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Auditory Outreach, SD#47

4351 Ontario Avenue

Powell River, BC  V8A 1V3

604 485 6283  Toll Free: 1 (866) 430 4327  Fax: 604.485.2886

Contacts

Auditory Outreach provides a variety of services including, but not limited to, consultation to school staff and to parents, assistance with assessments and assistance with the establishment of goals for individualized programs. Auditory Outreach also loans assistive listening devices for individual students identified as needing this technology for school use.

Career Link

#103-4511 Marine Avenue, V8A 2K5

604 485 7958  Email   Fax: 604 485 7997
Lyn Adamson, Program Director  Email

Hours: 8:30 - 4:30 weekdays

A full-service employment centre offering assistance and resources for job search, career planning and training through workshops, individual employment counselling and a drop-in resource area.

Community Adult Literacy & Learning (CALL)

Employment Program Society (PREP)

4727 Marine Avenue  Mailing Address: #103, 4511 Marine, V8A 2K5

604 485 2004  EmaiI  Fax: 604 485 9244

Free and confidential one-on-one tutoring for adults that match learners and volunteer tutors to upgrade their skills in basic reading, writing, spelling, math or computers.

Community Futures Development Corp., Powell River

4717 Marine Avenue, 2nd Floor, Powell River  V8A 2L2

604 485 7901    Email

Pam Krompocker, Executive Director  Email
Other Contacts

Hours: 8:30 to 4:40 Weekdays

The Community Futures Program is a Federal Government Initiative established in 1986 to assist rural communities develop strategies for dealing with changing economic environments.

Partners in Education Program
School District #47
4351 Ontario Avenue  604 485 627

The Partners in Education (PIE) Program is a distributed learning school that allows children to be educated, in part or whole, at sites outside of regular school campuses.

International Education Program

4351 Ontario Avenue, Powell River  V8A 1V3

Brin Bymin, Director  604 414 2608  Email

Powell River School District #47 provides an excellent quality education program for students from other countries who wish to study in Canada. Our separate study options give International students opportunities to experience the Canadian educational system at varying levels of difficulty and involvement.

Powell River Educational Services Society (PRESS)

c/o 4351 Ontario Avenue, Powell River, BC V8A 1V3

604 414 2616  Email   Fax: 604.485.6435

A non-profit organization incorporated in January 2008 to provide educational and trades training opportunities in partnerships with public and private schools, government, business, and post-secondary institutions.

St. John’s Ambulance Association and Brigade # 992 Regional Website

5907 Arbutus Avenue, V8A 4S2

604 483 2250  Email  Fax: 604 483 2151

Marie Rumley, Branch Manager

A non-profit organization made up of the Branch and the Brigade. The Branch offers: First Aid Training Courses (Emergency, Standard, Occupational First Aid and CPR, as well as Youth and Adult general and specialized Personal First Aid), Sale of St. John Ambulance and WCB First Aid Kits, Sale of First Aid Supplies and Safety Equipment.  The Brigade members are trained, uniformed volunteers who provide community services such as first aid coverage at public events and community health care services.

Hours: 8:30 - 4:30 pm Weekdays

Training On-Line (WHMIS, TDG, FoodSafety)

Sunshine Coast Macintosh Users Group (SMUG)

Ken Sleno   604 485 6456  Email

Helps people to become familiar with Macintosh computers.  Presentations, panel discussions, information exchange for novices to experienced users.

Meetings: 3rd Thursday each month  7:00 - 9:30  
4472 Omineca Street  - Please phone to confirm meeting.

Sunshine Speakers Toastmasters

Barbara Rees   604 485 2732  Email
Isabelle Southcott, President  604 485-9693

A club where all interested people can learn communication skills, public speaking and leadership skills and have fun while doing it.

Meetings: 1st & 3rd Thur 12:05 to 12:55 pm; 2nd & 4th Thur 7-9 pm
Powell River School Board offices, 4351 Ontario Ave

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