided by local youth and seniors involved in the Anne Frank Memory Walk Project.
Date: Saturday, June 13th, 2015

Time: 2:00pm – 6:00pm

Location: 5288 Joyce St, Collingwood Neighbourhood House

Cost: free
What:

– Welcoming & acknowledgement of the territory

– Opening remarks & introduction of the Anne Frank Memory Walk Project

– Memory Walk Project Film-Screening

– BOLDSKOOL spoken word workshop

– Facilitated Dialogues

– & more!
Accessibility: 

– The building and exhibit space is wheelchair accessible.

– ASL interpretation has been secured for this event.

– Please come scent-reduced and refrain from wearing heavy scents, perfumes, cologne, etc.

https://www.facebook.com/events/470089489823908/

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Disabled adult female living near Royal Jubilee Hospital with Epilepsy, as well as delayed speech and visual impairment who uses an iPad and sign language to communicate, requires a Personal Care Attendant with knowledge of Sign Language for part time shifts. 

Would prefer a Personal Care Attendant who resides in the Victoria area.
Should be compassionate and have great communication skills.
Please reply “ATTN: Greg Labine” with Resume to:

hr@ifrcsociety.org or call 1-844-604-7576

Attention: BC Housing Management has a Request for Proposal (RFP) for interested contractor(s) to submit a proposal in providing site representative/property management services at Provincial Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services.If interested to bid, please go to MERX (bidding company) on www.merx.com\bch to find the “Site Representative Services – Victory Hill”. The general work and/or services are outlined in the RFP. MERX has a detailed process you can follow through or contact for further information. Please note: you will need to register with MERX to receive the RFP documents

A Manitoba family is calling on the provincial government to better fund schooling for deaf students after they incurred thousands of dollars of debt for just one year of university for their son.

Last year, 18-year-old Cody Zimmer left his home in Winnipeg to attend Gallaudet University in Washington D.C., the world’s only university exclusively for deaf students.

“My vision of what it might be like was completely obliterated — it was so much more than what I expected,” said Cody. “I made so many friends so quickly. I was involved in sports and soccer. It was just such a quick year because it was so exciting. It felt like a blink and it was done.”

http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/winnipeg-family-faces-200k-bill-to-send-deaf-son-to-u-s-university-1.3101265

RDSP Info Session

Hosted by: PLAN Institute & WBP

WHAT?  Planning for the future!  Do you already have a RDSP for yourself or for your spouse or child who has a recognized disability. 

You should attend this session IF:

You are UNDER 50 years of age with a disability

You are a parent or caregiver of a child with a disability

You support those with disabilities and would like more information

WHEN: Thursday June 18, 2015

WHERE: WBP Multi-Purpose Room, #300 – 4211 Kingsway, Burnaby, BC 

TIME: 6:00 – 8:00PM.

Other: 

Join Dan from PLAN as he educates us on the importance of having a Registered Disability Savings Plan (RDSP) investment for the future.

Presented in English with ASL interpretation.

DEAF-BLIND, do you need interpreters, please let us know.

REGISTER/RSVP: Lisa.Anderson@vch.ca  before June 15, 2015

My name is Bonnie Forrester. Dorothy Lonsdale is my mother and I want to let you know she has passed away on Thursday, May 28, 2015.

I am having a memorial at my home on Saturday, June 6th from 12:00 – 2:00 p.m.
The address is 2215 Parktree Crescent, Surrey, BC.

If anyone would like to come, please call me at 604 595-0406 (voice/TTY) or send text to my cell (7787880161). If you are able to bring something like cookies, chips, or even a salad, it would be very helpful and appreciated, but not necessary.

Directions to my house:

There is a bus stop on 120th Street and another bus stop on 64th Ave. This is the closest cross street to my house. You can walk to 121st Street and turn right (there are many apartment buildings) – keep walking one block until 63rd Avenue, and turn left. Walk one block till Boundary Drive. There is a roundabout in the road – turn right, walk one block until Parktree Crescent.

Here is the link for Google Maps:
(You can get directions by car from this link – check Translink for bus routes nearby).

https://www.google.ca/maps/place/Parktree+Crescent,+Surrey,+BC/@49.1175689,-122.875847,15z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x5485dbee42178327:0xea331b8564137be7?hl=en

To: All Registered Stakeholders of the CAV

The Canadian Administrator of VRS (CAV), Inc. is pleased to announce that Tony D’Onofrio has been appointed to serve as the second Independent Director on the CAV Board of Directors.

Tony gained extensive finance and advisory experience over a 20-year career in investment banking with a leading financial services firm in Canada. In addition, he has developed quite a substantial expertise in the area of corporate governance working with the Canadian Coalition for Good Governance (CCGG). As Director of Board Engagement and Head of Research at CCGG, he regularly represents the views of Canada’s largest institutional investors in discussions with public company boards across Canada. He has been a guest speaker on corporate governance and stakeholder engagement for numerous professional organizations. Tony’s board experience includes responsibility for chairing a number of board committees. He holds a Master in Business Administration (MBA), the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation, and is a member of the Institute of Corporate Directors (ICD). The CAV Board anticipates that Tony’s professional experience in both the for-profit and not-for-profit sectors will allow him to make significant contributions in a number of areas including financial oversight, risk oversight, and board governance.  

Please join us in welcoming Tony to the CAV!