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Welcome to the Spring 2007 Literacy BC e-bulletin!

We are pleased to bring you our local, provincial and national news -- and lots of interesting web links.

In this issue…

Read 234 Launch: Expanded Service for Information and Referral

Family Literacy Roundup

• Family Literacy Week 2007
• Annual Breakfast of Champions – Highlights and pictures
• Canadian Council on Learning (CCL) Report
• Literacy Guests on Shaw TV
• Family Literacy Celebrated Around B.C.
• Innovative Training: Family Literacy Certificate Launch
• Corporate Champion: Starbucks Store Raises Funds
• Family Stories Project
• Raise-A-Reader Fund 2007

News from Literacy BC

• 2007 Summer Literacy Institute
• PGI Golf Tournament
• Learner Support
  • 2007 Cooperators Learner Achievement Award
  • Gallagher Access Fund
  • Pace Bursary

Provincial News

• ABEABC May Conference
• Electronic Conference - Violence and Learning: Research to Practice

Projects /What’s New:

• Focused on Practice: A Framework for Adult Literacy Research in Canada
• Research and Learning Disabilities
• Regional Literacy Coordination: Spring Practitioner Training

Awards – National and Provincial

• Canada Post
• Council of the Federation (COF)
• Donations Honour Linda Mitchell’s Legacy

The New School Project: Lessons Learned

Resource Centre Update