Welcome to CNIB Newfoundland and Labrador!
In this section, you’ll find information on CNIB programs and services offered in Newfoundland and Labrador, including upcoming events, activities and volunteer opportunities. You’ll also find information on other helpful resources in your community, such as employment, leisure and health organizations.
To contact the CNIB office nearest you, visit our Local Offices page.
CNIB News
May is Vision Health Month
The Honourable John Crosbie, Lieutenant Governor of Newfoundland and Labrador, helped kick off CNIB Vision Health Month in St. John's. Read more...
Photo: Lt. Governor John Crosbie, congratulates Kelly Picco on her role as a CNIB Ambassador.
Eye Safety Workshops for Employers
Lost time, competitiveness, reputation, productivity, profitability and employee morale are all affected. Most workplace eye injuries are preventable.
CNIB’s Industrial Eye Safety Program is aimed at educating organizations and their workers about eye safety in the workplace, building a culture of safety and reducing the associated costs of workplace eye injury. Your people are your best asset. CNIB can help protect your investment.
Our workshop is like nothing your organization has seen before. Your employees will be motivated, captivated and exited by this unique experience. We can also customize a program that will benefit your organization well into the future. To book an eye safety workshop follow this link
An Everyday Hero: Jim Hynes
When a rare condition suddenly robbed Jim Hynes, then 45, of his sight in one eye - it inspired his passion to advocate for other Newfoundlanders and Labradorians living with vision loss.
Hynes was named Canada's first Everyday Hero, a CNIB campaign that raises funds to help individuals build skills to do everyday tasks independently, whether it's preparing a meal, taking the bus or walking safely with a white cane. Today, Hynes and his team of Everyday Heroes have raised more than $375,000 in support of CNIB.
You too can make a lasting difference in the lives of Newfoundlanders and Labradorians who are blind or partially sighted. To learn more about Jim's story,
follow this link. If you would like to join Jim's team contact Anna Peddle by phone 709-754-1180 x 5809 or email
anna.peddle@cnib.ca CNIB Vision Health Moment is a one minute daily radio feature focused on encouraging Canadians to take better care of their eyes and providing information on how to make the best use of remaining vision. It's heard daily at 5:45 p.m. on all stations of the VOCM & CFCB Radio Network
CNIB Volunteers Welcome CNIB Newfoundland & Labrador has ongoing volunteer programs. For more information, contact Lynsey Soper - 709-754-1180 x 5802 or email lynsey.soper@cnib.ca