Hello, Winter: 11 Tips to Navigate the Cold with SCI
Here are a few SCI-friendly reminders for navigating your neighbourhood in sub-zero temperatures, finding local events to keep active, and staying safe.
South Fraser Active Living Group’s Beautiful Getaway to Agur Lake
Earlier this year, a group of friends in the South Fraser Active Living Group read an email that grabbed their interest. “Why not?” they thought.
12 Accessible BC Trails to Wander This Summer
Maybe it’s that low Canadian dollar, or maybe you just prefer to spend your spare time here in beautiful BC. Whatever your reason, here are a dozen accessible BC trails to get you out and about this summer.
Coachella by Wheelchair
Thinking of hitting up a music festival this summer? Music lover and newly-injured SCI BC Surrey-based Peer Mitch Garrett recently travelled to Indio, California to attend the world-famous Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival.
Let There Be Ink
Tattoos often mean more than what you can see on the surface, especially after an SCI. SCI BC’s Digital Communications Coordinator and Peer Gabe Chesman shares what his ink means to him and things to consider when getting a tattoo after an SCI.
Yellowstone by Chair
This summer former Events Lead and SCI BC Peer Jessica Kruger crossed an adventure to Yellowstone National Park off her bucket list. She shares her experience- with tips and tricks on how to make your Yellowstone camping trip wheelchair accessible.
Salt Spring Reflections
When Karen Hodge wanted to escape the bustle of the city with her family, she found a cabin on Salt Spring Island was the perfect place to stop and reflect.
Chaise Roulante: Thanksgiving in Montreal
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 in accessibility between the East and West like never before.
Adventure with SCI: VIA Rail. Everyone is Welcome
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.
Adventure with SCI: Royal Treatment in Mexico
When former photo-journalist and stroke-survivor Dannielle Hayes returned to Mexico on vacation she expected heat and bugs, not to be treated like a queen.
Take a Pass On the Snake Oil but Not These SCI Exercise Guidelines
We live in a golden age of quackery in which we are constantly bombarded by fake news and bogus “science.” So how do we know which guidelines to trust?
Adventure with SCI: (Re)Finding my Sea Legs
When seasoned traveller and stroke-survivor Dannielle Hayes got the opportunity to cruise from BC to California, she jumped at the chance… so to speak.