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[Milburn Drysdale]

The deadline of 2 March to apply for the RDSP is fast approaching. You need to apply prior to this date to receive the 2008 government grants and/or bonds.
Why should you care? Depending on your income level and contribution amount, the government will add $1,000 to $4,500 to the account. If you need more information about the RDSP, refer to http://www.rdsp.com/
The Bank of Montreal is presently the only national bank to offer this program.
To apply, here is what you need to do:
To qualify, the child must must qualify and receive the federal Disability Tax Credit.
If you haven't already done so, you need to apply for a SIN for your child. To apply for a SIN card, fill out the following form http://www.servicecanada.gc.ca/eforms/forms/nas2120e.pdf and take it to your local Human Resource Centre of Canada http://www1.servicecanada.gc.ca/cgi-bin/hr-search.cgi?cmd=lst&pv=bc&ln=eng
Download the forms from the BMO website http://www4.bmo.com/investments/0,4629,35649_62330610,00.html
You will need 2 forms. The BMO application form and the under 18 years application for the government grant and/or bond.
Proceed to your local BMO branch to set up a”Customer Profile”. I would recommend that both parents (if applicable) attend in order to set up a joint account. You will need 2 pieces of ID and a blank void cheque for an account where the money will be drawn from. There is no need to open a BMO account other than the RDSP.
If you need assistance filling out the forms, call the BMO investment line at 1-800-665-7700. The wait can be very long as they are swamped with last minute applications. If you can't get through, here are some things that you need to know:
The account holders are the parents.
The beneficiary refers to the disabled child.
You are not required to fill out all the investment objectives. An investment rep will contact you later to sort all that out.
You will need to attach a void cheque.
The issuer is BMO.
You must tick yes to all the consent to release information boxes.
The eligible individual refers to the parent that receives the Canada Child Tax Benefit.
Fax all the pages to 1-888-840-2817. Be sure to include everything, including the trust agreement.
Good luck and don't wait to the last minute.
Milburn Drysdale
Autism Funding in BC
http://asdfunding.com

[Super Dad]

North Shore ASBC Lecture Series

The North Shore ASBC Support Group proudly presents:

An Evening with Dr. Davies
at
7:00pm, February 17
in the
West Vancouver Seniors' Activity Centre

We are very pleased to have Dr. Glen Davies of the ABLE Development Clinic as our guest speaker. Dr. Davies is by far the most respected child psychologist within the autism community, not only because of his work with autistic children, but also because of his advocacy for their rights.

Instead of a presentation, we will have a question-and-answer session, for topics such as:
* why autism treatment differs from those of other developmental disorders;
* why ABA works;
* in what ways does ABA help (aside from IQ);
* which children will benefit from ABA (e.g. age, functioning level);
* how ABA is relevant to the school classroom;
* evaluating current fads in autism treatment;
* using other treatments in conjunction with ABA (e.g. biomedical).

DATE: Tuesday, February 17, 2009
TIME: 7:00pm – 9:00pm
LOCATION: West Vancouver Seniors' Activity Centre (695 21st St, West Vancouver).

For those going north/west on Highway #1: take exit 10 (for 21st St/Westhill Dr) and then turn left at 21st St. For those going east on Highway #1: take exit 10 (for 22nd St), merge onto Orchard Way, turn right at 22nd St, turn left at Queens Ave and then turn right at 21st St.

Coffee/Tea provided.
Donations are greatly appreciated.

Please RSVP to Carol at colemanmoser@hotmail.com

Looking forward to seeing you there!

Carol and Tony

[Super Dad]

AUTISM AND INCOME TAX

Register for the FREE workshop now!

A fellow parent and accountant has graciously volunteered to give a presentation on income tax on February 20 at 7:00pm.

Another family has graciously volunteered to host the meeting at their house near Park Royal Shopping Centre.

To register for the workshop, please send me your full name and phone number, before February 13.

Please send the info to: tony.tamer@yahoo.com

This is what FEATBC/ASBC is about: parents helping parents!

[Super Dad]

AUTISM AND INCOME TAX

A fellow parent and accountant has graciously volunteered to give a presentation on income tax. We are tentatively planning for the evening of Feb 13 or 27, if we can find a venue.

He lives on the North Shore, so I am looking for a North Shore location where a small group of parents can gather for a couple of hours.

Is anyone willing to host? We can limit the number of participants if necessary.

Please reply to: tony.tamer@yahoo.com

[Peter Wong]

Hi All,

I am looking for a Martial Arts school for one-to-one teaching in Richmond area.

I was told that http://www.SirotasAlchymy.com is very good, but also heard some other feedbacks about the school.

If you have any other suggestion, please drop me a note.

Thanks a lot.

Peter

V a n c o u v e r p e t e r AT gmail.com

[Mike & Jean]

UPDATE: The appearance today (Wed) of David Marley on the Bill Good Show on CKNW 980 scheduled for 9:30 will now be aired at 11AM

[Louise Taylor]

Please tune in to CKNW tomorrow at 930 AM!

David Marley, who is one of the founding directors of Medicare for Autism Now! and has been providing strategic advice to FEAT (pro bono) for the last 3 years will be on The Bill Good Show, tomorrow morning. He will be officially announcing his candidacy to run as and INDEPENDENT in West Vancouver-Capilano in the upcoming provincial election which will be on May 12th.

During the last 3 years, David has worked extremely hard on behalf of all our kids to have ABA treatment universally acccessible and covered under Medicare.

Tomorrow, he will discuss his campaign platform. If elected, he will introduce legislation to amend provincial guidelines in order to have ABA treatment included under Medicare.

He will be on with Vicki Huntington who is another candidate who is running as an independent in Delta.

Please listen in at 9:30a.m. on CKNW 980 AM

If you would like to contact David you can do so at vote4marley@gmail.com or 602-970-1258.

[Jean Tsang]

Oops – there's a typo. My email should read jptsang@telus.net.

Sorry

[Jean Tsang]

Hi,

Can anyone recommend a good martial arts program for kids (Kung Fu, Karate, Tae Kwon Do, Judo, etc)? I'm looking for small groups, good follow-through by instructors, and little change in instuctor(s) in each level.

Please email me at jptsant@telus.net or post on this board.

Thanks in advance for your help.

Jean

[Jacqueline and Dennis Bell]

We are hoping to be moving to Nanoose Bay. I would like to connect with The Mid-Island Autism group.

If anyone can help me get in contact .. thanks

Jmrbell@gmail.com

Jacqueline

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