Hey everone:
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Check this out – we were lucky to have the Kelowna Fire Department come and teach a group of us to use fire extinguishers…. above is a pic of the folks who came out to learn how to use a fire extinguisher properly.
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Hey everone:
Check this out – we were lucky to have the Kelowna Fire Department come and teach a group of us to use fire extinguishers…. above is a pic of the folks who came out to learn how to use a fire extinguisher properly.
Hey Everyone:
The CLBC Community Living Council is hosting a barbecue at Ben Lee park on June 19, check out the poster below and see you there!
Community Connections Support Services has partnered with the Grand Forks Fire Department to offer an upcoming Fire Extinguisher Training
Event Date: Thursday May 23, 2019
Location: Grand Forks Fire Department – 7214 2nd St. Grand Forks BC
Time: 10:30 AM to noon
There will be a fire safety and fire prevention component, followed by a practical hands-on training in the use of fire extinguishers.
We encourage you and the individuals you support to participate and learn new skills or refresh old ones.
Please contact Sue Clark to register those that will attend by May 17, 2019, please check out the poster below.
Here’s a great shot of David on the electric trike for the Earth Day parade in Nelson. Thanks to Norm for passing this along!
Community Connections Support Services has partnered with the Castlegar Fire Department to offer an upcoming Fire Extinguisher Training
Event Date: Thursday May 16, 2019
Location: Castlegar Fire Department – 2161 6th Ave Castlegar BC
Time: 10:30 AM the training takes 1.5 to 2 hours to complete
There will be a fire safety and fire prevention video component, followed by a practical hands-on training in the use of fire extinguishers.
We encourage you and the individuals you support to participate and learn new skills or refresh old ones.
Please contact Sue Clark to register those that will attend by May 10, 2019.
Hi everyone:
We’re proud to present the very first home share newsletter. Thanks to James for putting this together!
BECOME A
MENTAL HEALTH FIRST AIDER
If you’ve taken a physical frst aid course; you’ve learned
the skills needed to help someone experiencing a sudden
illness or injury.
People can also have mental health crisis, and it is
important that more Canadians know how to provide
help in these situations too.
Date/ Time: May 29th and May 30th from 9-4pm
Location: Library at the Kinnaird Park Community Church
1250-26th Street
Castlegar, BC
Laurel posAbilities is putting on a workshop on developing healthy relationships and sexual health. A great opportunity for family members, home share providers and support staff. Check out the poster for more information here.
From Margaret and the team at COPCS:
Dear COPCS Members,
On February 26th, COPCS received an invitation from John Horgan (Premier of B.C.), Shane Simpson (Minister of Social Development and Poverty Reduction) and Katrine Conroy (Minister of Children and Family Development).
The COPCS Executives were invited to represent our members on February 28th for the announcement regarding rate increases for caregivers in BC.The Premier and Minister ‘s expressed a sincere thank you to all caregivers across the province. The recognition given to caregivers was extremely emotional for all those who attended.
We look forward to discussing details further from this event in our upcoming General Meetings.Sincerely,Executive Members of the Central Okanagan Professional Caregivers Society
Jack Sawatzky (COPCS), Margaret Milsom (COPCS), Premier John Horgan, Minister Shane Simpson
Hey everyone, here is your friendly reminder that today is the last day to sign up for MANDT training with our very own Mike Holdsworth — contact Mike for details and to sign up!
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