Milena is a self-described adventurer. She’s a volunteer with Frontier college where she tutors kids and she also spends lots of time advocating for the blind and partially sighted community in her area. Milena is a big fan of the arts, she loves to cook and enjoys running the roads with her guide dog Louis.

Recent Reports: 

June 1, 2002 - Milena told us about The Common Roots Urban Farm's consultation on its new design, the 2022 Tidal Bay contest and the return of Dragon Boats to Dartmouth.

Topic 1:   New seedlings are growing and so is our Accessibility- The Common Roots Urban Farm is looking for your valuable input on their new website design. 

Details:  

Date: send comments by June 12 to the website at: 

https://commonrootsurbanfarm.ca/ 

Email: Sara Burgess: sburgess@mymetroworks.ca 

Or phone Sara at: 902-210-4694 

Your name will be placed into a draw for a $100 gift card from a grocery store of your choice. 

Email: You can also email  Milena at: milena@ns.sympatico.ca for more information 

Topic 2:  Tidal Bay Wines- 2022 Tidal Bay Launch 

Details:

Date: Tidal Bay events take place from June 2, 2022 and for a week after at various locations 

Website: Enter to Win a Tour to Nova Scotia’s Wine Country 

https://winesofnovascotia.ca/tidal-bay-contest-2022/ 

Cost: Events range from FREE to $50. 

Website: Tidal Bay events: 

https://tasteofnovascotia.com 

Contact: 902-492-9291 and Toll Free: 1- 800- 281-5507 

Topic 3:  Dragon Boats on Lake Banook in Dartmouth starts this weekend.

Details:

Date: June 4 at 1pm, at Graham’s Grove park in Dartmouth.  

Website: www.dragonboateast.ca/registration 

Contact: For more information, call Jan Oakley at: 902-483-9275.

From her many hospital beds, to board rooms and onto the public stage, Louise Levesque Burley uses her life experience to engage individuals, organizations and all those she meets in a journey through disability etiquette. Louise is interested in everyone’s story.

With over 10 years experience as a senior manager in the non-profit world, Louise has in-depth personal knowledge of working in and with community. After major changes in her life, Louise evolved into a speaker, coach, facilitator and author. In 2010, she published her first book Through my Eyes – INsights into Disability Etiquette, and in 2015 she produced her Cookin’ without Lookin’ video series.

Since 2005, Louise has operated Shared Vision Partagée. In 2009, she was the first ever bilingual, non-sighted Canadian to graduate with the Diploma of Adult Education from Saint Francis Xavier University.

As she journeys through life, and despite her physical challenges, Louise enjoys travelling, wine-tasting, dancing, singing, walking on the beach, experiencing the sounds of nature, and changing the lives of all those she encounters.

Louise and her guide dog, Mr. Fig, follow his mantra: keep it fun!

Together they look forward to joining the AMI Community Reporter team. 

Recent report: 

June 14, 2022 - Community reporter Louise Levesque Burley explains why the New Brunswick Coalition of Persons with Disabilities are advocating for better access to breast exams in the province. She also recaps her participation in the recent Gutsy Walk by Crohn's and Colitis Canada. 

More details:

• The New Brunswick Coalition of Persons with Disabilities is working with the N.B. Medical Society to bring the REAL Mammogram Chair to every region in the province 
• To learn more about the New Brunswick Coalition of Persons with Disabilities, visit here
• To learn more about the Gutsy Walk by Crohn's and Colitis Canada, visit here