About 3 months ago the Public Education Committee sat as a whole trying to figure out what we can do to create something unique for the people who attend our programs and open our doors for their friends and family and create a event that is accessible to all. Many ideas were thrown around, including [...]
On Monday February 13th, 2012 a group from the Vic Mahoney Centre teamed up with a group from the Foundations program to travel to Matheson, Ontario, to visit Dream Acres, a Alpaca farm. An Alpaca is a domesticated species that is native to South America and resembles a small Llama in appearance. Alpaca Fiber is [...]
What started out as a normal day for Kevin turned out to be a major event. In December, the Ontario Provincial Police South Porcupine Detachment was finishing their annual drive to supply hockey equipment to a local organization when a member of the press noticed that Kevin was cleaning a car. They leaned over [...]
On Saturday October 1st 2011, the Vic Mahoney Centre was proud to host a meet and greet for the people supported with Community Living Timmins Intégration Communautaire and wrestlers from Max Pro Wrestling. For more information and pictures click Here
I am a new author and I will be posting my stories every month. This my first story. Hope you like it. Read the story Military Brats by NB
New Ontario photo ID is here! More independence for people with a developmental disability Twenty-one Service Ontario centres across Ontario are now offering a new photo card that will provide government-issued identification to more than 1.5 million Ontarians who do not drive. The card, for individuals 16 years of age and over............................... To read the [...]
It has been a busy year for the developmental services sector in Ontario and there is no sign of the momentum slowing down this summer. Developmental Services Ontario, Ontario’s new single window....................... To see the whole document: click here For further information from the ministry please visit their website at : mcss
Recently there was a contest held by the Public Education Committee with the simple question, "Citizenship, what does citizenship mean to you?" After many submissions and debate the Committee came up with three winners: In third place is Kim B. Kim based her theme on Canada as a whole showing now citizenship protects your right [...]
Making Services Easier to Navigate Changes Coming to Special Services at Home I am writing to tell you about some changes that are being made to make it easier for individuals and families to apply for developmental services and supports. I would like to start by reminding you about our developmental services transformation journey. Our [...]
Elections Canada has created a document that is a new way of getting information out to people. With new information and new, accessible ways to vote, we want to make sure that people feel they are informed and aware of voting in the next federal election. click here to view the EBulletin released from Elections [...]
