New Member Appointed to the Board of Directors at the Neil Squire Society
BURNABY, BRITISH COLUMBIA–(Marketwire – October 13, 2009) – The Neil Squire Society has elected Drew Collier to its Board of Directors.
Gary Birch to Receive Global Citizenship Award from UBC Alumni Association
BURNABY, BRITISH COLUMBIA–(Marketwire – Nov. 2, 2009) – On Tuesday, November 10th, Gary Birch, Executive Director of the Neil Squire Society, will be honoured with a Global Citizenship Award at the 15th Annual UBC Alumni Achievement Awards.
Joey Finds Inspiration and Motivation in Penticton
Joey, an energetic young Aboriginal man, was looking for a place that would allow him to focus his energy and provide a supportive environment that would be respectful of his learning difficulties and his brain injury. He found it at the Neil Squire Society’s Employ-Ability program in Penticton, BC.
Making the Web a More Accessible Place
Neil Squire Society employee Ryan Thomas contacted the Products and Services Department of the HRSDC site, asking for the right to rebuild their site in a Neil Squire Society web space so that our visually impaired clients could make use of it. His intention was to build an accessibility bridge that exceeded basic W3C standards. What came of the process was something that no one expected.
Judy Navigates Her Way to Success
Judy, of the Penticton Indian Band, recently graduated from the very successful Community Navigators Peer Program in the Okanagan.