BRITISH COLUMBIA
ASSOCIATION OF PEOPLE
WHO STUTTER
Speaking out for people who stutter
BCAPS
Updated November 27, 2011
BCAPS has a toll-free phone and fax number:
1-888-301-2227
E-mail: kblock.bcaps@gmail.com
BCAPS mailing address:
12674 15th Avenue, White Rock BC V4A 1K3
BCAPS Board of Directors
President - Kim Block
Tel: 604 419-4483
Email: kblock.bcaps@gmail.com
Follow me on twitter @bcaps1
Vice President - Michael Lax
1465 Slater Place
Victoria, BC V8P 3R2
Tel: 250-995-1465
Email: drlax@shaw.ca
Secretary - (Tony) Hengqing Lin
Email: tonylin2003@gmail.com
Treasurer - Anthony Intas
12674 - 15 th Avenue
White Rock, BC, V4A 1K3
Tel & Fax: (604) 538-4535
Email: anthony_intas@telus.net
Public Relations Chair - Terry Gough
Fundraising Chair - Barbara von Grohs
Tel: (604) 792-1199
Email: jen-barb@telus.net
Camp BCAPS Director
Mia Austinson
4843 Aspen park Dr., Kamloops, BC V2H 1M5
Tel: 778-468-2292
Email: maustinson@shaw.ca
Advisors to the Board of Directors
SLP Advisors
Sandy Collins and Carol Westdal
Carol Westdal SLP
Tel: (604) 322-6162
Email: cswestdal@gmail.com
Youth Advisor
Taylor Attrill
Email: watershore_25@hotmail.com
Volunteer Support
Library - Tony Lin
Email: tonylin2003@gmail.com
Web Site - Don Hermansen
Email: dhermans@haserv.com
Editor of BC Blockbuster Newsletter
Vidas Vitkus
306-2555 Hemlock Street
Vancouver V6N 2V2
Email: vidas@shaw.ca
Support Groups In BC
BCAPS encourages and assists local support groups for people who stutter. These groups assist stutterers in a variety of ways: by providing an opportunity for members to practice fluency skills; by offering emotional support through the sharing of common experiences; by providing information on treatment programs. For information, contact a BCAPS representative listed below:
Fraser Valley: Barbara von Grohs
Tel: 604-792-1199
Email: jen-barb@telus.net
Kamloops: Mia Austinson
4843 Aspen park Dr., Kamloops, BC V2H 1M5
Tel: 778-468-2292
Email: maustinson@shaw.ca
Kelowna: Walter Rowney,
1670 Hayashi Road, Kelowna, BC, V1P 1B2
Tel: 250-765-3083
Email: waleigh@shaw.ca
Nanaimo: Elisabeth Nussboeck,
#317 - 2562 Departure Bay Road, Nanaimo
BC, V9S 5P1
Tel: 250-758-3616
Prince George: Linda Kovach,
Box 922, Prince George, BC, V2L 4T7
Tel: 250-963-8358
Rossland/Trail/Nelson: Les Anderson,
PO Box 1475.,Rossland, BC, V0G 1Y0
Tel: 250-362-5532
Email: Les_Anderson@telus.net
Vancouver: Kim Block
8582 Flowering Place, Burnaby BC V5A 4B4
Tel: 604 419-4483
Email: kblock.bcaps@gmail.com
Victoria: Michael Lax,
1465 Slater Place, Victoria, BC V8P 3R2
Tel: 250-995-1475
Email: drlax@shaw.ca
White Rock/ Surrey: Anthony Intas
12674 - 15 Avenue, Surrey, BC, V4A 1K3
Tel: 604-538-4535
Email: anthony_intas@telus.net
Williams Lake: John Christoffersen,
RR #3 Comp 23, Kinglet Road
Williams Lake, BC, V2G 1M3
Tel: 250-392-7835
If you are thinking of starting a support group in your community, BCAPS would be pleased to help you. Contact our toll free number: 1-888-301-BCAP or via Email: kblock.bcaps@gmail.com
Also see Library Page for startup guide.