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You’re Invited: Vision Impaired Cyber Branch Lions Club
District A16 Lions is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. The Lions Club has started a brand new Vision Impaired Lions Cyber Branch Club. On February 23rd they held their first Organizational meeting. They are looking for people who are blind and… Continue Reading “You’re Invited: Vision Impaired Cyber Branch Lions Club”
Congratulations BC Blind Curlers, Results of the Western Blind Curling Championship 2023
Report from Norman Lyons , President, Manitoba Blind Sports Association, and Chair, 2023 Western Blind Curling Championships Home from a wonderful 2023 Western Blind Curling Championships. The Teams from Prince George, Campbell River, Vancouver And Edmonton are home or are still in Transit. My… Continue Reading “Congratulations BC Blind Curlers, Results of the Western Blind Curling Championship 2023”
Apple Responds to Report on Thieves Stealing iPhone Passwords to ‘Steal Your Entire Digital Life’, The Epoch Times
Find the original article here and the text below: https://www.theepochtimes.com/apple-responds-to-report-on-thieves-stealing-iphone-passwords-to-steal-your-entire-digital-life_5081760.html?utm_source=newsnoe&src_src=newsnoe&utm_campaign=breaking-2023-02-25-2&src_cmp=breaking-2023-02-25-2&utm_medium=email&est=t7bY0HLqcKewCQaKhusJ3GQOVPEW5%2BKsgWoINhkveIGCul7QIIg%2Fzc8dtt6O5PJd Apple Responds to Report on Thieves Stealing iPhone Passwords to ‘Steal Your Entire Digital Life’ Jack Phillips 4–5 minutes ——————————————————————————– Tech giant and iPhone maker Apple Inc. responded to a report published Friday… Continue Reading “Apple Responds to Report on Thieves Stealing iPhone Passwords to ‘Steal Your Entire Digital Life’, The Epoch Times”
New Sound Requirements for Hybrid and Electric Vehicles
Recognizing the dangers that quiet hybrid and electric vehicles (HEVs) pose for vulnerable road users, the Government of Canada has created the Canada Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (CMVSS) 141. This standard requires HEV manufacturers to equip vehicles with an Acoustic Vehicle Alerting System (AVAS), which creates… Continue Reading “New Sound Requirements for Hybrid and Electric Vehicles”
floating bus stop survey, next division call in and request for division newsletter submissions
To Members and Friends of the CCB BC-Yukon Division, Hello, some important information for your consideration. First, during a recent meeting of TransLink’s Access Transit Users Advisory Committee, opinions were sought by Brian Patterson, Consultant with Urban Systems and his team who… Continue Reading “floating bus stop survey, next division call in and request for division newsletter submissions”
WBU calls for increased access to braille on World Braille Day, January 4, 2023
Each year on January 4, the global blindness community comes together to celebrate Louis Braille, the inventor of the braille writing system, along with the system he invented, which would eventually go on to change the lives of blind people throughout the world. This… Continue Reading “WBU calls for increased access to braille on World Braille Day, January 4, 2023”
Calling all Knitters/Crocheters and Would be Knitters/Crocheters:
To CCB BC-Yukon Division Members and Friends, Calling all Knitters/Crocheters and Would be Knitters/Crocheters: A New Chapter Opportunity! Come and join the newest CCB Chapter, The Blind Knitters/Crocheters: all abilities are welcome… whether you’ve never knit or crocheted before and you want to… Continue Reading “Calling all Knitters/Crocheters and Would be Knitters/Crocheters:”
IMMEDIATE ACTION REQUIRED: Roche Pharmaceutical’s Faricimab being considered for funding under BC Pharmacare for the treatment of Age-Related Macular Degeneration and Diabetic Macular Edema
Good afternoon, Our apologies for the last minute distribution of this urgent and time sensitive call to action. Recent updates to our computers to the Windows11 operating system presented a number of unexpected challenges which took time for us to successfully overcome.… Continue Reading “IMMEDIATE ACTION REQUIRED: Roche Pharmaceutical’s Faricimab being considered for funding under BC Pharmacare for the treatment of Age-Related Macular Degeneration and Diabetic Macular Edema”
100 Mile House Free Press Article WCC Student Honorarium, June 20, 2022
From left: Sharon Dye and Lori Fry, of the 100 Mile House District Blind and Visually Impaired White Cane Club, present Kylie Paddison, accompanied by her mother Karen, with a post-secondary honorarium. (Patrick Davies photo – 100 Mile Free Press) Legally blind student awarded… Continue Reading “100 Mile House Free Press Article WCC Student Honorarium, June 20, 2022”