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 Top 10 Mistake to Avoid When Purchasing a Custom Wheelchair

Top 10 Mistake to Avoid When Purchasing a Custom Wheelchair

May 30, 2023

Our friends and long-time supporters at Macdonald’s Home Health Care are sharing some important tips on buying a custom wheelchair. 

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     Charity Challenge 2023: Team Captain Profile with Rod Bitz

    Charity Challenge 2023: Team Captain Profile with Rod Bitz

    May 16, 2023

    Last but not least... meet Rod Bitz, team captain of Team Fraser Valley! Find out how Rod and his team will be participating in this year's Charity Challenge.

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       Charity Challenge 2023: Team Captain Profile with Scott Heron

      Charity Challenge 2023: Team Captain Profile with Scott Heron

      May 9, 2023

      Say hello to Scott! He is our next Charity Challenge team captain feature and leads the Vancouver Island South Team for our virtual racers.

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         Charity Challenge 2023: Team Captain Profile with Brandy Stiles

        Charity Challenge 2023: Team Captain Profile with Brandy Stiles

        May 3, 2023

        Next up, we have Brandy who will be leading SCI BC's Northern BC Team! Brandy is among our group of team captains who will be organizing regional Charity Challenge challenges for virtual racers.

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           Charity Challenge 2023: Team Captain Profile with Spring Hawes

          Charity Challenge 2023: Team Captain Profile with Spring Hawes

          April 28, 2023

          This year, we are hosting regional Charity Challenge events for virtual racers. There will be regional teams across BC and Spring is leading the SCI BC Okanagan team!

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             Charity Challenge 2023: Team Captain Profile with Bert Abbott

            Charity Challenge 2023: Team Captain Profile with Bert Abbott

            April 19, 2023

            Meet Bert, the team captain of Vancouver Island North! He's one of the eight team captains who are organizing Charity Challenge regional teams so that peers from all over BC can join an SCI BC [...]

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               Charity Challenge 2023: Team Captain Profile with Peter Chisholm

              Charity Challenge 2023: Team Captain Profile with Peter Chisholm

              April 18, 2023

              We are hosting new Charity Challenge regional teams this year! Led by our Peer Coordinators, peers from all over BC can join an SCI BC team in their own communities to fundraise and participate [...]

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                 Charity Challenge 2023: Team Captain Profile with Ryan Clarkson

                Charity Challenge 2023: Team Captain Profile with Ryan Clarkson

                April 14, 2023

                New this year, Peer Coordinators are organizing regional challenges for virtual racers so that everyone can participate, no matter where you live! Meet our first of eight team captains, Ryan!

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                   GRAGOPEAN Scholarship Launches New Summer Term Application

                  GRAGOPEAN Scholarship Launches New Summer Term Application

                  February 6, 2023

                  New this year, post-secondary students with SCI taking summer courses in BC can take advantage of the Summer 2023 intake of the GRAGOPEAN Scholarship Trust.

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                     Fun With Three Wheels

                    Fun With Three Wheels

                    January 27, 2023

                    SCI BC peer, Simon Harrington has discovered the amazing Can-Am three wheelers and how they can open the door to experiencing the joys of motorcycling.

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                      We acknowledge that our provincial work takes place on the territories of Indigenous peoples who have lived on and cared for the land for time immemorial. SCI BC’s head office, GF Strong resource centre, and shared Victoria office are located on the traditional and ancestral territory of the Coast Salish peoples – Squamish, Tsleil-Waututh, Musqueam, and Lekwungen Nations. Our Prince George regional office is on the traditional and ancestral territory of the Lheidli T’enneh Nation.

                      Upcoming Events
                      Current Month

                      01jun11:00 am12:00 pmWestcoast Wheelchair Adaptive Boxing featuring Leo Sammarelli11:00 am - 12:00 pm

                      Event Details

                      Zoom connection info is below. SCI BC Peer, Leo Sammarelli has been boxing for 10 years and teaching adaptive boxing since June 2019. We’re excited to announce that he’s now leading

                      Event Details

                      Zoom connection info is below.

                      SCI BC Peer, Leo Sammarelli has been boxing for 10 years and teaching adaptive boxing since June 2019. We’re excited to announce that he’s now leading an online boxing home-workout for Peers! These workouts are designed to help with physical strength and functionality in every day life, and focus on: building core strength, cardiovascular health (adaptive Tabata), range of motion and flexibility, functional breathing, coordination and joint and muscle health. Join him and other peers online for these intense and super fun workouts!

                      Please bring a long stick (broom stick or dowel), free weights (soup cans, etc.) and a theraband.

                      How to Connect to Zoom:

                      –   From your browser: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83073079597?pwd=a3AwSU5scnE2cFg4SE8rR3paRTZIUT09

                      –   From your mobile phone or tablet: download the Zoom app from your app store, then use the meeting ID to get in to the meeting. Meeting ID: 830 7307 9597

                      –   Dial-in on a landline (telephone): call +1 778 907 2071 Canada (the local number for BC), and enter the Meeting ID when prompted: 830 7307 9597

                      –  If not in BC, find your local number here: https://zoom.us/u/acMz0fXoVA

                      If you’re interested in working out more often with Leo, he’s teaching two more classes each week through Westcoast Wheelchair Adaptive Boxing.
                      They’re held on Tuesdays and Saturdays at 11am and are $12/class. Connect with him at wwaboxing@gmail.com or 778-836-5406, if you would like to join in!

                      If you have any questions please contact our InfoLine at 1-800-689-2477 or info@sci-bc.ca.

                      Have ideas for other ReachOut! Online sessions? Contact Jenna at jwright@sci-bc.ca to share your feedback.

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                      (Thursday) 11:00 am - 12:00 pm

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                      01jun3:00 pm4:00 pmChair Yoga for Strength and Mobility3:00 pm - 4:00 pm

                      Event Details

                      Join in on this seated yoga class for strength and mobility! Expect a gentle warm up followed by stronger movements targeted to support balance, coordination and mobility. The class

                      Event Details

                      Join in on this seated yoga class for strength and mobility! Expect a gentle warm up followed by stronger movements targeted to support balance, coordination and mobility. The class is wrapped up with a mindfulness practice to calm the nervous system. With traditional yoga movements, breath work and somatic practices to offer a well-rounded class each week. Chair yoga has been shown to be supportive in increased mobility, balance, resiliency to stress and improve self quality. Also shown to reduce persistent pain, fatigue and digestive distress. A yoga practice may be the practice you’ve been seeking! Expect themed classes and suggestions to build week after week. No experience in yoga needed.

                      Suggested props but not required; Block, Strap/Exercise band, self massage ball/tennis ball, folded towel.

                      Register now: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIkd–grDosGt1w-fd-9sW9VwwOqvtho2Lw

                      Instructor Bio

                      Maria Brownlow began teaching in 2016 after taking her first Yoga teacher training in Nepal.  With training in traditional Ashtanga and Hatha Yoga she began training in therapeutic yoga to deepen her knowledge for working with people with disability, acute and chronic health conditions, and supporting the nervous system. Her passion is how the practices of yoga can be adapted to suit the needs of anyone to promote wellbeing, health and a life filled with adventure! By learning to adapt her own practice after a diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis in 2019, her drive only grew to share supportive practices and opportunities for others. Using approaches from Hatha Yoga,  Yoga Nidra, Breath-work, targeted somatic movements, and conditioning techniques from Yoga and Meditation.  Maria is a trauma informed instructor, and completed her 800 Hour Yoga Therapy Program through Ajna Yoga in Oak Bay, Victoria B.C.  Find out more about Maria and what offerings for groups and individuals available at https://www.mariabrownlowyoga.com/.

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                      (Thursday) 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm

                      Organizer

                      Teri Thorsontthorson@sci-bc.ca | 778-834-2056

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                      01jun5:00 pm6:00 pmAmbulatory SCI Group5:00 pm - 6:00 pm

                      Event Details

                      This ambulatory peer group led by Ryan Clarkson is for those who have some form of ambulation (walking) after a spinal cord injury. We are hoping to have

                      Event Details

                      This ambulatory peer group led by Ryan Clarkson is for those who have some form of ambulation (walking) after a spinal cord injury. We are hoping to have participation from members who are walking full time, and others who still mostly depend on a mobility device to get around. Looking forward to seeing you in this virtual group!

                      How to Connect to Zoom: 

                      –   From your browser: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85751728133

                      –   From your mobile phone or tablet: download the Zoom app from your app store, then use the meeting ID to get in to the meeting. Meeting ID: 857 5172 8133

                      –   Dial-in on a landline (telephone): call +1 778 907 2071 Canada (the local number for BC), and enter the Meeting ID when prompted: 857 5172 8133

                      If you have any questions please contact our InfoLine at 1-800-689-2477 or info@sci-bc.ca.

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                      (Thursday) 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm

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                      01jun6:00 pm7:00 pmOnline Trivia!6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

                      Event Details

                      Join SCI BC peer Rick in this hilarious and friendly, weekly competition. Anyone is welcome to join, and a prize will be mailed to the winner. Tune in right at

                      Event Details

                      Join SCI BC peer Rick in this hilarious and friendly, weekly competition. Anyone is welcome to join, and a prize will be mailed to the winner. Tune in right at 6 pm so you don’t miss out on any of the action.

                      You must be able to connect to Crowdpurr with your smartphone or computer: http://www.crowd.live/JXFOK

                      How to Connect to Zoom:

                      –   From your browser: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87980167291

                      –   From your mobile phone or tablet: download the Zoom app from your app store, then use the meeting ID to get in to the meeting. Meeting ID: 879 8016 7291

                      –   Dial-in on a landline (telephone): call +1 778 907 2071 Canada (the local number for BC), and enter the Meeting ID when prompted: 879 8016 7291

                      –  If not in BC, find your local number here: https://zoom.us/u/acMz0fXoVA

                      If you have any questions please contact our InfoLine at 1-800-689-2477 or info@sci-bc.ca

                       

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                      Time

                      (Thursday) 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

                      Organizer

                      Teri Thorsontthorson@sci-bc.ca | 778-834-2056

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                      Craig's Table490 Carson Ave, Quesnel, BC

                      02jun1:00 pm2:30 pmQuesnel Peer Lunch1:00 pm - 2:30 pm Craig's Table, 490 Carson Ave, Quesnel, BC

                      Event Details

                      You’re invited! Join your fellow Quesnel Peers for a lunch get-together with great conversations and food! Please ensure you RSVP to Alison Duddy to attend this event: aduddy@sci-bc.ca or 250-255-0447

                      Event Details

                      You’re invited! Join your fellow Quesnel Peers for a lunch get-together with great conversations and food! Please ensure you RSVP to Alison Duddy to attend this event: aduddy@sci-bc.ca or 250-255-0447

                      Time

                      (Friday) 1:00 pm - 2:30 pm

                      Location

                      Craig's Table

                      490 Carson Ave, Quesnel, BC

                      Organizer

                      Alison Duddypeervolunteerq@sci-bc.ca

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