September 15 - Mission Association for Community Living started Community Living Month early with their day-long Celebration of Community and their annual Illuminaria festival. Click here to read the press release about this event.
September 20 - The Mission Record ran an article about Illuminaria. Click here to read the article.
September 27 - Click here to download BCACL's press release launching Community Living Month.
October 1 - BCACL and the Provincial Government of BC proclaimed October as Community Living Month. Click here to download the proclamation.
October 1 - The Mayor of Prince George proclaimed October as Community Living Month in the city. Click here to view the official proclamation.
October 15 - Click here to read BCACL's Media Advisory related to MLAs celebrating inclusive workplaces during Community Living Month.
October 24 - An article from the Terrace Standard on the "i believe" pins that were worn by MLAs as they celebrated Community Living Month in the Legislature.
October 16 - Minister Christensen recognized Community Living Month in the Legislature. Click here for the Hansard from the day's discussion in the Legislature. The document was extracted from the official Hansard report from the Legislature for that day.
Through the month of October - Community Living Victoria placed a series of ads in the Victoria Times Colonist profiling employers and people with developmental disabilities who are working throughout Greater Victoria. Click on the following links to view the ads:
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