Source: Vancouver Sun Over the last few decades, Vancouver’s streets have filled with voices speaking more than 100 languages. For most of us the sounds seem like impenetrable babble. Although it is unlikely that any of us will become fluent in these languages, this should not deter us from discovering the treasures that they hold nor [...]
Tsawwassen First Nations Chief Kim Baird speaking at the Public Salon We had another great turnout at our November 3 Public Salon. Ryan Going, a student at Douglas College, was in attendance and provides us with a summary of the evening’s speakers and their topics. We will post videos as soon as they become available. [...]
Almost unnoticed amongst the recent news items emanating from Victoria was a watershed event for people with disabilities. Stephanie Cadieux became the first wheelchair user to become a Cabinet Minister in BC history. Stephanie has been a dignified, levelheaded, consensus building advocate for people with disabilities and healthier communities for many years both at the [...]
Before our September Public Salon we were pleased at the response from local media for the event, and in particular when Professor Bill Rees, one of our speakers, was interviewed on CBC Radio One’s Almanac program. Click the Play button below to listen to the broadcast. To download the program, right click here.[Audio clip: view full post [...]
Mongolian with instructor Batsuren Eenjin
