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Strap on your Snowshoes

Staff at CONNECT Communities Langley are braving the elements for an evening of snowshoeing on March 15.

The team is heading to Mount Seymour for a two-hour leisurely snowshoe tour.

The event runs from 6:30pm – 9pm and group travel will be arranged from the office at 5pm, returning at 10:30pm.

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Welcome Aboard

CONNECT welcomed new employees Josh Hanssens and Sandra Waid, who started in January in Langley and Lake Country, respectively.

In February, Lake Country also welcomed Danielle Dare, Miriam Landry, Rebecca Wipfli, Amee Dolosa, Dayna Bailye, Brandy Hauser, Kelly Vreeswijk and Aaron Culver in February.

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Happy Birthday!

CONNECT celebrates the following 2013 birthdays:

January - Curtis Bouliane, Adele MacNeill, Connie Stover, CJ Fontanoza, Danielle Robertson and Marlise Baranow

February - Bernardita Pasqua, Tricia Schoeler, Dylan Olafsen, Garrett MacMaster, Denise Wood, Daniel Buchanan, Jelissa Golbeck, Diane Buchanan, Kayla Keber, Doreen Wood, Damien Leitner, Cherie Emerick, Glenda Bigueta, Maggy Coulter, Karam Rai and Kyung Joo Son

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15 Years and it Seems Like Just Yesterday

CONNECT Communities would like to thank and congratulate three employees for celebrating 15 years of service and six employees for celebrating five years of service with the company.

In Langley, Amy Allen, Connie Stover, and Rennie Minhas are celebrating 15 years with CONNECT.

Amy, team coordinator, house staff and rehab educator, first started as a care aide and loves the challenge of her job.

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Announcing the Pushor Mitchell Okanagan Conference on Brain Injury

BrainTrust Canada is a progressive community-based not for profit organization providing direct support to individuals and families living with acquired brain injury, as well as injury prevention awareness and education.  For over 20 years, the Association has been hosting an annual conference on brain injury - a leading educational venue for professionals, family caregivers and people living with acquired brain injury. Previously this conference was held in Naramata, BC.  

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Alice Rose Retires

By Patti Flaherty

I had the absolute pleasure recently to acknowledge and honour my dear friend Alice Rose.

Alice is retiring from GF Strong Rehab Centre, VCH after 33 years of dedicated, creative and knowledgeable service.

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Brink of Death

By Emma Wood

It was a perfect day. School went by fast. I didn’t have to go to tutoring because my relatives were visiting, and it was Thursday, which means it was almost Friday!

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Is There Fun After Stroke?

By Wendy Wright

It is difficult to describe the changes that occur in the psyche of a stroke victim and even more difficult to understand the range of emotions this individual is going through while processing a sudden and drastic life course change.

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From Lake Country to Langley and Back Again

Chris Acton, Physical Coach, is returning to CONNECT Lake Country after more than a year working at CONNECT Langley.

"It’s been interesting to experience both sites because while they are both fruits, one is an apple and one is an orange. There are definitely differences, but they share goals and messages."

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CONNECT-ing Through Communications

By Lissa Swihart

How does a nature-loving, vegetarian, world-travelling Albertan writer find herself loving life as a Communication Specialist at CONNECT Communities?

Easy…fate.

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