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Yoga and Wellness Weekend in ASL
Save The Date: Yoga & Wellness Weekend in ASL July 8-10, 2011!
Come join us for this unique and special opportunity! Surround yourself with the natural beauty of Bowen Island. Our Yoga & Wellness weekend in ASL offers daily yoga, meditation, wellness workshops, exquisite healthy meals, and a number of outdoor activities including kayaking & hiking (optional). Accommodations are your own private room at the peaceful and serene location of Rivendell Retreat Centre. www.rivendellretreat.org
This is your time for total rejuvenation and relaxation in a calm and beautiful environment. This Yoga Retreat in ASL will transform your spirit, nurture your soul and empower your mind.
The techniques which you will learn at this retreat will give you the tools you need to lead a happier and healthier lifestyle.
INSTRUCTION IS IN ASL and we welcome Deaf, Hard of Hearing, and Hearing Signers!
Full program information coming soon!
Thanks & Namaste,
Julia McClelland Pepin
julesmcc1@hotmail.com
Biblical Movie Night
Biblical Movie Night sponsored by Trinity Lutheran Church of the Deaf will be held at BCSD/Burnaby South Secondary School in the Multi-purpose Room (C248).
When: Thursday, February 24, 2011, 6:30 – 9:30 PM
Location: 5455 Rumble St. near Royal Oak SkyTrain
Admission: Free
Movie: The Jesus Film
Refreshment will be provided.
For further information: Contact Linda and Gregory Desrosiers
ldesrosiers1@shaw.ca or 604 574 8694
What to do With What’s Left- Real Estate
BC Family Hearing Resource Society welcomes
Karl Krokosinski President and Founder Customplan Financial Advisors Inc.
Estate Planning Information Session
“What to do with what’s left”
When: Thursday, February 3rd from 7:00 – 8:00 pm
Where: BC Family Hearing Resource Society 15220 – 92nd Avenue, Surrey, BC
Who: Everyone is welcome to attend, the event is free of charge
Why: Karl is an expert in estate planning and will show you how to give what you want, to who you want, the way you want, when you want, and to the greatest extent possible, save every extra tax dollar, professional fee and court costs you can. Please feel free to attend and bring any questions you may have.
Acting Classes *Update*
Do you want to have fun on stage or film/TV, self-drama in making blogs in ASL, drama for your pleasure to participate with a group or stage performances, etc.
The acting classes have been cancelled. We have had to postpone these classes and will annouce new ones for next Spring. Come on and join the classes for your enjoyment and your future. You never know. Want to try the pleasure of stage? Want the confidence of performing? Want to capture yourself in a blogging video? Please keep looking for updates at www.gphoeppner.com/series_workshop.html/acting.html
BC VRS Town Hall Meeting
The BC-VRS Committee would like to announce that we are hosting a Town Hall on VRS and IP-Relay issues.
We will share Committee, Telus-Sorenson VRS Trial, and IP-Relay Updates and Information.
Date: Thursday February 3, 2011
Time: 6:30-9:30pm.
Location: Room 1614, Douglas College, New Westminster, BC
We will provide Deaf Interpreters for the Deaf-Blind, to request your DI’s please e-mail the committee on bcvrsc@gmail.com
WIDHH Board Nominations
This is a call for nominations for the Western Institute for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (WIDHH) Board of Directors.
Nominations are currently being sought for up to 8 elected positions on the Board of Directors. The WIDHH Board of Directors is made up of not less than five (5) but not more than fourteen (14) elected Directors.
Any Member in Good Standing with energy and a vision for serving persons who are Deaf, Deafblind, Deafened or Hard of Hearing is encouraged to stand for election. We invite WIDHH Members to nominate individuals to serve on the Board of Directors. The deadline to receive nominations is February 28th, 2011 at 5:00pm.
All terms are two years in length, and all candidates will be interviewed by the Nominating Committee regarding their eligibility against the requirements listed below.
- All nominations must be in writing (Nomination form enclosed).
- All persons nominated for the Board of Directors must be a Member in Good standing of WIDHH.
- All written nominations must be signed by the nominee (the person being nominated) and signed by two (2) other Members in Good Standing.
- All nomination forms must contain a brief biographical description of the nominee.
- All nomination forms must be addressed to:
Dan LeCours,
Nominations Committee Chair,
C/o Western Institute for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
2125 West 7th Avenue, Vancouver, BC, V6K 1X9
Fax: 604-736-4381
E-mail: info@widhh.com
All completed and signed nomination forms must be delivered, either by fax, e-mail, mail or dropped off in person, to WIDHH no later than
Monday, February 28th, 2011 at 5:00pm.
Refused an Interpreter?
Have any of you requested interpreters for federal meetings, conferences,
services or programs (e.g., Employment Insurance interviews) and been
refused? Did this happen within the past two years?
If yes, please respond to Jim Roots (jroots@cad.ca). Your case will be confidential. Thanks!
Housing Opportunities
Wanted: Middle aged man or woman looking to live in an apartment with a roommate in Surrey. Two bedrooms and pay $400 a month with providing your own food. Apartment is already furnished. please email kalolina_mae@hotmail.com
Available for rent:
I have a 2 1/2 basement suite available. The larger room is ok for a couple $850, and I have another room for $600 but they would have to walk through my room to get into their room. I don’t know sign language, but it would be fun to learn. It’s mostly furnished. I need some drawers and a desk that I am looking into on craigslist. One block from Joyce Station. Pets are ok. Email linda at lindakoyabu@yahoo.com
Suite for rent in Cloverdale, BC (166th & 63rd).
2 bedrooms, large bright living room, kitchen, bathroom, laundry room. Satellite TV, Internet. Outside is a patio and covered area for storage. Close to buses, Wired Monk, 5 Corner store, Clover Pizza ect.
Small cat or dog is welcome.
No Smoking or Drugs at anytime!!!!
Contact Marianne at mgpat@telus.net
Yukon Smoked Salmon Article
“Yukon Smoked Salmon wows the Dragon’s Den- and creates worldwide splash”
Thomas Alexander Forsyth
Thomas Alexander Forsyth, born February 7, 1941 in Vancouver, BC. Passed away suddenly on January 1, 2011 in Burnaby Hospital after a stroke. “SKIP” was very active in the Deaf community for many of his younger years and with the Deaf bowling leaque. Skip enjoyed travelling, skeet shooting and eating turkey dinners. Predeceased by his mother Joan Forsyth, father Thomas Forsyth, cousin Sandra Duck, Uncle Alex Forsyth, and Aunt Peg Thompson. Skip is survived by his cousin Dale Seaman and many second cousins. Skip will be buried beside his beloved mother at Forest Lawn in Burnaby. A Memorial service will be held at Trinity Lutheran Church of the Deaf at 3022 E. 49 Avenue in Vancouver on January 20, 2011 at 11 am.
2011 Census Staffing
The 2011 Census is staffing 35,000 jobs across Canada.
If you are over 18 years old and can commit to at least 20 hours per week including evenings, weekends and holidays, apply now.
Rates of pay ($14.72 to $18.04 an hour) vary by assignment. The work period is early March to the end of July 2011, depending on assignment.
Please tell friends and family about opportunities to work on the census. Visit the 2011 Census website for more information.
To download and submit an online application, visit the website at www.census2011.gc.ca
