THE CANADIAN COUCIL OF THE BLIND
PRESENTS
THE VISION HEALTH MONTH GALA
CCB’s Gala celebration of Vision Health Month 2022. The Gala took place on Tuesday, May 17 at Christ Church Cathedral in the Great Hall, located at 414 Sparks Street in Ottawa, Ontario.
- Megan Laurence to Sing “O Canada”
- Jim Tokos, National President, CCB, Delivers Welcome
- Presentation of the 2022 White Cane Week Person of the Year Award (Luna Bengio)
- Presentations of 1st 2022 President’s Awards (Balance for Blind Adults – Dr. Deborah Gold)
- Presentations of 2nd 2022 President’s Awards (Dr. Keith Gordon)
- Honoring the Algonquin Anishinabe Nation, First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples
- Remembering Richart Bocxe (1949-2021)
- CCB Stand with Ukraine
- Carol Hughes – Member of Parliament & Olha Sotska – Ukraine Parliamentary Internship
- Toast to the Queen
- Ric Watson – Ottawa Mission Food Service Training Program Chef
- Grace
- David Errington, President and CEO, AMI
- Michael Baillargeon, Canadian Council of the Blind
- Jutta Treviranus, Founder, Inclusive Design Research Centre at OCAD University
- Doug Earle, Presidnet and CEO, Fighting Blindness Canada
- Catherine Langlois, VIA Rail Canada
- Alfred MAcLeod, Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat – Introducing Key Note Speaker
- Luna Bengio, Office of Pulbic Service Accessibility, Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat – Keynote Speaker