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Stay Safe and Best Wishes for the Holidays
Memo to: People we Support, Families, Guardians and Skills Society Employees Re: Stay Safe and Best Wishes for the Holidays From: Senior Leadership of Skills Society December 22, 2020 Message from Executive Director, Ben Weinlick Dear Skills Society Community,
Very Important Message Regarding Prevention and Preparedness for COVID-19 - New Mandatory Public Health Measures
Memo to: People we Support, Families, Guardians and Skills Society Employees Re: Very Important Message Regarding Prevention and Preparedness for COVID-19 – New Mandatory Public Health Measures From: Senior Leadership of Skills Society
Board of Directors Letter to Chief Medical Officer of Health Regarding Phase 1 of the Alberta Immunization Program
Attention: Dr. Deena Hinshaw, Chief Medical Officer of Health Dear Dr. Hinshaw, I am writing on behalf of the Skills Society Board of Directors. The Skills Society is an Edmonton-based not-for-profit under contract with the Government of Alberta to…
Message from the Skills Society Health & Safety Committee
To: All Skills Society Employees From: Skills Society Health & Safety Committee December 2, 2020 The Skills Society Health & Safety Committee is a committee that is made up of front-line employees and management. The committee meets every two months to address…
Happy Holidays To You & Yours
To: People we Support, Families, Guardians, Employees & Supporters of Skills Society Happy Holidays To You & Yours From: Skills Society Board and Senior Leadership December 3rd, 2020 Dear Skills Community, There is no doubt this is a…
Invitation to Participate in the City of Edmonton Corporate Accessibility Plan Phase 2 Engagement
In the spring, the City of Edmonton conducted Phase 1 of public engagement on the Corporate Accessibility Plan. Working committees used the feedback gathered to create the Accessibility Actions. The Accessibility Actions are commitments with the goal to make Edmonton…
Very Important Message Regarding Prevention and Preparedness for COVID-19 - New Mandatory Public Health Measures
Memo to: People we Support, Families, Guardians and Skills Society Employees Re: Very Important Message Regarding Prevention and Preparedness for COVID-19 – New Mandatory Public Health Measures From: Senior Leadership of Skills Society November 25, 2020 Message…
Survey Results - Your Thoughts on Helping People Stay Connected and Safe During COVID-19
Memo to: People We Support, Families, Guardians, and Skills Society Employees Re: Survey Results – Your Thoughts on Helping People Stay Connected and Safe During COVID-19 From: Senior Leadership of Skills Society November 23, 2020 Thank you Thank you to all the…
Very Important Message Regarding Prevention and Preparedness for COVID-19 Increasing Cases
Memo to: People we Support, Families, Guardians and Skills Society Employees Re: Very Important Message Regarding Prevention and Preparedness for COVID-19 Increasing Cases From: Senior Leadership of Skills Society November 16th, 2020
Very Important Recommendations Regarding COVID-19 Prevention and Preparedness
Memo to: People we Support, Families, Guardians and Skills Society Employees Re: Very Important Recommendations Regarding COVID-19 Prevention and Preparedness From: Senior Leadership of Skills Society November 10, 2020 Update Everyone Needs to be…
COVID-19 Update October 30th, 2020
Memo to: People we Support, Families, Guardians and Skills Society Employees Re: Prevention and Preparedness Regarding the Novel-Corona Virus (COVID-19) From: Executive Director & Senior Leadership of Skills Society October 30, 2020 Update Message from Executive…
What is self-advocacy and why it is important: Talk with Tony Flores
Join Tony Flores, the Advocate for Persons with Disabilities in Alberta, on Monday, November 2nd, 2020 as he speaks about the importance of self-advocacy. Tony will talk about what the Office of the Disability Advocate does and how he supports Albertans with…
Boyd Dymchuk and Margaret B. Receive 2020 Nina Artist Awards
Congratulations to Boyd Dymchuk and Margaret B. who both received awards at this year’s Here’s Nina annual awards gala! Every year the Nina celebrates five artists from their collective for their artistic achievement and growth. Please join us in…
Skills Survey - Your Thoughts on Helping People Stay Connected and Safe During COVID-19
Memo to: People We Support, Families, and Guardians Re: Survey – Your Thoughts on Helping People Stay Connected and Safe During COVID-19 From: Senior Leadership of Skills Society October 6, 2020 One of our core values is practicing in person-centered ways. This…
COVID-19 Update October 2nd, 2020
Memo to: People we Support, Families, Guardians and Skills Society Employees Re: Prevention and Preparedness Regarding the Novel-Corona Virus (COVID-19) From: Senior Leadership of Skills Society October 2, 2020 Update Helping People Stay Connected and Safe COVID-19…
Shout Out and Gratitude to the Edmonton Community Foundation!
A big thank you and shout out to our friends and allies at the Edmonton Community Foundation for donating much needed reusable masks for people we support! This goes a long way in helping people accessing AISH, who cannot afford to purchase their own masks, stay safe…
New Skills Society COVID-19 Information Email for People we Support, Families and Guardians
Memo to: People we Support, Families, Guardians and Skills Society Employees Re: NEW Skills Society COVID-19 Information Email for People we Support, Families and Guardians From: Senior Leadership of Skills Society September 21, 2020 Since the beginning of the…
COVID-19 Update September 18th, 2020
Memo to: People we Support, Families, Guardians and Skills Society Employees Re: Prevention and Preparedness Regarding the Novel-Corona Virus (COVID-19) From: Executive Director and Senior Leadership of Skills Society September 18th, 2020 Update As per usual we always…
Ways That We Can All Prevent the Spread of COVID-19
A Reminder Not to Come to Work if You Are Feeling Sick or Showing Symptoms of COVID-19 To: Skills Society Employees From: Executive Director and Senior Leadership of Skills Society With fall approaching we know that winter is not far behind. The cooler weather and…
A Message from Skills Society's Pandemic Coordinator
At Skills Society we have been working diligently to protect and safeguard people we support and employees since the first hints we might be facing a pandemic. Skills Society’s Health and Safety and Pandemic Coordinator, Edward Woodward, has created a brief…