CONNECT recently said goodbye and good luck to five-year employee Jill Koppang, Resource Teams Leader, who made the difficult decision to leave CONNECT in early January. Jill made countless contributions…
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By Lissa Miles When Blair moved to CONNECT in Langley seven months ago, he was in a wheelchair and had very little use of his right leg. He had suffered…
Bob Coss and Jim Henderson, who are both fathers of CONNECT residents, have formed a family council, of sorts, to contribute to the improvement and evolution of CONNECT. “CONNECT does…
Deadline: February 5, 2014 You have a passion for people, a curious, open mind and a desire to make a difference in the lives of others. You are a relationship-builder and…
The ideas of interdependence and social capital are spreading, thanks to the work of the Interdependent Network (IN). “The IN is all about building social capital to make lives better,”…
CONNECT welcomes 2014 by celebrating 20(+5) years of Making Lives Better. Why the 20(+5)? CONNECT opened its doors 20 years ago in Langley. Five years ago, a second site in…
By Brian Hall, Occupational Therapist In late September I had the fortune of attending the 10th annual conference of the Brain Injury Association of Canada. The three days consisted of…
By Lissa Miles Forgiving himself for past mistakes empowered CONNECT resident Chris to move on and begin to own his rehab process. Chris was a successful business owner, an avid…
By Lissa Miles Joshua Hanssens and his wife, Samantha, received the Community Builder Award in Langley from You’ve Gotta Have Friends, a grass roots initiative aiming to involve all citizens…
By Lissa Miles Wendy Duke was given an award in the fall for outstanding contributions in the field by the BC Association of Speech and Language Pathologists and Audiologists. “I think…