What’s Happening at REALM
As we prepare to end the year. There are two COVID benefits we want to highlight.
First is the BC Recovery Benefit, a one-time, tax-free payment of up to $1,000 for eligible families and single parents and up to $500 for eligible individuals. You have until June 30, 2021 to apply.
Please visit the link to learn more and apply https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/economic-recovery/recovery-benefit
Second is the Government of Canada Disability Tax Credit for persons with disabilities to receive a COVID-19 one-time payment. The deadline for to apply for this benefit is December 31st 2020.
Please visit the link to learn more and apply https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/news/2020/10/government-of-canada-extends-deadline-to-apply-for-the-disability-tax-credit-to-receive-the-covid-19-one-time-payment-for-persons-with-disabilities.html
Please visit the link to learn more and apply https://www.canada.ca/en/employment-social-development/news/2020/10/government-of-canada-extends-deadline-to-apply-for-the-disability-tax-credit-to-receive-the-covid-19-one-time-payment-for-persons-with-disabilities.html
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.
Are you interested in a 2021 Calendar?
REALM will be limiting services this week due to the poor air quality. Your DSP will be in contact asap with more details.
Please go to the following to read about Covid 19 and the air quality:
https://www.healthlinkbc.ca/health-feature/wildfires
Please go to the following to read about the air quality in our area:
http://www.env.gov.bc.ca/epd/bcairquality/data/aqhi-table.html
This year several the REALM Rovers and even some new members took part in the Canadian Cancer Society RELAY at HOME event. People walked in their homes, their neighbourhoods, and/or at the College of the Rockies Track Field. Everyone who signed up appreciated the opportunity to enjoy the walk, the beautiful day, and contribute to a fight they believe in, with more than 128,000 other Canadians. Everyone on the team is missing the opportunity to participate and travel to Saskatoon this year, they are all looking forward to the future and joining teams hopefully next year whether be in Saskatoon, or Las Vegas or another community. Everyone enjoyed having their photo taken with the Relay Banton.
Saturday March 28th/2020
Come to practice with your friends and have a Chili dog lunch. Funds raised will help support the Weekenders Penticton Excursion to ‘Elvis Elvis Elvis” festival.
Chili dogs will be on sale 2 for $6 with a drink.
The Wise Women Group @ REALM is hosting a Celebration to recognize: “ International Day of The Women” March 5th/2020
Please join the group to celebrate the past year and accomplishments of Realm women.
We will be at the Heritage Inn from 5:30-8:30 pm, enjoying dinner and each other’s company.
There will be a selection choice of three main dishes, with coffee or tea for $20/person.
There will be great food, friends and guest speakers to help in the celebrations.
As well we will see who has been selected this year’s Women of The year!
Seats are limited to so please RSVP asap to Theresa at Realm 250-426-3393
Love Cake? Love Contests? Love Team Work? Well we are loving telling you about an upcoming event- Realm will be hosting a Nailed it Cake Competition in May. More information to be Announced-but if you love to Bake keep your ears to the ground for more info!!!
If you just love to eat cake, that will be an option as well. Bake Cake or Eat Cake stay tuned !!!!!! More information will be announced soon.
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
We had a wonderful night with all the people who attended the Friends of Realm and Realm Texas hol’dem on Saturday, we gave away great door prizes, had a great pulled pork dinner and silent auction!
Realm’s Blast into good health
Featuring guest speakers with starry night dinner and dance to follow
Friday February 21, 2020 at the Heritage Inn Health conference from 12:30pm-5:00pm Dinner and dance from 6:00pm-10:00pm
Tickets are $40 for full event Or $30 for dinner and dance only
RSVP by February 14, 2020 by signing up at Realm or by phone at 250-426-3393
On January 9, 2020, a few members from the volunteer heritage work crew of Realm had the privilege to go to Fort Steele to take part in a photoshoot for a Fort Steele advertisement. The group members went on a sleigh ride as the photographer took photos of their enjoyable ride.
Dec 10th, 2019
The people in charge of the light tour decided that we will have a light tour scavenger hunt based on Christmas songs. All of us who joined the light tour were split up into teams.
On Thursday, December 5, 2019 in the evening at REALM, Melanie Caron and Jonathan Righton hosted a Christmas photo shoot. For this holiday season, the thought of looking for unique ideas in a budget friendly manner for a gift for their friends and family.
REALM will be going to the following game dates:
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.
For our Future Fashion Magazine
If you are a fashion-forward person, have a skill in photography, writing, modelling or promotions
Norman 
What do you enjoy the most about the summer?
I really enjoy that there is no snow and I can enjoy my walks
I enjoy walking around Idlewild Park but have not gone fishing there yet
I also enjoy visiting Elizabeth Lake and watching the geese
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.
Wow, another 2 years the paper included our story form 2017 In complete gratitude for the wonderful team that calls itself REALM for making our Community Picnic a success as well as Amanda Kama and Sam for pulling it together… Big Shout Out to all of the people who came out and joined us today. We are incredibly grateful for your support of REALM and celebrating unity in the community with us.
We are trying something new this year! All packages have changed!
Take a look at what would interest you the most, check off the package you
want and return the slip to REALM. We will hand out calendars On
June 26th.
We are asking people to pay in full or month by month,
June 26th will be the Summer Kick-Off BBQ at Wasa Lake. We will be out
there all day. Meet at REALM at 10:00 am and we will transport you out there.
Let us know ahead of time if you need to be back to town at a
certain time and we can arrange for you to get to town.
$10 for BBQ
August 28th we are having a Wrap-Up day at Calaway Park. This is an
additional cost on top of your package. Keep in mind this will be an all-day trip.
$50 for Calaway Park
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.
If you thought Food, Fun and Fashion- You are right!!!
Get it all at our “Bras on Dudes and Boxers on Babes” event
Cranbrook Eagles Hall, May 8th@430pm.
Tickets $15 in advance until April 30th or $20 at the door.
**come join the fun and help raise funds for Relay For Life and the Realm Rovers Travelling Team. For more information call 250-426 3393 and ask for more information.
Realm Mothers Day Raffle
Kootenay Friends of REALM FIRST ANNUAL FUN GOLF TOURNAMENT
When: June 9, 2019– Shot Gun Start – 12:00 PM
Where: Mission Hills Golf Course
Click here to watch the best of the 2019 Realm Idol
In anticipation of our picnic on July the 18 2019 We have a few clips from 2015 & 2018 Realm Community Picnics
The 2019 ‘Bras on Dudes and Boxers on Babes’ event is just around the corner!
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.
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