National AccessAbility Week (NAAW) is an annual celebration, taking place May 25 – 31, 2025, promoting inclusion and accessibility, while recognizing the efforts of individuals and organizations who are working to remove barriers and create a truly inclusive Canada. Engage with National AccessAbility Week and move the conversation around accessibility and inclusion forward. Take part in Red Shirt Day on May 28, attend our free webinar (for students) on May 29 or engage your school, workplace or community through fundraising during this week! Get more details here. 
Fun for the whole famiglia!
1130 NewsRadio is a proud partner of Italian Day on The Drive. This event is Vancouver’s largest cultural street festival and it returns to Commercial Drive on Sunday, June 8, 2025. The lively 14-block festa is along Commercial Drive from Venables Street to Grandview Highway.
Bring the family and celebrate Italian heritage, culture and community at the Mille Baci 15th Anniversario. Commercial Drive comes alive with live music, entertainment, authentic Italian food, Fashion Shows, Family fun, contests and more!
Exciting Raffle Returns This Year
Get ready to win big! The 50/50 Raffle is on now. Proceeds are instrumental in crafting the festival’s unique and vibrant landscape of cultural highlights, attractions, and activities. Don’t miss your chance to join the fun and take home amazing prizes!
Drop Zone: Take the Drop Zone challenge in September 2025 and be a Superhero!
Drop Zone challenges YOU to step up, face your fears and rappel down a towering high-rise building to raise funds for Easter Seals. It’s all happening September 2025 in 4 cities: Vancouver, Burnaby, Kelowna & Victoria!
Drop Zone is an adrenaline-pumping fundraising challenge in support of people with disabilities. This is a thrilling opportunity for people of all fitness levels and abilities, truly a once-in-a-lifetime experience.
Register as an individual, create a team or take the Drop Zone challenge with your friends, family or colleagues. You’ll get your own personal fundraising page with tools to invite others, spread the word, share your photos and fundraise for Easter Seals.
Drop Zone locations: Manulife Building, 1175 Douglas Street, Victoria, BC – September 10, Guinness Tower, 1055 West Hastings Street, Vancouver, BC – September 16, Metrotower 1, 4710 Kingsway, Burnaby, BC – September 18, Landmark 7, 1700 Dickson Avenue, Kelowna, BC – September 23
More details HERE