New scholarship aids student who promotes positive inclusion of those with special needs

A new scholarship has been launched to acknowledge a student who has demonstrated a commitment to promoting the positive inclusion of those with special needs at home, at school, or in the community. Read more...

Enbridge Inc - Canada 150 Grant

Dale Lynn Plotnikow presents a cheque to Cindy Mohr, Executive Director for the Fort St John Association for Community Living on behalf of Enbridge Inc. The donation from Enbridge Inc was a result of their Canada 150 Grant Competition which provided the opportunity for employees of Enbridge Inc, across Canada, to submit an application explaining how they fuel people's quality of life with their local charitable organizations, for a chance to win a $1,500.00 grant for those organizations. Dale Lynn Plotnikow, Management of Change Advisor, Process Safety and Engineering for Enbridge Inc entered as she is also a volunteer Director for the Fort St John Association for Community Living. Dale was successful in winning 1 of 10 grants that were awarded across the country.

Adults with autism finding way into workplace

Adult children with autism, their parents and governments are working to get more people with developmental disabilities into the workplace. Read More...

Expert questioned on risk of closing N.S. facilities for people with disabilities

A Nova Scotia government lawyer pressed an expert witness Wednesday over the risks of shifting people with intellectual disabilities out of institutional settings into the community, as a human rights inquiry entered its third day.

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