{"id":127,"date":"2018-01-16T19:03:36","date_gmt":"2018-01-17T00:03:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.communitylivingbc.ca\/provincial-projects\/wow-awards\/"},"modified":"2026-04-20T06:43:24","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T13:43:24","slug":"wow-awards","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.communitylivingbc.ca\/whats-new\/wow-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Widening Our World (WOW) Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Nominations for the 2026 WOW Awards are now closed.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Thank you to everyone who submitted a nomination!<\/p>\n

An evaluation committee including self-advocates, family members, community members and service providers will review all nominations and choose the 2026 WOW Award recipients in the coming weeks.<\/p>\n

Recipient will be announced on this page and shared on CLBC\u2019s\u00a0Facebook<\/a>,\u00a0Instagram<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Bluesky<\/a> channels. Award recognition and celebration events will take place in the Summer around the province.<\/p>\n

Read about last year’s WOW Award recipients here<\/a>, and you can also find past recipients in the menu to the left of this page.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Nominations for the 2026 WOW Awards are now closed. Thank you to everyone who submitted a nomination! An evaluation committee including self-advocates, family members, community members and service providers will review all nominations and choose the 2026 WOW Award recipients in the coming weeks. 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