Are you a new immigrant looking for:Canadian volunteer work experience?Online access to community and library resources?Better communication skills?More confidence?New friends and connections to community?A better understanding of your community? The Library Champions Project offers all of these things and much more! To be a Library Champion, you must:Want to volunteerLove libraries and helping other peopleBe…
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Literacy Now is honoured to have Harman Pandher’s illustrated children’s book, Gurpreet Goes to Gurdwara: Understanding the Sikh Place of Worship at the Burnaby Neighbourhood House! Harman, himself a former member of the board of directors of BNH, came back as a visiting author to do 3 live virtual readings made possible through the Raise a Reader initiative. The local…
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Low literacy is an important issue in Canada and is deeply rooted in early childhood. The Canadian Pediatric Society states that “promoting literacy is a key part of practicing preventive medicine”, hence emphasizing how low literacy can influence health outcomes both directly and indirectly. Primary care providers are ideally situated to promote childhood literacy due…
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Cameray Child and Family Services offers groups for parents with children 0-6 years old. Parents interested in registering for groups can send an email to pspgroupsignup@cameray.ca.
Data Privacy Day is a global effort — taking place annually on January 28th — that generates awareness about the importance of privacy, highlights easy ways to protect personal information and reminds organizations that privacy is good for business. Data Privacy Day began in the United States and Canada in January 2008 as an extension of…
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A free 2½ week part-time online study PLUS certification training. Cohort 3 begins: Feb 5, 2021 The world is transitioning to digital economy. Are you equipped? Do you have the knowledge to get online and stay connected? This is your opportunity to acquire digital skills on your own with the support of a facilitator and…
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The Province of British Columbia has proclaimed Family Literacy Week (January 24-31, 2021) in British Columbia. Family Literacy Week is an annual BC campaign that recognizes the importance of family literacy. This year’s Family Literacy Week theme is “Let’s Be Active.” Active play is any physical activity that includes moderate to vigorous burst of high…
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Join us for the first Story Time From Space Live reading from the International Space Station!Read along with astronaut Shannon Walker as we follow the extreme adventures of Willow the Water Bear. Chat with amazing people during the live stream:Author: Houston KiddTardigrade scientist: Dr. Thomas BoothbyAstrophysicist: Dr. Jeffrey BennettAstronauts: Dr. Bjarni Tryggvason & Dr. Alvin Drew Date: 26 Jan 2021Time:…
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Family Literacy Week Photo Contest The Family Literacy Week Photo Contest will be held throughout Family Literacy Week, January 24 – January 31, 2021. Enter to win! There will be two random draws – one for an individual prize and one for a class prize. Rules & Regulations
Are you interested in research on self-care and mental health?Are you looking for some social connection with others?You got it! Self-Care is an online English Language Group whose topics involve many interesting elements that contribute to mental health, like laughter, nature, exercise, and more! Let’s learn some super useful health information, improve our English, and…
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