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!
Nelson: Earth Day!
Castlegar: May 16 Fire Extinguisher Training
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.
1st Home Share Newsletter!
Hi everyone:
We’re proud to present the very first home share newsletter. Thanks to James for putting this together!
Castlegar: Mental Health First Aid Training May 2019
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
Kelowna: April 4, 2019: Healthy Relationship Series
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.
Home Share Announcement
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
CRESTON & CRANBROOK: Mandt Training reminder!
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!
https://we.commconn.ca/?p=1826
Kelowna: Amit’s Update – Community Support for February 25-28, 2019
Here’s a video from Amit on what’s going on in Community Support in Kelowna this week:
Great News! Funding for Home Share in BC Budget
Hi everyone, we are very excited to pass along the recent news about increases to home share funding in the BC provincial budget!
Some of you may have heard about this via the Central Okanagan Professional Caregivers Society, who have been working to improve home share supports through the Home Share Working Group – check out the message from COPCS (below). You can read the announcement (and about CLBC’s plans to implement the upcoming funding increases) by clicking here.
Let us know what you think – leave a comment!
We are pleased to confirm Carole James (Minister of Finance) announced today that Home Share Providers across the province will be receiving an increase in the 2019 provincial budget. This is a long overdue and a well-deserved increase for Home Share Providers.We want to take this opportunity to thank our members for your assistance and valuable input. The COPCS executive has been working for the past five years to bring our members concerns to CLBC and to the Minister of Social Development and Poverty Reduction. Our concerns for shared living rates were heard and addressed in today’s budget announcement.The COPCS executive will continue to participate in the provincial Home Share Working Group to improve the Home Share Program.The full announcement from CLBC can be found at the link below:Sincerely,Executive members of the Central Okanagan Professional Caregivers Society
Further to this…. anyone in Victoria for this presentation? Exciting news indeed… Brian
WEST KELOWNA: CLBC Community Council Home Ownership Presentation
Hey everyone, there is a presentation coming up in April and taking place in West Kelowna regarding home ownership for people living on PWD within the home share model of support. Check out the information in the attached PDF. Presenting this discussion will be Doreen Shaw of Nanoose Bay, BC, who is a mother and also a former member of the Board of Directors for InclusionBC and Vice-President of the Canadian Association for Community Living. Remember to RSVP to Linda at linda.farr@gov.bc.ca
HOME-OWNERSHIP-PRESENTATION.pdf