It often takes years to begin to come to terms with the unexpected diagnosis of a long term disease. Eight years ago David Price never…
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Ten years ago Johnny Borgen was driving home from a vacation in the Cariboo with a friend. While on the freeway another motorist fell asleep…
The BC Disability Games is a celebration of potential. There is the potential for new athletes to excel in a setting larger than their local…
A recent winner of the Leisure and Recreation Award at the Municipal’s Second Annual Accessibility Awards, the North Fraser Therapeutic Riding Association works with people…
5 pin bowling is a sport unique to Canada. In a recently aired two hour special entitled “The Greatest Canadian Invention” CBC revealed the results…
Lupus is “the disease with 1,000 faces”. Symptoms vary widely from person to person with this chronic and inflammatory autoimmune disease. The body’s immune system,…
Shelley Decoste has been involved with swimming for over twenty years. Shelley, who has Cerebral Palsy, grew up in Fort St. John and was introduced…
Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows are hosting the B.C. Disability Games in the summer of 2009. The Abilities column will spotlight an athlete and sport…
Chronic pain affects every aspect of life: work, social, recreational, financial, and familial. Chronic pain affects sleep patterns, concentration, memory, and energy, among other things.…
In 1992 Peter Brockbank had an accident at work which left him an incomplete paraplegic. He will be forever thankful for the support and help…