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On October 2, the folks from Lakes Road House, Patterson House, Dustin House and Futures Club celebrated accessibility at the Forest Discover Centre in Duncan, BC.  This was a free event that included a buffet breakfast and entertainment.  They are hoping to make this an annual event! The staff and volunteers at the Forest Discovery Center were amazing, the food was plentiful and delicious, the weather spectacular, and the company of friends remarkable. 

The folks at Lakes Road House enjoyed a hilarious and rockin’ Queen Tribute Band at the Port Theatre in Nanaimo last night.  It was a raucous and loud show….and they loved it!!!

CTV News anchor Tamara Taggart talks about two conversations that changed her life.  Click on the link below to watch the 16 minute clip:

A Home Share placement is needed in the Nanaimo area.  Click on the link below for more information:

Nanaimo HS Ad

Lakes Road House celebrated the summer by hosting a BBQ on Friday, August 28th.  Colleen did a special sun salutation to coax it out from behind the rain clouds – and it worked!  The rain poured down in the morning but stayed away so we could enjoy the day.  The BBQ looked like it was going to resist being ignited but didn’t account on the persistence of the staff!  Peter B. provided the musical entertainment and a good day was had by all!

Community Update Updated Canada Pension Plan Disability Guides

Dear Community Partner,
We have completed a full update of our Canada Pension Plan Disability (CPP-D) guides. They are available on our website at www.disabilityalliancebc.org/money.  The four guides are:

– CPP-D Checklist
– CPP-D Application Guide
– CPP-D Appeal Guide (Reconsideration Request)
– CPP-D Social Security Tribunal

If you would like us to mail you any of these publications, please call Val at 604-875-0188 or email her at [email protected]

Best regards,
Jane Dyson, Executive Director
Val Stapleton, Membership and Outreach Coordinator

The folks at Futures celebrated their 19th anniversary with a BBQ at Kinsmen Gorge Park.  There were hamburgers, hotdogs, pop, and cake.  An artist was hired to do caricature sketches of everyone who attends Futures.  He did a really great job of connecting with the participants and capturing their personalities.  His contact info is Ryan Forrester at  www.funsketches.com if you have an upcoming event.  The afternoon ended with a game of balloon toss and a few damp clothes!

For the upcoming election, the website for voter registration is:  http://www.elections.ca/content.aspx?section=vot&dir=reg&document=index&lang=e