Disability Alliance BC has published a news bulletin outlining the upcoming increases to benefits amounts! See attached.
CRESTON: Dinner & Dance – Mar. 24th
Annual Dinner & Dance
When: Friday, March 24th
Where: Rotocrest Hall, 312 -19 Ave North, Creston
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SPOTLIGHT: Okanagan Transit – Input
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KELOWNA: March FamilyWORKs – Mar. 18th
Please see the attached poster for this Saturday’s FamilyWORKs event.
KELOWNA: CLBC – Affordable Housing Mar. 27th
Attached please find poster for the next family forum meeting Monday March 27, 2017. Meeting starts at 6:30pm, Pizza will be provided so please rsvp to Linda Farr at Linda.Farr@gov.bc.ca or call 250-712-3624 no later than 4:00pm on Friday March 24, 2017.
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KELOWNA: March FamilyWORKs – Mar. 18th
Please see the attached poster for this Saturday’s FamilyWORKs event.
PLAN Okanagan’s Trivia Night
See attached poster for TRIVIA NIGHT on March 4th, 2017.
MARCH 2017 PAS Sign Language Basics
Please see below and PDF poster for info on ASL classes through Pathways.
Leslie Munro, Pathways Abilities Society
ASL-March-2017-Poster.pdf
ASL-Basic-March-2017-registration-form.doc
KELOWNA: Family Forum – Feb. 27th
This month’s CLBC Community Council Family Forum topic is “Employment Options for Self-Advocates” presented by self advocates, TIER Support Services, and Pathways Abilities Society. Please remember to RSVP by 4:30pm next Friday, February 24th to Linda Farr (see attached PDF poster).
Planning to go? Leave us a comment!
SAVE THE DATE – MHSU EDUCATION SESSION: COMPASSION FATIGUE
Michael Douglas will be presenting on the topic of Compassion Fatigue. The aim of this training is to support staff working in the challenging context of the opioid overdose public health emergency. Michael has worked for approximately 45 years in various roles within the Human Service Field. He runs full day training sessions on the topic of Compassion Fatigue that have been well received in our region.
The presentation will occur on February 15 at 1:00 -2:30pm. This event will be live streamed via video conference from the new lecture theatre in the Clinical Services Building at Royal Inland Hospital. If you want to connect to the video conference from your centre, please email Sheri.Keetch@interiorhealth.ca your site Name, Room Number and Alias by February 9, 2017. Space has also been booked at the Kelowna Community Health Services Centre where you are welcome to join us:
Room 254, Community Health Services Centre
505 Doyle Avenue
Kelowna. V1Y O5C
More details available on the attached poster. Please let us know if you have any questions.
Corinne Dolman Practice Lead, Overdose Strategy – Mental Health & Substance Use Integration and Strategic Services 250.718.3282 (cell) |
Jacqueline MacKinnon
Regional Harm Reduction Coordinator Mental Health & Substance Use 250.851.6112 (cell) |