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Welcome to Kelowna!
Check out our listing HERE on the Welcome to Kelowna website. Thanks Welcome to Kelowna! .... Read More >
NATIONAL VOLUNTEER WEEK
CRIS only exists because of volunteers plain and simple.
By donating your time, skills, efforts, early mornings, late evenings and weekends, CRIS can continue to provide vital programs and services and make our community a better place to live.
Our dedicated volunteers make a difference in our community and in countless individuals lives every day. Every minute given to CRIS is working toward a better world so THANK YOU from the bottom of our hearts.
TOGETHER WE DO MAKE A DIFFERENCE! .... Read More >
12 Years and 90 Seconds by Mary Statham
Twelve years ago, I went into emergency with vertigo and blurred vision and the most horrible headache I’d ever even imagined. A lot of my memories from that period of time are blurry, but I do remember an earnest young doctor looking at a picture of my skull and saying, “You are bleeding into your brain. You could die.” .... Read More >
What We Are by Mary Statham
I did the kayaking portion of the Ski to Sea race this year with Troy as my pilot. It felt really great at first, and I know I said “I remember now, I’m good at this!” Just past the first checkpoint, I also said that it was starting to feel like work. Troy just said “Well, how about some music, then.” For those of you who don’t know me yet, I sing. I sing at any possible occasion, and really, what’s better than a captive audience? .... Read More >
Push to Open – Access Challenge Video
This wonderful 20 minute video, produced by Alberta Parks, was filmed in Kananaskis Provincial Park. It documents the wonderful opportunities persons with disabilities now have to experience the outdoors. It features volunteers from the Community Recreational Initiatives Society (CRIS) and shows how adaptive equipment can be used to enable those with even severe impairments to gain access to wilderness sites. .... Read More >
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