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Holiday festivities, joys and traditions are approaching. Not everyone feel like celebrating. Holiday times may feel difficult, painful and awkward.
If you have been affected by any type of loss, such as death, job loss, pet loss, relationship loss or loss in any degree, this is the Workshop / seminar for you.
This presentation will include tips on coping with the holidays and how to provide support to family, friends, etc. You will also be given some information about an upcoming group focusing on grief starting in January.
When:
Tuesday, December 3, 2013
4:00pm to 5:30pm
Tea and goodies to follow.
Location:
Deaf Well-Being Program
Suite 300-4211 Kingsway, Burnaby

The Healing Your Heart Workshop (December 3rd) and the 8-week Healing Your Heart: Grief Recovery Group (Starting in January 2014) will be facilitated by a Grief Recovery Specialist and Therapist, Susan Dahlgren. It is interactive, dynamic and life changing. It will be provided in ASL.
Upcoming Healing Your Heart: Grief Recovery Group, 8 weeks: January 7 to February 25, 2014 Tuesdays, 4:00 pm to 5:30 pm
Participant Workbook Included.
To participate in the 8-week group, you must register. Space is limited. To register, contact Claudia Dagnino, WBP Intake Worker.
Email: claudia.dagnino@vch.ca Voice: (604) 456-0900
TTY: (604) 456-0901

For more information, Click here to view attached flyer.

Submitted by: Deaf, Hard of Hearing & Deaf-Blind Well-Being Program

To find more information about our event, please visit our facebook event page:https://www.facebook.com/events/540007232753510/

The Vancouver Aquarium will be celebrating accessibility on Saturday December 7. I have included a little bit of information about the event, a link to our website and an electronic poster that can be printed and posted on a community board or on your website.

We will have all of our usual accessible services offered and the following additions:

• American Sign Language interpreters will be at all of our marine mammal and dive shows.
• The Wet Lab will be open every hour so guests can experience our aquatic world through touch
• Extra volunteers will be onsite to interact with guests and showcase a variety of props in the galleries
• Visitors who are blind or have low vision can also pre-book descriptive tours

For more details, you can visit our website at the following link:http://www.vanaqua.org/experience/events/annual-and-upcoming-events/celebrate-accessibility

I hope you can spread the word about this great event in your community. Please feel free to email me if you have any questions.

Nordic Racers Ski club who affiliated with BCDSF is hosting “Learn to Loppet” Cross Country Ski Program again at Cypress Mountain Nordic Area,West Vancouver.   

Want to learn how to do cross country skiing?  There are 2 types — “Classic” style and “Skate” style.    If you never tried cross country skiing or have little skiing experience then Classic style is the best to start.   

Cost only $110 for 5 lessons including interpreter for each style and free hot chocolate after each lesson.   Ski rental and trail passes are not included.

Classic style starts Wed Jan 8th from 6:30pm to 8:30pm and Skate style starts Wed Feb 12th from 6:30pm to 8:30pm. 

Click the link for more flyer details:     http://www.nordicracers.ca/deaf.html

Click the video link of last lesson:  http://youtu.be/UPPPXf30_h8

You are required to be a member of Nordic Racers Club which is only $15.00 and it is open to any deaf and hard of hearing skiers.    BCDSF is not responsible for this so please apply directly to Sherryl Yeager at Nordic Racers Club.   

Click here to view the entry form

CANADIAN DEAF YOUTH LEADERSHIP CAMP 2014

Are you a Deaf Canadian between the ages of 18 to 30?
Want to meet other Deaf youth from across Canada?
Learn and share skills and ideas in ASL/LSQ?
Enjoy various outdoor activities?

If YES… Canadian Deaf Youth Leadership Camp 2014 wants you!

CDYLC 2014 is the place for you! This year’s camp will be held in beautiful New Brunswick from July 13 – 19, 2014. Check out www.deafyouth.ca/CDYLC for more information!

Have any questions? Please contact Robyn or James – CDYLC’14 Co-Chairperson at CDYLC@deafyouth.ca