Welcome to the October 2025 issue of White Cane Magazine – Celebrating World Sight Day and Advancing Health Across Canada! Check out this exciting issue of White Cane Magazine to: And much more! This issue is available in accessible Word and PDF formats.Enjoy the read!

From the President’s Desk While we cherish the beginning of the autumn season, we welcome October, a monumental month for the Council and its members. On October 9th, we celebrate World Sight Day with our vision partners, with a gala event in Toronto and you can find more details on this event below in this […]

World Sight Day 2025Right to SightAct now, Act Together Together we will accelerate prevention, support mental health, and strengthen accessibility in vision health. North York Central Library — Concourse Event Space5120 Yonge StreetToronto, ON M2N 5N9 Thursday, October 9, 20251:00–5:00 p.m. (EDT)Eastern Daylight Time. We invite you to join us for the World Sight Day Conference, […]

From the President’s Desk I would like to begin by wishing everyone the best for the upcoming fall season, and hope your summer was adventurous and safe. I would be remiss if I did not mention on behalf of all at CCB; that we hope all of our members and their families have not been […]

From the President’s Desk Summer is finally here! As the country shifts into summer mode, I hope all members are re-charging their batteries and getting to spend some relaxing time with family and friends over the next couple of months. This is a bonus summer newsletter edition to tie our members over until September, when […]

From the President’s Desk Awakening this morning to brilliant sunshine and warmer temperatures aligns us better with the Month of June. It is understood, although May has been a very busy month, it has been somewhat uncomfortable in Southern Ontario, where Mother Nature has stalled her efforts to welcome Spring into fruition. While many of […]

2025 Vision Health Month ConferenceTogether We Thrive! Celebrate inclusion, innovation, and the people driving progress in vision health Ottawa Conference Centre200 Coventry Rd,Ottawa ON K1K 4S3 Tuesday, May 27, 202510:00 am – 2:00 pm (EDT)Eastern Daylight Time. The 2025 Vision Health Month Conference features a powerful mix of personal stories, expert insights, and national perspectivesall centered around this […]

Welcome to the May 2025 issue of White Cane Magazine – Celebrating Vision Health Month and the return of the Canadian Vision Impaired Curling Championship! Check out this exciting issue of White Cane Magazine to: And much more! This issue is available in accessible Word and PDF formats.Enjoy the read!

Vision Health Month 2025 Gathering Dinner This is the full recording of the Canadian Council of the Blind’s Appreciation Dinner, held in 2025.The evening featured speeches, acknowledgments, and celebrations recognizing outstanding contributionswithin the community. THIS EVENT WAS PROUDLY SPONSORED BY

From the President’s Desk Welcome to Vision Health month! This year is particularly significant, as the National Eye Care Strategy (Bill 284) passed into law in October 2024. The CCB team along with our many vision partners have begun the process of working through the strategy to send a very comprehensive document to Health Canada. […]