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With gratitude we acknowledge that we live, work, and play on the unceded traditional territories of the Coast Salish, Nuu cha nulth, Kwakwaka’wakw first peoples of Vancouver Island and surrounding islands.
2021 Tim Hortons Smile Cookie Week benefitting Children’s Health Foundation
Tim Hortons Smile Cookie campaign is back! From Monday, September 13 to Sunday, September 19, stop by one of the participating locations listed below and satisfy your sweet tooth for…
How Bear Essentials supports the mobility and independence of Island kid Payton
Island mom Shannon has big hopes and dreams for her eldest daughter, Payton. The outgoing and energetic four-year-old loves swimming, gymnastics, and playing with the animals on her family’s farm….
From the heart – Episode 4: Jeneece Place and Q̓ᵂalayu House caring for Island families
From the heart – Episode 4: Jeneece Place and Q̓ᵂalayu House caring for Island families Q̓ᵂalayu House
Ask the expert: Caring for families at Jeneece Place and Q̓ʷalayu House
On July 15, 2021, CEO Veronica Carroll was joined by Christina Peacock of Jeneece Place for episode 4 of “From the heart: Small talk on big subjects”; a conversation about…
Welcome to Q̓ʷalayu House
We’re nearing our $7 million goal and need your help to cross the finish line! Together we can ensure Q̓ʷalayu House, our home away from home in Campbell River, is…
Children’s Health Foundation of Vancouver Island opens Q̓ʷalayu House
After years of preparation, Children’s Health Foundation of Vancouver Island CEO, Veronica Carroll, cut the ribbon to officially open Q̓ʷalayu House, its brand-new home away from home in Campbell River….
Aerial view of Q̓ʷalayu House
When pigs fly radiothon nets over $62,000 for Children’s Health Foundation of Vancouver Island’s Q̓ ʷalayu House
Children’s Health Foundation of Vancouver Island set its When pigs fly radiothon fundraising goal at $50,000, but the Campbell River community didn’t stop there. The 12- hour radiothon, hosted by…
How Bear Essentials has helped this Island family overcome isolation
To say the Stuckenbergs are a busy family would be an understatement. Between their newborn son, Louis, two-year-old daughter, Sophie, and oldest child, Huxley, who is almost seven years old,…