Written by: Lesley Thorsell, Community Connector, inclusion Powell River Society Seeing the Valentine’s Day wagon with paper hearts hanging off of it reminded me of when my family had moved to Powell River back in the 1970’s. My mum wanted …
The Positive Postcard Project
Contributed by Christine Townley, Community Connector, iPRS Inspired by the 100 in 1 day events, “The Positive Postcard Project” has been running for 5 years. The project is a simple concept with multi-faceted impacts: We set up a table in …
The abOUT Community Collaboration Group
Colin Darge is a gay man with diverse abilities. He is the co-founder of abOUT, a social and support group for LGBTQ+ people labeled with Intellectual Disabilities. Colin lives in Vancouver and spends a lot of his time on the …
Liam’s Story
Liam is an interesting and complex man. He has strong likes and dislikes and is not afraid to use his voice which sometimes lead others to misunderstand his good intentions. Most people don’t know that Liam is a passionate and …
Exploring Interpersonal Skills: Boundaries, Trust & Holding Space
This past April, Building Caring Communities (BCC) hosted its second discussion around a key determinant to resilience: interpersonal skills. (Read our first determinant discussion on positive outlook) Our working definition of interpersonal skills being: The skills and dispositions that help …
Community Connecting: Sometimes it’s as “Simple” as Timing
Daryl is a brilliant visual artist who loves to bowl, works at a pizza shop, volunteers with Quest Food Exchange, and collects pop can tabs to fundraise for Spina Bifida. He also goes swimming at Killarney Community Centre a few …