People who use wheelchairs can now take a dip in Last Mountain Lake at Regina Beach much more easily thanks to a group of residents who got together to raise money for equipment that makes the beach accessible. The beach now has an access mat and “waterwheels,” a special buoyant wheelchair designed to be used in the…
Since March we at Pride at Work Canada have opened our online member programming to anyone who wants to tune in. We’ve been constantly monitoring current events and working in partnership with other queer and trans organizations to provide the best possible support to the most vunerable members of our communities. We know that there is a lack of diversity data for…
Word of the Month: Listening. Listening is the ability to accurately receive and interpret messages in the communication process. It requires patience, empathy, and commitment. Corporate Corner Our Corporate Member – Procurement Assistance Canada with The Accessible Procurement Resource Centre – is inviting you to participate in a questionnaire relating to Canadian businesses owned…
August 25, 2021 IN OUR MARCH EDITION we published the profiles of twenty five incredible women who had been peer nominated and then selected by our judging committee to be recognized as the Top Women in Defence in 2021. In previous years it had become a tradition for us to host a large award reception…
Devin Percey CBC First Person, May 30, 2021 “You’re a very big guy and awkward with the way you move. You have this large presence that is off-putting. If I had an opening and you were the applicant, I wouldn’t hire you.” Those are the words that I heard at the age of 20 during…
Every time we navigate change, we are in a place of vulnerability. Every time we embark on something new, we are in a place of vulnerability. The pandemic has been a constant state of change and of new. We have been in an ongoing state of vulnerability. This fall with the return to classrooms, to…