July 29th our dear Kimmy was attacked while out for a walk early evening close to her home and was found early the next day. She sustained multiple life-threatening injuries that will require medical procedures, treatments and therapy to assist with healing during this difficult and long recovery...
Hey everyone! Our friends Derek and Chelsea Nichol, along with their families, are yet again dealing with life and all of its uncertainties. Doctors have discovered a tumour in Derek that requires surgery and several rounds of chemo/radiation. With harvest around the corner and the infamous Covid...
Mensim has a disease with a very complex name - sclerosing cholangitis and acute chronic cholecystitis - these words turned Mensim's life upside down. Сholangitis is a liver disease characterized by liver duct dis-functioning which eventually leads to liver failure. It first started in late 2019...
On August 6th my brother Travis was involved in a head-on collision near Sundre, Alberta. He is in a coma at the ICU in Foothills Hospital. Doctors are providing supportive measures while waiting for him to stabilize. Travis has had one surgery to repair his broken femur and kneecap and it is unc...
Hey, I’m Brayden. So, here I am, just shy of turning 19, and never believing my face and story would go to a fundraiser such as this. Up until about 2 months ago, I was a pretty care-free teen, loving life, finding great parts of myself after graduating grade 12 a year ago. And then the crazie...
On the morning of August 4th 2020, in the beautiful community of Mulgrave Park four amazing families lost everything in a fire. One of the families has young children. Everyone is physically safe but they now have the stress of starting from scratch and rebuilding their lives. Game Changers 902...
On behalf of the families of Sarah and Casey we are heartbroken to share the passing of this bright young couple in a tragic accident that occured August 3rd. In order to provide the families relief of costs related to services, time away from work, and other unforseen expenses we are hoping to...
With Cassy by his side, Adrian is fighting for his life on the opposite end of the country away from family and friends. Newlyweds Cassandra Bluethner and Adrian MacDonald married on a gorgeous whimsical day last August. They planned their honeymoon for the summer of 2020, but due to COVID-19 t...
It’s with the heaviest heart that we share with you, on behalf of Natalia and the family, the sudden passing of Gareth Reardon. On August 4th, Gareth was out for his evening bike ride and was tragically struck by a vehicle, in Pitt Meadows, B.C. There are no words to convey the rawness of this al...
Hi everyone, I’m raising funds on behalf of Gurinder Singh Sran who was bron and brought up in Kurar, District Barnala, Punjab, India. I am his wife kiranpal sidhu. Gurinder passed away on July 30th, 2020 at Royal Alexander hospital in Edmonton. He was a famous punjabi lyricist known as "Gurinde...
On Sunday, July 26th, after working around the home, Steve decided to go cool off in the Mamquam river in Squamish with some friends. While standing knee deep in the water he dove in to swim across the river. With the silty water Steve didn't realize he was diving into a shallow spot. The resu...
Le 6 août dernier, la pire annonce qu’un parent peut avoir est tombée... Allyson, 9 ans, était prise avec cette bebite dans son corps, ce monstre que tous les parents craignent, LE CANCER. Il s’est logé dans sa tête, une masse au cerveau. A 9 ans, tu as la tête remplie de rêves, de projets, de cr...
16 TUMOURS! That’s what the doctor told me she has all throughout her entire body. We know she’s going to die, but we don’t know when. It could be weeks, could be months, but we have no clue and need help. My mom has been a single mom for many years, raising 4 kids, myself being the oldest at 18....
Broc is the rock of the Higginson family - for Steph, Kale (11) and Brin (8), Broc is an active, healthy, engaged and loving father, and a strong, steady and committed husband. Broc is a leader in the community, an elementary school principal, a mentor, a role model. He is compassionate, kind an...
Jim Walter " JIMBOY" Llauder a dear friend has been impacted by COVID-19. He is currently in ICU in Cebu City. The hospitals are at its maximum capacity luckily for Jim although he was 15th in line during his admission the doctors were able to accommodate him that day and was given care. His curr...
INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS WE NEED YOUR HELP Damandeep Kaur a 20 year old international student studying in Montreal, Quebec, Canada tragically committed suicide yesterday. She came to Canada at 18 to establish a better life for herself and her family. Sadly she succumbed to the burdens of a young s...
وانا لله وانا اليه راجعون. To God we belong and to Him we shall return. ••• Nagim Babikir Mohamed was the light that everyone needed. He had a way of making everyone believe in anything. Believe in him, believe in themselves, believe in something. Nagim touched every soul he met. A smile as bri...
Innah lilahi wa inna ilayhi raji’un (“Surely we belong to Allah and to him we shall return”) On August 5th we lost our dear brother Zakariya Kalair Rahmatullah Alaih (May Allah's mercy and blessings be upon him) . He was 18 years old and had been battling cancer for a few years. Zakariya was a...
On Thursday, August 6th, Ryan MacKinnon, son of Darren and Dianne and younger brother of Madison and Hannah of O'Leary, PE was in an accident and was airlifted to the IWK. We are looking for your support for Ryan and his family as Ryan fights thru many challenges as a result of the accident he w...
On August 6th my brother Travis was involved in a head-on collision near Sundre, Alberta. He is in a coma at the ICU in Foothills Hospital. Doctors are providing supportive measures while waiting for him to stabilize. Travis has had one surgery to repair his broken femur and kneecap and it is unc...
It’s with the heaviest heart that we share with you, on behalf of Natalia and the family, the sudden passing of Gareth Reardon. On August 4th, Gareth was out for his evening bike ride and was tragically struck by a vehicle, in Pitt Meadows, B.C. There are no words to convey the rawness of this al...
Lou Lou needs our help. This week, our friend and colleague Lauren was informed that she requires emergency dental surgery to fix a painful and urgent dental matter. The procedure is not covered by dental insurance, and the problem is interfering with her ability to eat, drink and talk. She's in...
As many of you know we lost our beloved Carlie Ladner this past Monday. This loss came unexpectedly to husband Mike Burgess, 4 daughters, and the rest of our family. She was so young and taken from us way too soon. The out pour of love and support for Carlie has been unbelievable, and so many h...
An English version (and photos) will follow under the French text À la mémoire de Patrice Bernadel Nous venons de perdre un fils, un frère, un neveu, un cousin et un ami exceptionnel, mais aussi un entrepreneur, créateur, pâtissier passionné dans ce qu'il nous offrait avec ses macarons, gâteau...
Appeal for help to send body of manjinder Singh, aged 27— back to his family village Attari, Amritsar Punjab. manjinder singh(manni), My friend suddenly passed away & it’s been really hard on his family. He moved to australia 6 years ago for study and struggled everyday to send money to his mom...
“In a racist society, it is not enough to be non-racist, we must be anti-racist.” - Angela Davis The Black, Indigenous and People of Colour (BIPOC) Midwifery Collective is committed to supporting and advocating for the Black community within the Midwifery Education Program (MEP) and the midwifer...