White Cane Week

Saturdays with Shauna: Pros of Working with a White Cane

Erin, a young blind woman with curly blond hair and light skin is smiling with her eyes closed at the camera. She is standing on a pathway surrounded by green grass, wearing dark pants, a dark top, and a light gray summer jacket. She is holding a long white cane in her right hand and a purse and bag are hanging from her left shoulder. In the background, there is a road with seven parked cars, along with green trees on a hill. The shadows created by the trees and cars are reflected on the road on a sunny summer day.

Editor’s Note: The first full week in February is White Cane Week in Canada, a time to bring awareness to topics about blindness and vision loss. This is the first […]

Student Voices: Kashmere Crystal Bling

Editor’s Note: The first full week in February is White Cane Week in Canada, an opportunity to share in the abilities of blind and DeafBlind people from across the country. […]

My Reflection of Navigating the COVID-19 Pandemic

Editor’s Note: The first full week of February is known as White Cane Week (WCW) in Canada. Since 1946, this important week has raised the public’s awareness of the abilities […]

Camp Bowen’s Fundraiser at Doc Morgan’s

On Saturday, we had our White Cane Week themed fundraiser at Doc Morgan’s on Bowen Island. Members of the community came out to join us for an evening of live […]

A Visit to Bowen Island Community School

Last Thursday, our own Alex, Jessica and Jocelyn went to Bowen Island Community School to talk to kids about blindness. This White Cane Week themed event was originally supposed to […]