Words by Peter Vooys | Photos by This summer we were lucky enough to head out on four different trips, with four different groups of people from the Type 1 community, to explore the beautiful backcountry of Ontario by boat. We asked CIM Adventure Coordinator, Peter Vooys, to give us…
Time to dust off the paddle, apply the sunscreen, and lace up your boots. Connected In Motion’s summer Adventure season is upon us. This will prove to be our busiest and ambitious summer to date. We are sending out 5 backcountry trips, totalling 28 days and over 200km of wilderness…
The last Saturday of November we held our annual Slipstream in the City party in Toronto, with a parallel event running in Vancouver. We are so grateful to everyone that came out for the event and those that volunteered, making both of the events amazing celebrations of Connected in Motion…
Official announcements were made last week about the winding down of Insulindependence – the organization that has helped blaze the trails for adventure, sport, and experiential diabetes education throughout the past 10 years. IN has been an invaluable mentor and partner to CIM as we’ve grown. News of another member of…
GivingTuesday is a global day of giving. After the sales of Black Friday and Cyber Monday, GivingTuesday is a time to celebrate and encourage activities that support charities and non profits. Whether it’s making a donation, volunteering time, helping a neighbour or spreading the word, GivingTuesday is a movement for…
With December 1st comes the close of Diabetes Awareness Month 2014. This year there were a lot of great initiatives going on: Big Blue Test, Smash Diabetes, WDD Twitter Marathon, and the #Insulin4All campaign… just to name a few! For our part, we ran our third World Diabetes Day Photo…
Connected in Motion is driven by its community. Each and every one of our community members inspire us to grow––to push harder to redefine life with Type 1 diabetes and to breathe fresh air into diabetes education. Awarded for the first time in 2012, the CIM Inspiration Award recognizes the…