March 18th, 2011
UPCOMING BACI EVENTS:
BACI Parent Information and Support group takes a hike! For our March get-together we are partnering with Burnaby Parks and Recreation and take a hike around Rice Lake. This is a short accessible hike perfect for people with mobility challenges and children. You can return for some fishing fun in the summer too!
WHEN: Saturday, March 26th 1 PM – 3:30 PM See THE FLYER
WHERE: Meet in the parking lot at Summit Youth Centre (transportation is provided)
REGISTRATION: This is a program of Burnaby Parks and Recreation so pre-registration is required. There is a fee that BACI will cover with our Community Living month funds – yes, we still have a few dollars in our piggy bank! Please register with Sarah Baumbusch Sarah.baumbusch@gobaci.com cell: 778.319.8252 or Carol Stinson family.services@gobaci.com cell: 604.763.5667.
Securing the Future: personal and financial planning for families Our spring family education opportunity features two Saturday sessions on topics of great importance to families who have family members with a disability. You can attend one or both of the sessions. Read about some of the things you need to think about at Jack Styan’s BLOG post on the RDSP VS Trusts.
WHEN: Saturday April 9th – The RDSP and Personal Networks – 10 AM – 3 PM
AND Saturday April 30th - Wills and Trusts and Supported Decision Making 10 AM – 3 PM
WHERE: BACI Still Creek Centre, 2702 Norland Avenue, Burnaby
REGISTRATION & COST: $10 per person per session. Please see the REGISTRATION FORM.
Community Garden Community Planning Meeting at BACI!!! Join your community in transforming urban areas into food-growing gardens. Get involved in planning and building the garden. Get a plot to grow your own food. Want a garden plot?
WHEN: Thursday, April 7th, 6 PM – 8 PM
WHERE: BACI Still Creek, 2702 Norland Avenue, Burnaby
Please see THE FLYER for more information.
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Events and items of interest for Burnaby/New West:
Story Power Workshop: with David Roche and Marlena Blavin
Storytelling workshops for self-advocates and families. Learn story-telling skills to boost your advocacy efforts.
WHEN: THREE sessions on Wednesday March 30th, 2011
10 AM – 2 PM, 3:15- 4:30 PM , 5:30 – 8:30 PM, refreshments will be provided
WHERE: Heritage Hall, 3102 Main Street (at 15th), Vancouver
FREE!! Please see THE FLYER for all the details and how to register.
City of Burnaby Social Sustainability Initiative wants to hear from you! The City of Burnaby is hosting a series of community meetings to hear the views of Burnaby citizens about the new Social Sustainability Intiative. Everyone at BACI is very excited to see that Community Inclusion is one of the main strategies in this initiative. This is your opportunity to make Burnaby a safer more inclusive community for people with disabilities and their families.
Read the draft strategy.
Take the survey.
Attend an Open House.
DIGA Gardening Workshop: Besides hosting workshops, DIGA also has urban community garden plots available for people with disabilities who would like to garden. Some plots are raised and are wheelchair accessible.
Alpine Plants and Rock Gardens: with Bill Bischoff and Mirka Ventr.
WHEN: Friday, April 8th, 1 PM – 3 PM
WHERE: Cedar Room, VanDusen Botanical Garden, 5215 Oak Street (at w. 37th Ave)
COST: $10 Includes all materials Please see THE FLYER for registration information.
BCACL Road to Inclusion: The BC Association for Community Living is developing advocacy strategies for the upcoming year and wants to hear from people with developmental disabilities and their family members.
WHEN: Thursday April 14, 2011, 6:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m (Dinner is included)
WHERE: 1551 Salisbury Avenue, Port Coquitlam (Simon Fraser Society for Community Living)
COST: Free – Please see THE FLYER for more information.
The Vancouver East chapter of the “Parents of Youth with Disabilites in Transition” group is now in full swing! This is an information, networking and support group for parents of youth with disabilities who are transitioning to adulthood (grades 10, 11, 12). Hosted by families who have ‘been there, done that!’ There is also limited space available with a youth leader for childcare.
WHEN: Monday, April 18th, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
WHERE: Britannia Community Services Centre, 1661 Napier Street (off Commercial)
TOPIC: What to do from 3 p.m. – 9 p.m.?
RSVP: Please see THE FLYER for more information or to register for the youth group.
Abilities Expo: ConnecTra’s multi-agency resource fair will bring people with disabilities face to face with Metro Vancouver service providers. Join us for an afternoon of information sharing and entertainment.
WHEN: 12:30 PM on Tuesday, April 19
WHERE: Roundhouse Community Centre 181 Roundhouse Mews, Vancouver (across from the accessible Yaletown-Roundhouse SkyTrain station)
Forum on Ageing: the Fraser Region Community Living Council Invites you
Join the discussion…Create a better understanding of the needs of adults with developmental disabilities and their families as they age. We welcome your input!
WHEN: Thursday, April 28th
TWO SESSIONS: 1 – 4 PM or 6:30 – 9:30 PM
WHERE: Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, 6450 Deer Lake Avenue, Burnaby
See THE FLYER for more information.*NEW product* A Tetra Society project could increase road safety for every man, woman and child using a wheelchair: The “TetraLites” project tackles a particular vulnerability faced by any wheelchair user: Being lower than other pedestrians, motorists tend not to notice wheelchairs at intersections. See the whole story with photos in the Connectra Newsletter. TetraLites are available from the Tetra Society.
Have YOU taken the Family Talks survey yet? Calling all people with disabilities and their families! People with disabilities and their families are actively engaged in discussions to find solutions for today’s challenges. If you are directly affected by disability, please join Family Talks and take the survey. Let your voice be heard and see the survey results this spring! Family Talks is a special project of PLAN.
UBC Home Sharing Study: Researchers from UBC and the Canadian Association for Community Living are interested in learning about people’s experiences of Home Sharing. They would like to talk to people with developmental disabilities (self-advocates) living in a Home Sharing living arrangement and family members of self-advocates living in a Home Sharing living arrangements. Please see THE INFORMATION LETTER for more information.
Carol Stinson
BACI Family Information and Support
Family Gathering Place
7716 Royal Oak Avenue
Burnaby, BC V5J 4K4
email: family.services@gobaci.com
cell: 604.763.5667 fax: 604.439.0363
web: www.gobaci.com
