Would you like to learn to use the more advanced features of email? If you tend to only reply to messages or send basic correspondence, this course is for you. In this free online training program, you will learn to:

•    Maintain an address book
•    Use a calendar
•    Create tasks
•    Draft messages
•    Format messages
•    Know when to use cc and bcc
•    Include clickable hyperlinks in your messages
•    Write and use an electronic signature
•    Add attachments
•    Create folders to keep mail organized
•    Follow proper etiquette & safe practices

This online course (certificate program) is taught via Zoom (an easy-to-use online platform). If you have access to a computer (with camera and microphone), an Internet connection, a www.outlook.com email account and basic computer skills, this training is for you.

This online class runs Monday to Thursday 1:00 pm to 2:30 pm for 4 weeks, starting TUESDAY August 3rd (due to Monday’s statutory holiday). For more information or to register, call Tri-County Literacy Council at 613-932-7161.

The 2021 federal budget released this spring included important changes to the Disability Tax Credit. The DTC is a non-refundable tax credit designed to help people with disabilities or people supporting them reduce the amount of income tax they must pay. 

This presentation will touch on what the Disability Tax Credit is, how you can apply for it and what the changes mean for people living with disabilities across Canada. It will highlight the changes in eligibility requirements and how the Disability Tax Credit could help you access other federal or provincial programs. The presentation will also discuss what the changes to the Disability Tax Promoters Regulations are doing to protect people living with disabilities in Canada. The changes are in force for the 2021 Tax year, so the time is now to learn about how you, or someone you love, can benefit from the Disability Tax Credit. 

Presentation by Ted Mann of Mann Lawyers.

Registration for this event is free, but please consider making a contribution to Reach to support access to justice for people with disabilities. A charitable receipt will be provided for all contributions of $20 or greater. Reach Legal Education sessions are made possible with the generous support of the Ottawa Community Foundation.

www.reach.ca

Dr. Roberta Bondar, Canada’s first female astronaut and the world’s first neurologist in space, will be guest speaker at CFUW-Northumberland’s 30th anniversary scholarship fundraiser on Wednesday, September 8.

Dr. Bondar, who will be speaking via Zoom at 12:45 p.m., is globally recognized for her pioneering contributions to space medicine research, fine art photography and environment education.

Tickets are $65 and on sale now through our website at cfuw-northumberland.org  Official receipts for income tax purposes will be issued. All are welcome to attend.

In her talk, entitled: Open to the Universe ~ Changing perspective on a moving planet, Dr. Bondar will be sharing her insights into the natural world with a focus on migratory birds and the impacts of climate change and human activity.

Annually, CFUW-N awards seven $1,000 scholarships to students attending the six Northumberland County high schools and two bursaries of $500 and $1,000 to students continuing their studies at Fleming College and Trent University respectively.