Meeting with Minister of Tourism
Bob Wells and VISAS President Sébastien Braconnier met with Spencer Chandra Herbert, the Minister of Tourism, Arts, Culture and Sports, to discuss what VISAS does and accessibility issues. The meeting took place at the Spinnaker Room at Comox Marina Park.
2025 Raffle Winners
We are pleased to announce that our Raffle collected $24,390. The winners of the draw are:
1st place – David Bottle with $3658.50
2nd place – Claire Wolff with $2439
3rd place – Russel Ackland with $1219.50
2025 Raffle Tickets are now due!
For those who have not yet returned stubs and money, please ensure that you bring them in asap. There is considerable processing and auditing that needs to take place, particularly because we are giving prizes directly tied to the proceeds. Ideal would be to have everything squared away by Thursday 27 Feb. Final draw is at the completion of our Awareness Day March 2nd.
2025 Herb Bradley Snowsports Festival a huge success!
With 19 registered participants and a whole bunch of adaptive instructors spending 6-9 January 2025 on the slopes of Mt. Washington, the 2025 Herb Bradley Snowsports Festival was a resounding success.
2024 Level 1 CADS Courses Completed
Congratulations!
First to Susan Plensky for becoming a level 1 CADS Course Conductor, well done Susan we are all so proud of you and look forward to your teachings!
Second to our 19 new ski instructor recruits for completing their level 1 CADS certification.
7 new snowboard instructor recruits are still in training, we wish them all good luck.
BCAS Summit 2024
“I had the pleasure of joining Summit 2024 this year for the first time. To be honest I didn’t really know what to expect. But I think nothing could have prepared me for this experience. It was beyond amazing. ” Marije Wagenmakers, Director of Fundraising