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Fraser Works Co-op is New Westminster’s WorkBC Employment Services Centre. WorkBC Employment Services Centres are funded by the Government of Canada and the Province of British Columbia to deliver the Employment Program of British Columbia (EPBC).

October 3rd to 31st is Healthy Workplace Awareness Month

By |October 3rd, 2016|

October – 4 weeks
Healthy Workplaces
Healthy Workplace Month
October  Healthy Workplace Month, and the purpose of this is to increase awareness of a comprehensive approach to workplace health in Canada and this involves:

workplace culture and a supportive environment
physical environment and occupational health and safety
provide healthy workplace tools, resources
increase the number of healthy workplaces in […]

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September is Disability Employment Month

By |September 2nd, 2016|

Disability Employment Month – September Blog
This is Disability month and we pause to reflect on the many achievements, successes and challenges faced by our disabled brethren. The Merriam Webster Dictionary defines this as “a condition (such as an illness or an injury) that damages or limits a person’s physical or mental abilities and the condition […]

August is dedicated to our Youth and the International Youth Day – August 12th

By |August 4th, 2016|

Hey, this month is YOUTH month and August 12th is International Youth Day. So here is some brief information on our Youth, keeping in mind the amount of information available on the Internet!!    Enjoy the read!!

Background                                                              

The UN defines the worlds’ youth as the age group between 15 and 24 years old, making up one-sixth […]

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Self Care – July is Self Care Month and July 24, 2016 is International Self-Care Day

By |July 7th, 2016|

Self Care-What it means
Value of Self Care has long since been known in the helping and social services field. Its origins date back to early nursing field in 1959. Undoubtedly, there is a connection between, health, lifestyle, preventative medicine, health care systems, health& safety at workplace and quality of life. Increasingly self care manifests in […]

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Aboriginals – National Aboriginal History Month – June

By |June 6th, 2016|

 

June Blog – Aboriginal People: a synopsis
 
National Aboriginal History Month: June
 National Aboriginal Day – June 21, 2016
 

Acknowledgement: The Writer is deeply indebted and honoured to the Aboriginal People in sharing their culturally rich and diverse history. The Writer wishes to pass on this profound and inspirational research to you, the Reader. The hope is this will […]

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