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Welcome to the Fall 2007 Literacy BC e-bulletin!

We are pleased to bring you our regional, provincial and national news.

In this issue…

Provincial News

• Government increases support for ABE
• Online BC Literacy Directory goes live
• CALP Programs get boost

Highlights from Fall

• OLES Funding Presentation
• Correctional Basic Education
• School Districts and Literacy: Regional Forums
• Family Literacy:
  • 2007 Word on the Street
  • 2007 Raise-A-Reader Day
• Hockey and Literacy: Jacques Demers tour

News from Literacy BC

• Annual General Meeting
• Board for 2007- 08
• AGM: Special Presentations and Annual Report
• Welcome: Diana Twiss and Helen Dempster
• Resource Centre Launches “ELMO”
• Books by literacy learners

Projects News

• Getting Online (GO)
• Connecting the Dots

Congratulations to these Award Winners

• Council of the Federation (COF)
• 2007 Cooperators Learner Achievement Award
• Canada Post Literacy Awards

Conferences

• Skills and Learning at Work for BC
• Spring 2008 - BC to Host Site for National Literacy Forum

Message from our Resource Centre Librarian

• “FYI” – News & Current Resources
• Libraries & Literacy: summer intern report