Success Stories

Employ-Abilty Participant, Zach poses with his instructors at his graduation

Zach Faces his Fears

July 7, 2015

Facing his fears has not been an easy task for Zach, “but it is part of being human and success depends on it,” he says. In his case, his fears were talking on the phone and writing on the blackboard.

Computer Comfort Participant, Bhajan

“I’m lucky to be alive”

July 7, 2015

In 2007, Bhajan, who worked as a construction worker his whole life, was doing a routine roofing job when the ladder he climbed up slipped from the aluminum gutter it was resting upon, plunging him 20 feet to the ground.

Employ-Ability Participant, Wade

Wade Achieves his Employment Goal

June 30, 2015

At 67, Wade plans to continue working “as long as I am able,” and maintains his passion for “assisting other seniors and persons with disabilities within my community.”

A Thank You From the Kootenay Initiative Program

June 24, 2015

The business group participants wish to thank you for your generous donation of the refurbished computer. It will be used as the counter station for a bar code scanner. The group consists of five participants who want to open their own business, and have been working and training enthusiastically for the past year to make it possible.

Cathy, Employ-Ability Participant

“We laughed and learned together”

May 27, 2015

When I was first diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, I wasn’t sure where to turn. I didn’t know anyone who had MS, or any other kind of autoimmune disorder, for that matter. I started an on-line search to see where I might get assistance in the Ottawa area.

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