The Canadian Council of the Blind PresentsIts May 2024 Vision Health Month ConferenceThe Role of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Vision Health Attend Live or VirtuallyTuesday, May 21, 202410:00 am – 1:00 pm (EDT)Eastern Daylight Time. The Great Hall, Christ Church Cathedral414 Sparks Street, Ottawa, ON K1R 0B2 A continental breakfast will be served from 9:15 […]

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 […]

Three draws have now been completed at the 50th Western Blind Curling Championship being hosted at the Granite Curling Club in Edmonton, Alberta. The competition has been great and we have been treated to some outstanding curling. The action continues with two more draws on March 22nd. The playoffs and final are on March 23rd.  […]

Canadian Council of the Blind is pleased to report that the 2025 Canadian Vision Impaired Curling Championship (CVICC) is now in the planning stages, with the goal of once again hosting the popular event at the historic Ottawa Curling Club. As in the past, this event will take place during our annual White Cane Week, […]

CCB is proud to be lead sponsor at this year’s Western Blind Curling Championships. From March 20 to 23, 2024 the Western Blind Curling Association (WBCA) will welcome the elite of Blind Curling to the Granite Curling Club in Edmonton for a very special event. This year the event, which first took place in Calmar, […]

CCB is seeking your support to AMI’s request to the CRTC AMI recently submitted a request to the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission to raise the monthly wholesale rate that broadcasting distribution undertakings (“BDUs”) must pay for distributing AMI-tv (0.01$/month) and AMI-télé (0.02$/month) to subscribers. AMI are seeking letters of support for this submission from […]

On behalf of the Canadian Council of the Blind and Fighting Blindness Canada, thank you for attending the 2024 White Cane Week Conference. If you were unable to join us, or you would like to share the recordings with family and friends, you can access them from the following: PRESENTING SPONSORS

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 […]

Welcome to CCB’s Winter/Spring 2024 issue of White Cane Magazine and Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) Awareness Month.Check out this issue to: It’s a Great Issue Accessible in Word and PDF Formats. Enjoy the Read!

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 […]