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  • Annual General Meeting 2024

    ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING – BCLCILA – Meeting run according to Roberts’ Rules Notice of the Annual General Meeting of the British Columbia Literacy Council of the International Literacy Council (BCLCILA). This notice is sent to all members of the International Literacy Association who reside in British Columbia in advance to the AGM in accordance with…

  • 2023 – Happy New Year Literacy Leaders!

    click for larger picture The promise of a new year is before us. A time for brand new resolutions for 2023 or to jump start resolutions that have been pledged in years gone by and forgotten by the end of January. For the British Columbia Literacy Council, our resolutions each year for many years have…

  • Christmas 2022

    click for larger picture Thanks to all the people who attended the Annual General Meeting of the British Columbia Literacy Council online and in person at the Sylvia Hotel in Vancouver. The new updated bylaws were passed. Thanks to Karen Addie, Garth C. Brooks and Mike Bowden for their work on bringing this to completion.…

  • Fatty Legs and Goodbye Buffalo Bay

    By Christy Jordan-Fenton and Margaret Pokiak-Fenton/Larry Loyie with Constance BrissendenPublished by Annick Press/Theytus BooksISBN #978-1-55451-246-1/978-1-894778-62-6 Fatty Legs and Goodbye Buffalo Bay would make excellent companion novels for an intermediate-level novel study. Both books tell the story of residential schools from a young protagonist’s point of view. In Fatty Legs, we follow Margaret, a spirited, clever…

  • Annual General Meeting, 2022

    British Columbia Literacy Council of the International Literacy Association Wednesday, November 30, 2022 5:00 – 6:00 PMPendrell Room Sylvia Hotel – On English Bay 1154 Gilford Street, Vancouver, BC (Free Parking underground; entrance in back of hotel) Or join Zoom Meeting ca01web.zoom.us/j/62801089106?pwd=M0h1cXUwdUlpbVdCNHVqSG9uRFBIQT09 Meeting ID: 628 0108 9106, Passcode: 697073 Documents for download: AGM 2022 Agenda…

  • Congrats to Dr. Judith Scott for induction into Reading Hall of Fame

    from inquire2empower.ca/2022/08/17/congrats-to-dr-judith-scott-for-induction-into-reading-hall-of-fame: Congrats Dr. Judith Scott aka Judy Scott The British Columbia Literacy Association is proud to announce that Dr. Judith Scott is one of five 2022 inductees into The Reading Hall of Fame. On December 1st, she will join the 136 living members in the RHF and will receive one of the highest honours…

  • Wild About Reading

    The Wild About Vancouver Tidal WAV (pronounced “wave”) Outdoor Festival is set and ready to go next Friday, June 3rd from 9:30 am to 3:00 pm in beautiful Stanley Park at Second Beach / Ceperley Park. See more about it at inquire2empower.ca/2022/05/18/wild-about-reading and inquire2empower.ca/2022/05/29/wild-about-reading-revisited.

  • Creativity Through Cookbooks

    Posted by Carrie Froese on February 26th 2020 Inquire2Empower – Professional Blog of Carrie Froese carriefroese.wordpress.com/2020/01/16/creativity-through-cookbooks/

  • January 2022

    January 2022 Happy 2022 from the Executive Council of The British Columbia Literacy Council of the International Literacy Association click for larger picture Back Row – Kelly Patrick, Larkyn Froese, Carrie Froese, Garth C. Brooks, Kathryn Ransdell Front Row – Karen Addie and Linda Klassen Online – Mike Bowden; Regrets – Chelsea Miller I hope…

  • Executive Committee for 2021-2022

    Past President – Mike Bowden (appointed) President – Carrie Froese Vice-President – Larkyn Froese Secretary – Kathyrn Self Ransdell Treasurer – Linda Klassen Membership Coordinator – Linda Klassen Member-at-Large – Garth Brooks Member-at-Large – Kelly Patrick ILA BC Provincial Coordinator – Dr. Karen Addie see pics and bios Thank you to all members who put…