Lola O’Keefe, beloved sister, cousin, aunt, mother, grandmother and great grandmother, passed away quietly at the age of 85 years, on Sunday, August 8th, 2010 at the Evergreen Extended Care Unit in Powell River, B.C. with her son, daughter and niece by her side. Lola was born on April 10th, 1925 .
King and Queen of the CornFest
Come to the CornFest this Saturday and shuck some corn to win a prize! If you shuck the right piece of corn you will win one of several prizes. Also, you will be named the king or queen of the CornFest. One man and one woman will win!
See you this Saturday!!!
NRC Job Posting
Procurement Officer
Vancouver – British Columbia
PG-3
This is a continuing position.
Your Challenge
At NRC Institute for Fuel Cell Innovation (NRC-IFCI), our mission is to support Canada in becoming a world leader in sustainable energy and provide a global solution to air pollution and climate change by accelerating the commercialization of fuel cell technologies. We aspire to become a world leader in fuel cell and hydrogen innovation and integration, thereby supporting NRC’s vision of becoming a world leading national research organization. We also believe that accepting and celebrating diversity is essential to our success. Our employees have been corporately and nationally recognized for their commitment and dedication to discovering, understanding, and learning from each other.
We are an outstanding employer of outstanding people seeking a qualified and motivated Procurement Officer to join our diverse team.
CornFest-Chess
There will be a Chess tournament at the CornFest this Saturday!
Come Join the fun at the CornFest this Saturday 11am-9pm!
CornFest-Balloon Animals
Come to the CornFest and see Imagine That Artworks make some cool balloon animals.
Face painting as well!
Yoga PAH! At The CornFest
Come enjoy a Yoga PAH! class at the CornFest. Participation in this class is included with admission.
Class starts at noon and is approximately 1.5 hours.
Please bring your own Yoga mat (if possible) and a blanket incase the class is held outside.
After your Yoga PAH! class lunch will be ready to enjoy!
If you want more information take a look at www.yogapah.com or email yogapah@gmail.com.
Newfoundland Deaf School Closure
DEAF SCHOOLS STILL UNDER ATTACK
DESPITE NEW INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENT
Ottawa (ON) — It has been a week of great joy and angry grief for Deaf Canadians at opposite ends of the country.
On July 19th in Vancouver, an agreement was signed that repudiated 130-year-old resolutions that have caused incalculable damages to Deaf people all around the world.
Exactly one week later, the Newfoundland and Labrador government pushed Deaf education backwards again by announcing the closure of the Deaf school in St. John’s……
Deaf Expo Recap
DEAFNATION WORLD EXPO IN LAS VEGAS A SMASHING SUCCESS
The Sands Expo and Convention Center in Las Vegas was buzzing with activity and hands were flying everywhere you turned during the week of July 18-23, 2010. More than 23,400 unique visitors from 73 different countries came to Las Vegas for the DeafNation World Conference and Expo (DNWE). With special thanks to the Platinum sponsors, Sorenson Communications and Purple, DNWE was a smashing success.
DNWE welcomed signing crowds from every corner of the world, communicating in a blend of native sign languages and International Sign Language. The week saw over 300 booths ranging from fashion to sign language dictionaries to Video Relay Services to deaf films, and over 70 workshops including topics like the future of deaf telephony, environmentally-conscious living, and cultural exchanges.
The week-long celebration of Deaf culture kicked off on Sunday, July 18 at the Fremont Street Experience with a canopy video created by DeafNation. Live entertainment previews included the Finnish band Signmark and contestants in the Miss Deaf International pageant, which had its finale on Friday, July 22 crowning Miss Deaf France as the new Miss Deaf International.
During the week at Sands Center, special appearances were made by deaf Oscar-winning actress Marlee Matlin…..
ICED Vlogs
Wayne Sinclair (deafwanderer@hotmail.com) invites you to view the following link:
CAEDHH Conference
Save the Date – October 22nd
Canadian Association of Educators of the Deaf & Hard of Hearing Conference
Here is your advance notice of the CAEDHH Conference that will be happening on October 22, 2010. Please save the date for this year’s exciting conference. This year’s theme is Educators Supporting Mental Heath and Wellness: Strategies and Tools and will be hosted in the beautiful Burnaby Delta Hotel. Who can benefit from this conference? Teachers, SEAs, Audiologists, Speech Pathologists and parents. Please feel free to forward this to your friends, families you work with or colleagues-they won’t want to miss this!
More information to come in September!
Sign Language In Space
Astronaut makes first sign language address from Space Station
U.S. astronaut Tracy Caldwell Dyson recorded a video message from the the International Space Station using American Sign Language to help interest students with hearing impairments in careers in science and space exploration. “This story should be an avenue for deaf students — from children in kindergarten to college undergraduates to doctoral candidates — to see themselves belonging to this amazing thing called NASA and participating in scientific research and space exploration,”
Peace Arch News
Resolutions passed 130 years ago that banned the use of sign language in schools for the deaf have officially been rejected, and the signature of a South Surrey man is scrawled on the document that proves it.
“I did it to try to erase the worldwide ignorance and misconceptions about the deaf,” Wayne Sinclair said of penning his name to the historical record. “I did it to try to instill in deaf children a pride of being fellow human beings on an equal footing with their hearing counterparts.”
WSAD BBQ Blast
Washington State Association of the Deaf (WSAD) welcomes Deaf, Deaf/Blind, Hard-of-
Hearing, CODA/KODA/SODA and Hearing people to the BBQ BLAST. Catch up with oldest friends and
make brand-new friends! Mark your calendar and bring your evergreen-moldy, fold-up chairs with 4 cup-holders and watery, expired sunscreen!
Saturday, August 28, 2010
11:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Bloedel Donovan Park at Lake Whatcom
2214 Electric Avenue
Bellingham WA
