Category: Employment
2020 ICE Award Winners
Realm in conjunction with Rotary at work, Community Living British Columbia (CLBC), Kootenay Employment Services and East Kootenay News Online(E-know). For the 2nd year they have once again hosted the Inclusive Community Employment (ICE) awards.
Featured in Kootenay Business – Java Creek Café offers employment to intellectually disabled people through REALM
Many Kootenay businesses are facing difficulty these days due to labour shortages in the area. Unbeknownst to many Kootenay employers, there’s an untapped job force out there that is being underutilized. For some, like the intellectually disabled, they want to work but haven’t been given an opportunity to contribute.
— Photo courtesy Ana Yost
REALM ICE Awards
REALM would like to thank everyone who participated in our first annual ICE (Inclusive Community Employers) Awards. Hosted at the Prestige Rocky Mountain Resort on Thursday, October 10th, 2019. In the pursuit of recognizing and raising awareness of businesses in the community who are leaders by providing meaningful employment to everyone. We invited the community during the month of September to nominate an organization with whom they thought deserved to be honoured. With a total of nineteen local companies nominated, in collaboration with our sponsors, we awarded five businesses with a unique honour recognizing their excellence. The remaining organizations were acknowledged for their leadership.
REALM launches ICE awards; nominations sought
The month of October is recognized as Community Inclusion Month, bringing awareness to inclusion in communities and employment.
Organizations promote this initiative by holding a variety of different events all over Canada recognizing inclusive employers and communities.
Operations Staff Team Appreciation Lunch 2019
On Tuesday, May 28th, REALMS operations staff held their annual appreciation and awards luncheon at Auntie Barb’s Bakery.
We would like to congratulate Raymond Edinger, on being the recipient of this year’s Lucy Memorial Award.
Our congratulations also go out to Lynnetta Beingessner and Sheila Neidig on receiving an honorable mention of the Lucy Memorial Award.
Employment Month for Persons’ with Disabilities
October 2018
To celebrate “ Employment Month for Persons’ with Disabilities “ REALM would like to honor these forward-thinking employers for their support and assistance with job training, work experiences, and paid employment.