Office Location

BCSS Smithers Office

Office Hours and Location:Our office is located on the second floor of the Smithers Community Services Building, located in the old train station at 3815 Railway Avenue, Box 3603, Smithers, BC V0J 2N0. 

Our office hours are flexible.  I am usually in the office Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm.  If I am not in the office please feel free to leave a phone message. We check for messages regularly.

Mailing Address: PO Box 3603Smithers, BC V0J 2N0

Phone/Fax: 250.847.9779Toll Free 1.888.847.9779Email

Computer Corner

The kettle is on!

Come use our new  “Computer Corner”... bookmarked for your convenience with helpful web sites…. and hooked up to a printer! 

Family Support and Resource Centre

Our Family Support and Resource Centre has a wonderful selection of books, videos and resource materials.

NEW! Computer Corner (see details in this page)

Please return overdue resources  to any of the following locations:

• BCSS office (upstairs)
• Community Services (downstairs)
• Smithers Support Group
• Mental Health Office

Some titles to look for at the Family Support & Resource Centre:

• VIDEO: Recovering from Mental Illness.
• VIDEO: Beyond the Blues:  Child and Youth Depression
• VIDEO:  Trouble in Mind, Bipolar Personality Disorder
• BOOK: Surviving Schizophrenia  by E Fuller Torrey, MD
• BOOK:  A Beautiful Mind
• MAGAZINE:  Schizophrenia Digest

….And much more

Forms

Income Tax Form T-2201     http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/E/pbg/tf/t2201/t2201-05e.pdf

     If your loved one has a mental illness (or any other disability), he or she may be eligible to claim a deduction in his taxable income.  If the disabled person has no taxable income, the amount of the deduction can be transferred to a primary caregiver.  The disabled person does not have to live in the caregiver’s home to be considered eligible for this deduction.

     In order to be eligible for this deduction, Income Tax Form T-2201 must be filed and sent to Revenue Canada.  This deduction is retroactive for several years, so it could be well worth the time and effort to get this form completed and filed if you think your loved one may qualify.   A hard copy of this form is available from the BCSS office here in Smithers, or you can use the link above to make a copy for yourself.