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May is Child Care Month!
At BACI, we understand why Early Childhood Education matters. This month, we celebrate the Early Childhood Educators at BACI and around the province, and the great work they do all year to help “lift children and families up.” Please click on the “May is Child Care Month!” header to watch the videos embedded in this [...]
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Thank You to our Volunteers!
It’s Volunteer Week, starting April 22, and we’d like to thank all of the wonderful people who help BACI build a more inclusive and vibrant community. Your participation is greatly appreciated — and essential to our success!
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Summer SOULstice Event
Celebrate the start of summer with stories & drumming from the Sahara Desert. Join us Friday, June 21, from 7:00 -11:00 pm, as best-selling author Steve Donohue inspires us with his desert adventures. Also enjoy live music ~ tasty tapas ~ great silent auction & raffle prizes ~ desserts & cash bar. Held at SFU Diamond Alumni [...]
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Big Picture Award honours Spectrum Society for sector leadership
VANCOUVER – For their leadership within their own organization and the sector, Spectrum Society for Community Living co-directors Susan Stanfield, Aaron Johannes-Rosenberg and Ernie Baatz are being recognized with this year’s Big Picture Award.
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BACI installs electric vehicle charger for community use
The Burnaby Association for Community Inclusion (BACI) community is excited about the contribution it’s now making towards sustainable transportation in Burnaby.
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Family reunites after 50 years
As Danny Vollans pushed open the door to a Burnaby hotel lobby in early March he was feeling nervous and emotional. He was about to have an experience most people never will — a meeting with two siblings after 54 years apart.
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Still Creek renos ‘wonderful markers’ of BACI’s future direction
While there will be pleasing cosmetic aspects to the Still Creek Centre renovations, they also represent the Burnaby Association for Community Inclusion’s (BACI) vision to create an accessible, “welcoming hub” in Burnaby.
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Make business case for disability employment
VANCOUVER – Mark Wafer, who owns seven Tim Hortons’ franchises, has a 30 per cent lower turnover rate than other Tim Hortons. It’s not because Mark’s a better operator. It’s because Mark hires people who have disabilities.
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Mom, artistic director learns inclusion requires courage
While vacationing on a beach in Tofino, Susanna Uchatius watched as a group of children approached her little girl who has a developmental disability and asked her a question.