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345 Wale Road, Victoria, BC V9B 6X2
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.
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,…
From the heart – Episode 3: Cultural Safety
Ask the expert: Cultural safety with Kathi Hemphill Camilleri
On June 7, 2021, CEO Veronica Carroll was joined by Kathi Hemphill Camilleri, Cultural Safety Consultant, for episode 3 of “From the Heart: Small talk on big subjects”; a conversation…
Meet the Thompsons: The importance of a home away from home in Campbell River
Already parents of two boys, Courtenay-based couple John and Melissa felt well prepared as their daughter’s due date approached. All of that quickly changed when Melissa began feeling ill on…