Faye Missar Sarah Hagar
  |   CEO blog / Stories

CEO blog: Faye Missar & Sarah Hagar on youth and health in Clayoquot Sound

This article is part of a monthly blog series where Children’s Health Foundation’s CEO Veronica sits down with stakeholders and...
Allen Olson - giving in tribute
  |   Stories

Remembering Allen Olson: A community leader in child and youth health care

Julie Forster worked as a child and youth counsellor at the Queen Alexandra Centre for Children’s Health in the Ledger Building...
Bear Essentials program Karena and Owen Crumpler
  |   Island kids and families / Stories

How Bear Essentials supports the comfort, inclusion, and independence of Island kid Owen

In many ways, 11-year-old Owen is like a lot of kids his age: he loves going to school, playing with his brother Max, and going...
Queen Alexandra solarium archive story
  |   Stories / The Queen Alexandra archives

Camp Queen Alexandra: How this patient’s stay at the Queen Alexandra Solarium became the summer camp experience he never had

This story is part of a series that celebrates the legacy of the Queen Alexandra Centre for Children’s Health, paying tribute t...
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CEO blog: Lynnette Lucas at Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council

This article is part of a monthly blog series where Children’s Health Foundation’s CEO Veronica sits down with stakeholders and...
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  |   Island kids and families / Stories

Meet Foundry Victoria peer support worker Maude

Please note: This story contains content that may not be suitable for all audiences, including people who have experienced trau...
Early years group
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CEO blog: Improving access to health care in Nanaimo

This article is part of a monthly blog series where Children’s Health Foundation's CEO Veronica sits down with stakeholders and...
Innovation in Mental Health Fund - Island kids first
  |   Stories

Supporting innovation in mental health

Thanks to donors like you who support the Innovation in Mental Health Fund at Children's Health Foundation, Island youth are ac...
Dave Saunders - Our Donors
  |   Donor spotlight / Stories

How Foundry Victoria is a game changer for coaches like Dave Saunders

Having worked as a hockey and fastball coach for 16 years, Dave Saunders has seen Island youth at their absolute strongest. He’...
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  |   Stories / The Queen Alexandra archives

40 years of QA memories: How the longest standing employee at the Queen Alexandra Centre for Children’s Health saved hundreds of archives from being destroyed

This story is part of a series that celebrates the legacy of the Queen Alexandra Centre for Children’s Health, paying tribute t...
Island kid Emma Bear Essentials program
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Meet Holly and Emily: How Bear Essentials helps one Nanaimo family in their day-to-day life

Ask Holly to describe Emily, her teenage daughter, and Holly is quick to reply. Emily likes dancing and loves singing, especial...
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  |   Stories / The Queen Alexandra archives

The Queen Alexandra archives: Happy memories from a patient who stayed at the Queen Alexandra Solarium in 1931

This story is part of a series that celebrates the legacy of the Queen Alexandra Centre for Children’s Health, paying tribute t...