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09/24/2018

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07/23/2018

The 4th BPS Amazing Race is happening on July 28. 2018 9am to 4pm at Kew Beach.

11/12/2017

D'CENTEX will have a brand new website.

12/16/2016

Wishing you all a Happy Holiday Season!

11/15/2016

Electronic Medical Records (OSCAR) hands-on training will be conducted on December 3, 2016 at Loblaws Victoria Park by Durham Centre for Excellence. Seminar Facilitator is a Professional I.T. All graduates of MOA are invited to register and upgrade their skills. Limited seats only! Participants are required to bring their own laptops. Please email Jolina or Armela if you are interested to attend. Thank you!

11/15/2016

5th Batch of MOA (Medical Office Assistant) Seminar-Workshop Certificate Program is conducted from Nov 12, Nov 19 and Dec. 3, 2016 at Loblaws Victoria Park

06/28/2016

The kick-off Event of "The Amazing BPS Racing Cane Chalenge Canada" held last August 29, 2015, at Kew Gardens, Toronto, participated by 5 BPS with their Sighted Guide (SG) taking the Challenges as Team: BPS Murray Poweel and SG Lindsay Masters; Mother and Son, Denise and James Hassanali; BPS Marisol Pestana and SG Beverly Bala; BPS Omid Ghasemi and SG Tina Calango; BPS Marlene Pestana and SG Claudette Ungriano.

The Event would not be successful without the Volunteers who took photos and videos of the Teams doing the Challenges, such as Jeanne Amost, Kym Carreon, Ryan Manalastas, Larilyn Tagud, and Joel Calanggo.

And of course the enegetic Volunteers who manned and supervised every station of the Challenges: Myrna Alforte, Ailene dela Rosa, Aldo Antonio, Sheryl Cagat, Aileen Grace Omas.

04/28/2016

Fourth Batch of Medical Office Assistant Seminar-workshop was conducted on April 2 -16, 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM this year at St. James Town Community Centre. This seminar is conducted for Thorncliffe Neighborhood Offices and Durham Centre for Excellence.

10/17/2015

Third Batch of Medical Office Assistant Seminar-workshop starts today October 17, 2:00 PM at St. James Town Community Centre. This seminar is conducted for Thorncliffe Neighborhood Offices.

07/30/2015

“The Amazing BPS Racing Cane Challenge Canada”

This is the first and unique community event in Toronto for the Blind and Partially Sighted (BPS) who are active white can users to experience a fun and enjoyable Racing Day that will challenge their sense of direction, mobility, physical, mental, emotional and tactile abilities. Adapted from the very popular TV show “The Amazing Race”, this Event is organized by a legally blind Coordinator and an Orientation and Mobility Specialist for the BPS, who is also a Recreation Programmer, under the “Eye Believe Eye Can SEE” of Durham Centre for Excellence in partnership with “Raising Cane Initiatives”.

As the inaugural event, the Race will be held on August 29, 2015 from 9:30 am to 2:30 pm at Kew Gardens, a large park in The Beaches neighbourhood of Toronto, that stretches from Queen Street East to the lakeshore at Kew Beach .
It is hoped that the Organizers will get the support needed to move forward in making “The Amazing BPS Racing Cane Challenge Canada” an annual event.

This Event is not only to have the BPS participate in the Race, but also to engage and empower the BPS and the sighted communities to be part of the Event’s planning and ex*****on in the future.

Protocol: To work as a Team of two, consisting of one BPS and one Sighted Guide of his/her choice along with a personal sighted volunteer who will take photos, video and monitor the progress of the Team. There will be a maximum of seven (7) Teams.

Goal: To offer a fun challenge to the BPS to showcase their techniques of orientation and mobility, along with their physical, mental, emotional and tactile abilities.

Objective: To complete the four (4) interesting, functional and recreational challenges of the Race within the best of their abilities in the fastest time (best time) monitored for safe and practical ex*****on.
The first TEAM to complete the challenges and reach the finish point will be declared The Winner of the first “The Amazing BPS Racing Cane Challenge Canada”.

Meeting Area: TEAMS will be welcomed and greeted in front of the Leuty Boat House facing the lake at the foot of Lee Ave., south of Queen St. E.. This area will also be the Starting Point where the first clue will be given to commence the Race.

Finishing Point: It will be at the Kew Beach Lawn Bowling Club (KBLBC).
Food and drinks will be provided along with awards at the KBLBC.

Mato L. Aguilar, Coordinator, “Eye Believe Eye Can SEE”
Durham Centre for Excellence (D’CENTEX)
[email protected] [email protected]

Steve Pollard, Raising Cane Initiatives
Orientation and Mobility Specialist/Recreation Programmer
[email protected]

(647) 346.7435

07/30/2015

“THE AMAZING BPS RACING CANE CHALLENGE CANADA”
Eligibility Requirements:

You must be blind or partially sighted and an active white cane user. You must be at least 30 years of age or older, in good health, fit enough, willing and fully committed to participate in the Race.

If you are partially sighted, you must be willing to use a simulator if the challenge of the Race is designed to be performed without sight.

You must have a sighted guide partner of your personal choice (a family member, friend, relative…) who must be in good health, fit enough, willing and committed to participate in the Race. You and your sighted guide partner will form as one TEAM of the maximum seven (7) TEAMS.

Although you and your sighted guide will be working as a Team, all of the challenges of the Race must only be performed by you. However, your sighted guide can provide his/her assistance to you, only when the clue of the challenge directed him/her to do so.

Your TEAM must be willing to sign the normal participation waiver at the time of your registration. (See the attached waiver).
Deadline for registration and confirmation of participation is Monday, August 17, 2015.

A commitment fee of $25.00 from you is required, payable by cheque to Durham Centre for Excellence, mail to: Elena L. Aguilar D32 – 2555 Lake Shore Blvd. W Toronto, ON M8V 1E5. It is refundable upon completion of the Race. Payment should be received on or before August 17, 2015.

As it is a normal procedure for any event, your TEAM must agree to be photographed, videoed and possibly interviewed to allow for highlights of the event to be published on the Organizers’ website and FB page and in other media formats for promotion of the event for next year.

To register and for more information, please contact either by phone or e-mail:

Mato L. Aguilar, Coordinator “Eye Believe Eye Can SEE”
Durham Centre for Excellence (D’CENTEX)
[email protected]

Steve Pollard, Raising Cane Initiatives
Orientation and Mobility Specialist/Recreation Programmer [email protected]
(647) 346.7435