Events CCDSThe Canadian Centre on Disability Studies (CCDS) has a mandate dedicated to research, education, and information dissemination on disability issues.CCDS is guided by the philosophies of independent living and community living. The philosophy emphasizes human rights, self-determination, interdependence, equality, a cross-disability focus, and full and valued participation of all citizens in the community. While CCDS is a university affiliated centre we are also committed to fostering a spirit of collaboration among the disability community, government and academia.Follow the links below to learn more CCDS.
A Word About LanguagePeople First is an organization that was formed because some of the people in our communities felt that they were not considered as people first. They felt that they were talked about, talked to, thought about, and treated according to the disabilities that others labelled them with.The founders of People First did not think this was fair. Over the years people have been called mentally handicapped, developmentally disabled, cognitively challenged, intellectually disabled, and many other labels.In order to avoid hurting peoples' feelings and to avoid using labels when we talk about the many different members of People First, we will use the term people who have been labelled.
Welcome to Knowles Centre. We are a non-profit treatment centre for children and adolescents with emotional and behavioral difficulties.Knowles Centre began as an orphanage for boys in 1907. Today, Knowles Centre provides group care treatment, day treatment, sexual abuse treatment, treatment foster care, and independent living programs to both boys and girls and their families from Manitoba and Northwestern Ontario.
IUEC Local Union InformationInternational Union of Elevator ConstructorsL1 Golden 1's retirees annual picnic on Staten IslandL1 Joe Pepe s Camaro on display at the Local 1 car show.L2 Blake Crane at Local 2 annual picnicL4 President Nugent awarding 25 year pin to Sean FoleyL4 President Nugent awarding retirement clock to retiree Walter Stock.L4 President Todd Nugent awarding 25 year pins to Steve D Agostino & Bob Gould and a 30 year pin to Arnold Thomas Jr.L4 Retiree Dave Bernard s grandson Peter with the worlds biggest fish!L6 golfers working their way through the food line for the delicious steaks.L6 The Gielarowski s pencil whipping the competition.L6 Ed Wright with a very nice 47 inch Muskie.L7 at NEIEP Welding Trailer for farewell cook-out.L7 Dave Kroedel, Chris McCorkle, Don Blair & Bradon Jessee on Otis modernization job.L7 Retiree Rick Turowski Sr. & elevator buddies at a party for Rick at his Kent Island house.L7 Tom Metzger, Terry Jones, Al Spears & George Boecker attend fundraiser for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
Welcome to L'Avenir Cooperative L'Avenir Cooperative is a Winnipeg-based organization that provides the supports which enable people labelled with intellectual and/or physical disabilities to live with dignity, fulfillment, and security in their communities.
Meet FrankieIt wasn't uncommon for 5 year old Frankie Rumore to have an ear infection. He'd had them before, so when the usual symptoms presented themselves in June of 2013, his parents Nadia and Joe took him to the pediatrician and expected a speedy recovery. However, as the days passed with a continued fever, lethargy and headaches, it became clear that...
AboutUsPursuant to an agreement (the ?Subsidiary Agreement?) entered into on April 1, 1983 between Canad,a Manitoba and Awasis Agency of Northern Manitob,a the Agency was mandated the legal responsibility to provide child and family services to treaty and non-treaty members residing on 25 First Nations, however, with the decentralization of the Awasis Agency, the Agency provides child and family services to 12 First Nations communities.In 2000, a Memorandum of Understanding was signed between the Province of Manitoba and Manitoba Keewatinowi Okimakanak. The signing of the MOU meant that the Awasis Agency could expand its authority and provide services to off reserve members. These services commenced in 2005.
Law Society Of Manitoba are ready to help you with your legal needs today. They can serve your needs as legal counselors, solicitors, attorneys and even more and can manage your legal concerns on marital affairs. Law Society Of Manitoba has the competences to advise you with your immigration queries. Their office has the ability to administer your legal corporate obligations. They can help in setting up wills and trusts and naming suitable executors and can assist you with preparing purchase and lease agreements and performing title searches. They nominate a skill in employment law.
General Membership Meetings are held every second Wednesday of each month(except July & August) at 7 P.M. at the above addressHomeWelcome to the web site for Local 4209 of Unifor Canada.We service over 1400 members in the Transportation, Hospitality and Service sectors.
Fair TradeOur Vision and MissionManitobans assemble at the Millennium Library in Winnipeg to kick-off the Fair Trade One-Month Challenge, where participants choose to consume only fair trade brands of coffee, tea and chocolate for 30 days. Photo: Dustin LeaderVision: Manitobans - Working Together as Global Citizens.Mission:The Manitoba Council for International Cooperation (MCIC) is a coalition of organizations involved in international development who are committed to:Respect, empowerment and self-determination for all peoplesDevelopment that protects the world's environmentGlobal understanding, cooperation and social justice.MCIC's mission as a coordinating structure is to promote public awareness of international issues, to foster member interaction, and to administer funds for international development.Connecting Manitobans to Global IssuesMCIC works with Manitobans who are concerned about building a better world. We believe that successful international development work goes hand-in-hand with efforts to build understanding of international issues within Manitoba.