An open house and a barbque from WorkBC 2015-06-24WorkBC held a barbque and open house on Monday that attracted the curious — and the hungry. Here are a few photos from the event:WorkBC Manager Otti Brown grilled some pretty mean smokies during the open house. David F. Rooney photoWith a tip of the hat to Scharles Schultz’s Peanuts character, Lucy, Trish Kelly handed out free advice to people attending the WorkBC BBQ and open house on Monday. David F. Rooney photoWorkBC’s Krista Stovel (center right) reads a testimonial from a bike mechanic who was thrilled with the way the agency was able to support him. This y9ung man had just started work at a local bike shop when he realized that he couldn’t hear anything mechanically wrong with the bikes he was working on. That puzzled and concerned him so took a hearing test and was told he had a profound hearing loss. “As one could imagine, when a mechanic cannot hear a problem in a bike it becomes impossible to fix and, if not corrected, I could lose my job,” he said in the testimonial. He went on to say that “the staff at WorkBC blew my expectations out of the water.” They helped find a solution to his problem and even offered financial assistance. Today he is back at work as a mechanic and sales representative. “I would not be able to strive to that high level of accomplishment without the staff at WorkBC,” he said in his letter. David F. Rooney photoCarpenter and potter Kaitlan Murphy (just ahead of City Councillor Scott Duke) shows off the tiny mobile studio she designed and built. Her studio was on display at an open house held Monday by WorkBC. Kaitlan, too, benefited from the assistance of WorkBC’s competent and dedicated staff. David F. Rooney photo