DEAFBC

It is with great sadness we share with our members the loss of David Still, a great Interpreter, instructor, mentor, and friend. He was an important part of our community and will be missed greatly.

David’s Service will be held at Christ Church Cathedral, 690 Burrard Street, Vancouver at 3:30pm on Thursday August 27th, with reception to follow.  

If you intend to participate in the reception, please arrive early and please bring an appetizer.  Address and other details will be provided when they become available.

In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to the David Still Memorial Scholarship at the Douglas College Foundation P.O. Box 2503, New Westminster, BC V3L 5B2 or 604-777-6172 and online at http://www.douglas.bc.ca/visitors/foundation.html.

 The service will be interpreted.

Our apologies if you have experienced slow connection with www.Deafbc.ca the past couple days.  Our host  is having a unexplained high visitation issue, and it is causing serious delays in service.

We hope that this will be fixed quickly, and we apologize for the inconvenience.

Please see the attachment for exciting information on our very own Cole Sanderson and Ian Molenaar both from the Lower Mainland,  who will be travelling to Taiwan for the Deaflympics in September.

Enjoy a short bio on each of the boys, and some more information and stats about the Deaflympics!

  Beach Volleyball

 
Come see Marlee Matlin at the “Speaking of Kids” Conference Friday, October 23rd, 2009.

Tickets are $55

Phone: 604-873-8139
or Email: events@ldav.ca for ticket information.

For more conference information visit: www.LDAV.CA

There will be interpreters for the presentation

BEACH YOGA PAH!
sunday, august 23, 2009
time: 8:00 am to 9:30 am
location: KITS BEACH POOL area
2305 Cornwall Street
 Vancouver, BC 
near Cornwall and Arbutus

(click on website below for ‘how to get there”)

 by donation: $ 7.00 suggested donation

bring your own yoga mat and blanket (to put underneath yoga mat) in case we go on the sandy beach.

 RSVP is nice, but not needed

 MEET in the parking lot at Arbutus and Cornwall see you there !

blessings and BLISS-ings

leonarda

www.yogapah.com

 how to get there? click below

http://vancouver.about.com/od/beachesparks/p/kitsbeach.htm

 Trinity Lutheran Church of the Deaf is welcoming you to join them on Saturday, September 12th, 2009 to celebrate their 80th Anniversary.

Please print the attachment (below), fill out the RSVP form and mail to the address provided. There are only 60 seats available to this very special occasion, so don’t wait too long!

Trinity Church 80th Anniversary 

BC DEAF SPORTS FEDERATION: SILENT WALK & RUN IN VANCOUVER ISLAND
BCDSF 2009 Silent Walk and Run Victoria

WHEN: Saturday, September 26th, 2009
WHERE: Elk Lake, Hamsterly Beach, (on Patricia Bay Highway (#17) in Saanich)
See website for direction: http://www.crd.bc.ca/parks/elkbeaver/
TIME: 10:00 am – 2:00 pm
WHY: Help support deaf and hard of hearing youths/athletes in BC to participant in training camps for provincial and national competition levels.
REGISTERATION: 10:00 am
WALK: 11:00 am to 1:00 pm

BEVERAGES AND PRIZES WILL BE PROVIDED

1 hour for 5 KM 2 hours for 10KM

PAY UPON ARRIVAL: $25.00

For more information, please contact: Cynthia Dunn, SVIADHH Public Relations/event planner bones.68@hotmail.com OR BCDSF E-mail: bcdeafsports@telus.net

CDSF IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION DONATIONS WELCOME TAX RECIEPT IS AVAILABLE FOR $20.00 AND UP.

Annual OVAD(Kelowna)
Proudly presentsCORN PARTY At Reiswig Park in Winfield BC

On August 29, 2009 @ noon (12:00pm) to 10pm

Admission:
Early-bird tickets:
MUST reply for reservation before Aug 22nd, 2009
Jerome Yager (jgerome40@hotmail.com)

Adult (members) 13 and up $15
Adult (non-members) 13 and up $20
Senior (60+ members) $10
Senior (60+ non-members) $15
Child (7-12) $ 7
Child 6 and under free

At Door tickets:
Adult (members) 13 and up $20
Adult (non-members) 13 and up $25
Senior (60+ members) $15
Senior (60+ non-members) $20
Child (7-12) $ 9
Child 6 and under free

No pets allowed at the park

Meal:
Burger (Pick one) Beef, Chicken Burger, Hot Dog or Smokies
coming with “all you eat corn”

Admission includes:
Dinner Meal
Excellent door prizes at 6 pm
Games Fun
There will be a beach for your pleasure!
Rain or Shine! Bring your own lawn chairs.
NON REFUNDABLE, NO CHEQUES PLEASE, CASH ONLY

Kelowna Corn Party

Corn Party Prizes this year are out-of-control!  Over $2500 worth of prizes! WOW!

This is just a taste of all the goodies instore for the August 15th Corn Party!

• Burnaby Village Museum: 2 passes
• CTV BC: logo hat, t-shirt, pen, chapstick, pin, keychain
• Cypress Mountain: 2 Adult lift tickets
• Harbour Cruises Ltd. : 2 passes
• IMAX Theatre LN: 4 passes
• Keg Steakhouse & Bar (corporate office): $25 gift certificate
• Maplewood Farm: 1 year family membership
• Pacific National Exhibition (PNE): 2 all-day passes, 2 admissions tickets
• Prince of Whales Whale Watching: 2 hr trip for 2
• Sammy J. Pepper’s Grill & Bar (head office): $25 gift card
• Sewell’s Marina: 2 1-hour boat rental gift certificates
• Stanley Park Horse Drawn Tours Ltd.: 4 tickets and 2 horseshoes
• Vancouver Aquarium: 2 general admission passes
• Vancouver Canadians Baseball : 4 Reserved Grandstand tickets
• Vancouver Giants, the (head office): 4 tickets
• Vancouver Trolley: 2 2-day passes
• VanDusen Botanical Gardens: 2 admission tickets
• Sorenson: TWO Dynex 15” 720p LCD TV’s
• Unicycle.com Canada: 2x 2-hr unicycle lessons
• BC Lions: TWO Bronze tickets
• Vancouver Canucks: Autographed picture of Darcy Hordichuk
• Greater Vancouver Zoo: Family day pass
• Capilano Suspension Bridge: 4x day pass
• Wendys: 150 free frosty vouchers

NEW PRIZES

• Polished – Makeup by Tasha Vu: HUGE assortment of professional makeup gift bags (7 to choose from)
• Yoga PAH! – 4 x 90min class gift certificate & 1 free yoga instructional dvd in ASL
• Fitness World – 2 x 1-month VIP club passes

Once again, the CRTC has gotten nearly everything wrong!

 In February 2008, the CRTC asked Bell
Canada to test VRS in Ontario and Quebec,
while Telus would test it in B.C. and Alberta.  Before the end of that year, Bell said it made no sense to go ahead with
these tests, and they cancelled their plans.

In the public hearing in November 2008, and in written
comments in January/February 2009, Bell joined Sign Relay Canada (SRC),
Canadian Association of the Deaf (CAD), and Canadian Cultural Society of the
Deaf (CCSD) in telling the CRTC that Canada needs national VRS’s, not
provincial or regional ones.

Despite this united front of consumers and telcos, the CRTC
has now stubbornly ordered Bell and Telus to proceed
with the provincial tests.

 As if this wasn’t bad enough, the CRTC has also told Bell and Telus they don’t have to start their VRS’s until 31 December 2011.  That’s right — another two years before Canada
gets VRS in even four provinces! 

To read more on this subject please click on the link below for the entire article:

CAD News on VRS

Are you ready for the party of the year? 

The 31st Annual Corn Party is Saturday August 15th, 2009, ONLY FOUR DAYS AWAY!

This year we have a TON of prizes worth over $2000, TONS of activites for ALL ages, and ALL the corn you can eat!

Bring the whole family for a fun day shared with friends!

Tickets can be bought at the door!

Tickets include:

• ALL-YOU-CAN-EAT CORN
• A hotdog or smokie
• Can of pop
• All activities and games
• 1-Year GVAD membership

Hot Dogs, Smokies, and Veggie Dogs are available for a low price of $3, chips, pop & bottled water are only $1

Wine and beer will be served after 4 pm.

See you Saturday!

 Click on the image above twice to enlarge

BCRAD (British Columbia Rainbow Alliance of the Deaf) would like you to join us for vigil in memory of Keith Cooke. We will be meeting at the The Inukshuk by English Bay (The Inuit Rock Statute). We will be bringing our own candles and will light them up in honour of Keith Cooke. Please come and join us on Sunday August 9th at 8pm .

You may share your memories and stories with the group. See you there!

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Rytch at bcrad@ymail.