Columbia Basin Alliance for Literacy - Golden

CBAL Settlement Services, in partnership with the Migrant Workers Centre, is hosting a free workshop on employment rights.
Employment 101

📅 September 1
🕕 4:30 PM to 6:00 PM
📍 CBAL Office, #106-421 9th Avenue North, Golden

Join Jonathan Braun, Legal Director of the Migrant Workers Centre, to learn about:
• Legal protections for workers
• Employer obligations
• How to deal with unfair treatment at work

To register, please email [email protected] or call 250-344-8392.

If you are on a closed work permit or do not have valid immigration status, you may book a free 20-minute individual meeting with Jonathan Braun for legal advice before or after the workshop. Please request this when you register. Spaces for individual meetings are limited.

Please share this opportunity with migrant workers who may benefit from this information

As summer comes to an end, we'd love to get together and reconnect before our Fall English classes begin.

Join us for a Picnic and Conversation in the Park!

📅 Date: Wednesday, August 19
🕚 Time: 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM
📍 Location: Confluence Park (near the airport)

I will be at the picnic tables near the parking lot, close to the park entrance.

We hope you can join us and look forward to seeing you there!

Be prepared. Stay Informed. ⁣
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Being prepared isn’t just about having the right supplies. It’s also about working together, so we can all respond and recover better.⁣

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You can take a few simple steps now to stay safe and prepared in the case of an emergency:⁣
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✅ Know the risks: Golden’s top hazards include wildfire, flooding, and hazardous materials (road/rail).⁣

✅ Build your emergency kit and grab-and-go bags: www.PreparedBC.ca/emergencykit

✅ Make a household emergency plan so everyone knows what to do, and plan for pets and livestock: www.PreparedBC.ca/make-your-plan

✅ FireSmart your property: https://begins-at-home-guide.firesmartbc.ca

✅ Connect with neighbours. In an emergency, the most immediate help will come from those around you.
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⁣It is important to stay informed and get your information from official sources:⁣
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👉 Your first and best source for wildfire information in the Golden area and across the province, visit www.bcwildfire.ca

👉 Sign up for the Alertable system to receive emergency alerts by mobile app, email, or voice calls, at www.csrd.bc.ca/alertable

👉 For mapped evacuation orders, alerts and the locations of wildfires or other emergency incidents, launch the CSRD Emergency Dashboard: https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/a5a71009863947d3b1c77792afefe1a5

👉 Check the Town of Golden website home page: www.golden.ca

👉 Follow the Town of Golden on Facebook or Instagram
Town of Golden
instagram.com/townofgolden/

Animal Safety Workshop in partnership with WildSafe BC this Thursday August 13 from 2:00-3:00 PM.

Contact us directly at [email protected] to save your spot right away!

Wildfire Service The BC Wildfire Service employs approximately 1,600 seasonal personnel each year, including firefighters, dispatchers and other seasonal positions.

🎯MICROLEARNING is short targeted learning that fits naturally into daily life.

The benefits of microlearning are:
💡Focuses on only one skill or piece of knowledge at at time
🕒Fits into today's busy schedules
🔒Locks in learning

You can experience microlearning through:
🎞️Short videos
🖼️Infographics
🎧Podcasts
🧪Simulations
👣Step-by-step tutorials
🛠️Learning by doing
❓Quick quizzes