Non-profit Social Enterprise that manufactures firestarter for home fires + campfires! 🔥 OneLight is made by people with employment barriers in Powell River BC
British Columbia, Canada
Joined October 2018
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Thank you Community Foundations of Canada for the feature!
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Barbarah Kisschowsky’s son Zackery had difficulty finding a job that would meet his needs. She shares how K-lumet helped create employment for him as well as new opportunities to build social connections. Read their story here: ow.ly/VdLV50yEcNZ
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Today is #EqualPayDay! Women are overrepresentated as living in poverty and on average earn 87 cents for every dollar earned by a man
Let our leaders know it is time to #CloseTheGap and that #GenderEquity benefits us ALL!
#EndPoverty
Absolutely! Let’s make this happen Canada! #inclusion #AccessibilityAct
Do you believe it’s time for federal #accessibility legislation in Canada? We do. Send a letter of support to your MP here: ow.ly/4zwo50pyFOs> #AccessibleCanada @IncludeMeCa
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Great story about a very important issue! #access4all
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Inclusive communities empower everyone. Let's create a world where everyone has the opportunity to live to their full potential! #BankingOnValues #InclusionMatters
Our last keynote, Rick Hansen, shares what made him strong, and what can make us stronger. What empowers you to make a change? @RickHansenFdn #BankingOnValues
36 hours until the campaign ends! Please share and donate to help us reach the goal! 🔥
#kindleafire #inclusionmatters #valuable
Our campfire reward includes this beautiful cedarwood firestarter box with our hand-engraved logo. It comes full of firestarter for your camping or home fire needs! We are only 3 days away from the end of our campaign. Please share widely and donate!
#kindleafire #inclusion
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#ifcanadawasactuallyaccessible then the words "diversity" and inclusion might actually start to mean "diversity" and "inclusion."
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Jerry Laidlaw, a self advocate and new CLBC Strategic Initiative Advisor says, “It is a dream come true to be a paid employee. I’ve learned that my ideas are good and have equal value.” communitylivingbc.ca/celebra…
Removing barriers to employment is a first step in creating an inclusive economy. At k-lumet we also want to help our employees develop skills that can transfer to other jobs.
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#valuable500 #inclusion #kindleafire
Inclusive employment in manufacturing is new to Canada and k-lumet is not only pioneering this model but also planning on researching and reporting the results for other manufacturers to use in their hiring and operations.
#worktrends #inclusionrevolution #economy
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According the the Canadian Survey on Disability, approximately 1 in 5 Canadians of working age have a disability.
This number adds to about 6.2 million people, thus representing one of the biggest opportunities for employers, and businesses:ow.ly/FSDV50jOG3O @StatCan_eng
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The story of Microsoft's #adaptive controller was the best part of the Superbowl. We all win when everyone plays!
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