By Staff Writer – Salmon Arm Observer Published: April 20, 2011 9:00 AM Updated: April 20, 2011 9:01 AM The first four of nine Business Excellence Awards for 2011 were presented Tuesday. They were: Sedo International Foods – 2011 Rookie Business of Excellence Award, for outstanding achievement in the first 18 months of operations. Nominator: […]
Shifts in Community Living bring new opportunities The Sheltered Workshop concept of day programs is coming to an end in B.C. The wave of mainstreaming that started in the school system and supported child care has progressed to the Adult population. Programs where participants spend their days in segregated settings with other mentally challenged people […]
Work program: Shuswap Association for Community Living client Robert Almas feeds cardboard boxes into the box compressor at De Mille’s Farm Market. By Barb Brouwer – Salmon Arm Observer For the first time in his 48 years of life, Robert Almas has a paying job. And it was a completely satisfying experience for the Shuswap Association […]
(Salmon Arm, BC) — (October 1st, 2010) —“ Due to a generous $2500 grant from the Shuswap Community Foundation – the Mary Douhaniuk Memorial Fund and the foundation’s General Fund – we were able to purchase 3 new laptop computers and 2 office chairs,” said Jo-Anne Crawford Executive Director of the Shuswap Association for Community Living. “We […]