#AllOnBoard For Affordable and Accessible Transportation
How can we ensure our transportation systems are affordable and accessible to those who need them most? As part of Transit 2050 consultations, the #AllonBoard campaign addressed this question.
How can we ensure our transportation systems are affordable and accessible to those who need them most? As part of Transit 2050 consultations, the #AllonBoard campaign addressed this question.
SCI BC's Information Resource Specialist, Heather Lamb, recently attended the Active Transportation Summit in New Westminster and was impressed by the conference's accessibility. Here are her [...]
One iconic car. Two larger-than-life owners and friends. Big Red was a familiar sight to many older Peers during the early days of Spinal Cord Injury BC.
Getting there is half the battle. Thankfully, SCI BC has you covered with Modo's accessible van. Read on for the wheel deal!
Emma Kivisild has travelled to Montreal several times with varying levels of mobility – she has MS and now uses a wheelchair. But on her recent Thanksgiving trip, she experienced the difference [...]
Travelling with a disability can be a daunting process. When Suzan Jennings decided to use VIA Rail to travel from Sarnia to Ottawa, she was pleasantly surprised by the accessibility accommodations.
Is Southern Alberta an accessible tourism black hole? Learn what's out there and how to visit with a tour company that has you—and your wheelchair—covered!
Planes, trains, and buses—oh my! Avoid uncomfortable bladder situations and make the most of your trips with this handy catheter advice from travel experts.
Sometimes the road to rehabilitation includes hilarious quests around the city, awkward photos with strangers, and some quality time with public transit (which, despite an unfortunate snag here [...]
The Disability White Paper process aimed to make BC the most progressive jurisdiction for people living with disabilities in Canada. Now, the final document and recommendations are out.
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.
01dec11:00 am11:30 amShoulder Class with Scotty11:00 am - 11:30 am
Join Scotty for some stretching, and deep breathing concentrating on shoulder and mental health every Friday from 11-11:30 am. Zoom details: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85340956612
Join Scotty for some stretching, and deep breathing concentrating on shoulder and mental health every Friday from 11-11:30 am.
Zoom details: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/85340956612
(Friday) 11:00 am - 11:30 am
Scott Jamessjames@sci-bc.ca | 250-308-1997
01dec7:30 pm8:30 pmOnline Games Night!7:30 pm - 8:30 pm
ZOOM connection info is below Make staying inside fun! Hang out with SCI BC peer Nicole for a night of games! Choose an old favourite, or venture into the unknown and
ZOOM connection info is below
Make staying inside fun! Hang out with SCI BC peer Nicole for a night of games! Choose an old favourite, or venture into the unknown and learn a new one. Join in, connect, play and have a great time! You’ll need to register for a free account from Board Game Arena https://www.boardgamearena.com/ beforehand to be ready to play.
How to Connect to Zoom:
If you have any questions please contact our InfoLine at 1-800-689-2477 or info@sci-bc.ca.
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(Friday) 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm
The Women Only Coffee Group meets the first Monday of every month from 2 – 4 pm. Get to know other like-minded ladies from the SCI community and talk about
The Women Only Coffee Group meets the first Monday of every month from 2 – 4 pm. Get to know other like-minded ladies from the SCI community and talk about what matters most. We hope to see you there!
Please RSVP to Scott Heron at sheron@sci-bc.ca so he knows how many seats to reserve at the restaurant.
(Monday) 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
LURE Restaurant and Bar
100 Harbour Rd, Victoria, BC
Scott Heronsheron@sci-bc.ca | 250-812-0773
04dec3:30 pm4:30 pmPartner Event: Get Wild Online Dance Class3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Get Wild is a seated based exercise class run by Utah-based instructor Sutter. We dance for an hour building up intensity and speed of movements for a great cardiovascular
Get Wild is a seated based exercise class run by Utah-based instructor Sutter. We dance for an hour building up intensity and speed of movements for a great cardiovascular workout. We modify all movements for each individual to challenge balance, strength and endurance in a way that protects the shoulder joint. Come join us!
How to Connect to Zoom:
If you have any questions please contact our InfoLine at 1-800-689-2477 or info@sci-bc.ca.
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(Monday) 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
04dec6:00 pm7:00 pmBook Club with Lisa6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Zoom connection info is below. If you’ve ever wanted to learn more about the books you’re reading, join SCI BC peer Lisa Hislop and the book club readers as we work
Zoom connection info is below.
If you’ve ever wanted to learn more about the books you’re reading, join SCI BC peer Lisa Hislop and the book club readers as we work our way through books we’ve always wanted to read (the books are available as audiobooks, digital and hard copy versions). Each week, we read about an hour of the book (or three chapters), then meet to discuss it. We go over what happened and dip our toes into literary analysis, discussing the plot, themes, characters, the author, the time period, and other influences. It usually takes us between 8 and 20 weeks to read the longer texts and 2 to 4 weeks for shorter stories and plays. Once we’re nearing the end of a book, we submit books we’d like to try and choose the group favourite for our next read. Feel free to pop in and check us out!
The group is reading The Day of the Triffids by John Wyndham.
In 1951 John Wyndham published his novel The Day of the Triffids to moderate acclaim. Fifty-two years later, this horrifying story is a science fiction classic, touted by The Times (London) as having “all the reality of a vividly realized nightmare.”
Bill Masen, bandages over his wounded eyes, misses the most spectacular meteorite shower England has ever seen. Removing his bandages the next morning, he finds masses of sightless people wandering the city. He soon meets Josella, another lucky person who has retained her sight, and together they leave the city, aware that the safe, familiar world they knew a mere twenty-four hours before is gone forever.
But to survive in this post-apocalyptic world, one must survive the Triffids, strange plants that years before began appearing all over the world. The Triffids can grow to over seven feet tall, pull their roots from the ground to walk, and kill a man with one quick lash of their poisonous stingers. With society in shambles, they are now poised to prey on humankind. Wyndham chillingly anticipates bio-warfare and mass destruction, fifty years before their realization, in this prescient account of Cold War paranoia.
How to Connect to Zoom:
– From your browser: https://zoom.us/j/91890201610
– 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: 918 9020 1610
– Dial-in on a landline (telephone): call +1 778 907 2071 Canada (the local number for BC), and enter the Meeting ID when prompted: 918 9020 1610
– 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.
Have ideas for other ReachOut! Online sessions? Contact Teri at tthorson@sci-bc.ca to share your feedback.
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(Monday) 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm