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New poll finds 90% of Canadians believe improving literacy is key to competitive economy.

Council of the Federation Announces Literacy Award Winners for 2010

Conference Board of Canada report shows that improving literacy can save lives in the workplace.

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Literacy BC's Diana Twiss speaks about workplace education and literacy (video by ABC Life Literacy Canada)

Project Report: Getting Online: Distance Education Promising Practices for Canadian Literacy Practitioners

The Westcoast Reader, a newspaper for adults learning to read, presents The Best of the Reader, a website with many ebooks and teacher resources.

Watch "Literacy Yarn" to find out why knitting is a good metaphor for literacy.

Data Angel Report: Addressing Canada's Literacy Challenge, A Cost-Benefit Analysis (PDF)

New Guidebook: Learning Together: A Guide to Community-Based Adult ESL & Literacy in British Columbia (PDF)

New TD Bank Report: Helping Newcomers Unlock Their Potential (PDF)

Listen to Barbara Adler's poem, "Florence"

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On September 25, 2009, Literacy BC held our 2009 AGM, and elected the 2009/10 Board of Directors.

The directors are:

Rebecca Beuschel (New Caledonia) President

Sandrina Harwood (Northern Lights) Vice-President

Lucy Alderson (Capilano)Treasurer

Bruce Mack (Cariboo) Secretary

Meera Bawa, Member at Large

Clara Kim Kum Chow, Lower Mainland

Ruth Derrick, Camosun

Robin Garcia, Director at Large

Jill Holland, Northwest

June Hughes, Malaspina/North Island

Mary Kiviste, Okanagan

Gord Lechner, Member at Large

Teresa MacLeod, Fraser Valley

Colleen MacMillan, Member at Large

Steve Mattice, Director at Large

Ali Wassing, Kootenays (East and West)