From the President’s Desk National Volunteer Week is mid-April so let us sincerely thank the many volunteers from coast to coast who assist us in all activities enhancing the many programs the council continues to support. While we prepare to celebrate the rich 80-year history of the CCB, it is without saying that we truly […]
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From the President’s Desk While we turn the calendar to March, let us revisit February White Cane Week events across the country. I wish to thank the B.C./Yukon Division for kicking off WCW with their honouring of the Lions, which included a wonderful presentation of how Helen Keller attended the Lions International Meeting; and the
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From the President’s Desk We all as members are getting prepared to celebrate our annual White Cane Week activities from February 4th through 10th, which is an opportunity for us to show off and demonstrate our abilities. It is also a chance to educate others how, with minor adjustments here and there, we can do almost
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HAPPY NEW YEAR! From the President’s Desk While we officially change over our calendars, it is time to reflect on the past year, and the successes we were able to celebrate in 2023. Thank you to each and every one of you, as we all played a key role in what we were able to
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From the President’s Desk While we turn the calendar to December, it is time to celebrate our achievements as members of the Council. Notice our Visions newsletter is highlighting some member experiences (as told by them). We want to encourage more real life stories from our members, ensuring their contributions are shared with their peers
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From the President’s Desk WOW! What a wonderful month October has been for the Council. I would like to thank everyone for their contributions for making our World Sight Day event such a wonderful success. The Hon. Judy Sgro M.P. brought together so many strategic partners and friends of the vision community to showcase the
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From the President’s Desk It is so gratifying to return to regular activities, both at the Chapter level as well as the National level, which allows our Committee work to resume. There is so much activity going on at the committee level with National advocacy, which truly has never taken a summer vacation! We also
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From the President’s Desk Welcome back everyone across Canada from what certainly was a summer full of interesting challenges with climate in general. I wish everyone well who may have family affected by the fires, floods and tornado conditions. I truly hope all of you were able to enjoy some type of vacation during July and
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The summer is finally here! CCB has just completed our annual AGM, and as the country continues to shift out of the pandemic, I hope all members are re-charging their batteries and getting to spend some relaxing time with family and friends over the summer. This is a bonus summer newsletter edition to tie our
From the President’s Desk On behalf of The Canadian Council of the Blind (CCB) it gives me great honour to be a part of Vision Health Month. I had the pleasure of participating in CCB events focused towards vision health, including an outstanding Vision Health Month Conference and Dinner in Ottawa, where we showcased our
