Snowshoeing up Hollyburn Mountain (Cypress Bowl)
The Deaf Hikers of Vancouver is a brand new club. Our first hike will
be a snowshoeing trip up Hollyburn Mountain in West Vancouver
This is a challenging snowshoe hike that is doable for many people.
* 6 km snowshoe, 3 to 5 hours
* http://www.clubtread.com/routes/Route.aspx?Route=609
* http://canadianveggie.wordpress.com/2010/12/05/greater-vancouver-snowshoe-hollyburn-mountain/
We will stop for hot chocolates in the Hollyburn Lodge.
* meet on top of the rooftop parking lot at Park Royal North at
8:30am, or meet in the Hollyburn Mountain parking lot at 9am
* contact me if you need snowshoes. I will try to find a group deal
* NO TRAIL FEE – we will be passing through the commercial ski area
and going to the provincial park
* DOGS ALLOWED – dogs are allowed off leash in the cabin area, and
must be on leash in the Provincial Park
* PLEASE CONTACT ME AT rwgray@gmail.com or SMS 778-918-6359 to confirm
you are coming.
FEES
* Annual membership – $10
* $5 guest fee
* $2 gas fee for people who get a ride from Park Royal.
https://www.facebook.com/events/279023482156519/
Rental Suite Available
Come home to the Country!
Brand new, bright, fresh and FURNISHED 1 bdrm suite available February 1st in rural Aldergrove, just off 0 Ave.
Home is located at the end of a dead-end road and surrounded by greenbelt.
Private entrance, parking for 1 vehicle, everything brand new and beautiful. Bathroom includes huge sit-down shower.
Your own bricked backyard patio includes room for bbq. Best suites single occupant or couple.
Wheelchair accessible.
No smoking/no pets please.
$700/month includes cable/utilities/wireless.
Email Kathleen at kpatillo@hotmail.com for more.
Well Being Program- Announcement
http://vimeo.com/34584631
The Deaf Well Being Program is offering workshop series for those who are dealing with anger. If you are interested to participate, contact WellBeing.Staff@vch.ca for more details. Thank you.
Deaf Canada Conference 2012
Deaf Canada Conference 2012 is having 10th Conference in Toronto, Ontario since last time in Vancouver, British Columbia ( 9th Conference) on July, 2010. There are three big events during July 2012,
We have three different names of Conferences across Canada since 1972.
NFA – National Festival of Arts 1972 to 1992
CDF – Canadian Deaf Festival 1992 to 2000
DCC – Deaf Canada Conference 2000 to present
DCC 2012 will have wine cheese, keynote speakers, panel discussion, entertainment, ASL films, Awards Banquet, information booths and SIG ( special interest group).
I would like to have your sponsor us for supporting DCC 2012, here is sponsorship forms ,
http://www.dcctoronto2012.com/wp-en/sponsoring-deaf-canada-2012/
Information Booth http://www.dcctoronto2012.com/wp-en/information-booth/
Registration form : http://www.dcctoronto2012.com/wp-en/registration/
You can follow updates from
When
Friday, July 20, 2012 at 9:00am until Monday, July 23, 2012 at 11:00pm
Description
CAD/CSSD AGM
Workshops
Wine and Cheese
Awards Banquet
Youtube account : DCCtoronto2012
Gmail account : dcctoronto2012@gmail.com
Twitter account: DCCToronto2012
DCC 2012 website : dcctoronto2012.com
Skype video chat : DarthASL – Marc Noble, if any questions
Committees
Marc Noble – Chair
Christine Nelson – Secretary/Treasurer
Katarina Lancosova – Logistics
Linda Bradley – Program Book Coordinator
Shelley Ryall-Sievert – ASLIC Coordinator
Siobhan Ernest – Webmaster
Stefanie Gibbons-Pope-Registration Coordinator
Victoria Bispham – Information Coordinator
Luis Alcobia – Photographer
DCC 2012 website: http://www.dcctoronto2012.com/
Workshop Presentation Schedule will be coming up on Friday, January 13,2012. on DCC 2012 website.
Please email to chair@dcctoronto2012.com or dcctoronto2012@gmail.com ( Committee)
Yoga in ASL
Happy New Year everyone!
A great time for a healthy start towards your well being, nutrition and fitness goals. Yoga encourages and helps support this lifestyle! This Yoga class is for all levels from beginners to advanced.
Deaf Yoga Classes begin Thursday Jan 26, 2012.
Location: South Slope Elementary/BCSD 4446 Waitling St, Burnaby.
Please see the attached flyer for more information.
Register through Burnaby Parks and Rec at www.burnaby.ca or call 604- 297- 4572
Email Julia at samayoga.bc@gmail.com if you have any questions.
Thank you,
Julia McClelland Pepin
samayoga.bc@gmail.com
www.samayoga.ca
BC VRS Committee Update
Hello all,
Hope you are having good holidays!
Over the holidays the BC-VRS Committee Petition & Rally teams have been busy!
Please see 3 Vlogs made in December 2011 about the Petitions:
December 13, 2011 VRS Petition Updates & Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) Answered(Part One)
December 20th, 2011 VRS Petition Video Updates & Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) Answered(Part Two)
December 27th, 2011 For Lower Mainland Petition Holders
LSQ versions are now in the works… and we are now working on media releases in preparation for the VRS Rally – exciting & busy times ahead!
Program Technician- Douglas College
Click here to see this announcement in ASL
Hello everyone,
This is to announce a staff position available at Douglas College – competition 2011-185A – for a new Program Technician for INTR (Program of Sign Language Interpretation). The selection committee will begin looking at applications the first week of January. We hope to hire very early in January 2012.
To locate the job posting, go to the Douglas College home page: www.douglascollege.ca , type ‘jobs’ in the search box, select job postings, select staff, and scroll down to the competition number.
If you have questions about the posting, I will be checking my e-mail between Christmas and New Years.
