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Young Parry Sounder Making his own Miracles

Steven Shurr an ambassador for this year’s Miracle Treat Day Steven Shurr, 9, smiles with a smoothie following abdominal surgery this past winter. Parry Sound North Star By Stephannie Johnson PARRY SOUND – To look at nine-year-old Steven Shurr, you wouldn’t think that he was anything other than your typical boy. He loves Spiderman, Superman […]

Register! Get Involved! Share the Planning Network

This newly released introductory video will explain how to use the planning network site and why it will be an invaluable tool to connect families to people who can help them plan for the future of their loved ones with a disability.

Parry Sound is Growing Community Gardens

Parry Sound Community Gardens is a remarkable community initiative that has really taken root since Jo-Anne Demick of CLPS, inspired by an article she read, took the idea to a management team meeting for consideration . Jo-Anne wanted to start a community garden to promote healthy living for all and suggested that CLPS partner with […]

No more wait lists, all-party report urges

By: Andrea Gordon Feature Writer, Laurie Monsebraaten Social justice reporter, Published on Tue Jul 22 2014, Toronto Star No more wait lists. One provincial minister in charge. And recognition that all people with developmental disabilities have the right to services throughout their lives. Those are the key recommendations in a long-awaited report released by the Select Committee on Developmental […]

Employers overlook skilled workers

A new report published by the Conference Board of Canada says that persons with disabilities frequently match the skills and education levels of persons without disabilities but are nevertheless 3 times as likely to be unemployed or out of the labour force. Overlooking persons with disabilities comes at a cost to businesses, who are missing […]

52 Years and Still Planning

Community Living Parry Sound (CLPS) incorporated as a non-profit organization in 1962 and is jointly funded by the Ministry of Community & Social Services, Ministry of Children and Youth Services and donations from private and corporate members of the community. 52 years later CLPS continues to evolve as an organization to meet the needs of […]

Focus on Community Living Spring 2014

Community Living Parry Sound Spring 2014 Newsletter

Summertime Fun for Families

Summer Activity Ideas

Randy Barksey loves dishwashing job

Parry Sound North Star By Sarah Bissonette PARRY SOUND – Randy Barksey is the dishwasher at a downtown business. After years unemployed, Randy Barksey landed a job washing dishes at a local restaurant after contracting LINC. Randy returned to full-time employment after attending the Leading into New Careers (LINC) program, a program designed to assist those […]

The 2014 Community Living Bursary Recipient: Autumn Kozluk

Community Living Parry Sound offers a $150.00 Bursary award to the Parry Sound High School to be given out to a worthy student each year. Over the 15 years that the bursary has been awarded, CLPS has been proud of each recipient and this year is no exception. Autumn Kozluk was interviewed by Community Living […]