On Saturday Canuck Place hosted their 18th annual Gift of Time gala presented by Nicola Wealth and were able to raise a record-breaking $1.78 million! This will allow them to provide critical care to the children and families they serve when and where they need it most.
Canuck Place Parents Erin and Federico Angel, with Canuck Place staff. Photo submitted.
Canuck Place Gift of Time 2022 Raises $1.78 Million
Thank you to everyone who joined the event in person and online, donated, bid and learned more about the work Canuck Place does. Kudos to Gala Co-Chairs, Lucy Greer, Heather Finlayson, and Robyn Lalani on putting together such an incredible event. A big thank you as well to Erin and Federico Angel who shared their son Alejo’s story.
“We were tossed into the darkest place possible, and Canuck Place surrounded us like a warm blanket that lifted us up and helped guide us through the storm,” says Federico. “We chose to be at home so we could maximize Alejo’s life through what we felt was important – full access to our family and the opportunity to go on outings.”
Canuck Place nurse practitioner Rachel and clinical nurse specialist Nadine ensured the Angels were well cared for at home by providing equipment and medications to keep Alejo comfortable, and the guidance they needed to navigate the final weeks of his life. Another part of the community care available to all Canuck Place families is access to the 24-Hour Clinical Care Line, a call line for families to receive advice from specialized nurses.
“The call line gave us peace of mind that we had a lifeline. Someone to reach out to with any question or concern – without feeling bothersome,” says Federico.
Care for Canuck Place families starts at diagnosis and continues through the illness and well beyond the death of a child with grief and bereavement counselling. Canuck Place counsellor Mary Coleman is an integral part of Erin and Federico’s healing journey, providing a space for them to heal as well as their family.
As a non-profit organization, Canuck Place raises 60% of its operating funds, which is why events like this are so important. Your support provides critical care to over 830 children living with life-threatening illnesses and the families who love them.
When children and their families come to Canuck Place, they already know the end of the story. But how they get there hasn’t been written. Canuck Place aspires to make their story the very best it can be— because while they can’t add days to the life of a child, they can add life to their days.
Follow Canuck Place on Facebook for their news, events, and updates throughout the year.
Miss604 is a proud sponsor of the Gift of Time since 2013
For 30 years, Chor Leoni’s Remembrance Day concerts have created important moments of community contemplation and reflection. This powerful collective experience is one of the choir’s most cherished traditions and has resonated with audiences across Canada. Join the ensemble as they begin their new season with We Sang Our Songs, on stage at St. Andrew’s-Wesley United November 10th and 11th.
Chor Leoni photo by David Cooper
Chor Leoni Remembrance Day Concerts
When: Nov 10, 2022 at 7:30pm & Nov 11, 2022 at 2:00pm & 5:00pm
Where: St. Andrew’s-Wesley United (1022 Nelson St, Vancouver)
We Sang Our Songs offers a moving program of music and readings featuring diverse perspectives on war and injustice. Highlights include works by Gustav Holst, Arvo Pärt, and William Grant Still. The 65 voices of Chor Leoni will also sing Mykola Lysenko’s “Molytva Za Ukrainu” (Prayer for Ukraine), and world premieres by composer Stacey Philipps and the choir’s Composer in Residence, Don Macdonald.
While a number of the pieces of the program will feature the choir’s acclaimed a cappella sound, audiences will also have the opportunity to hear the voices of Chor Leoni accompanied by St. Andrew’s-Wesley’s new Steinway Model D piano, as well as the newly restored Casavant organ, played by Tina Chang and Jane Kim, respectively. The choir will once again be joined by Katherine Evans on trumpet.
Win Tickets
I have a pair of tickets to give away to the concert on November 10th at 7:30pm. You can enter to win by leaving a comment below on this blog post. I will draw one winner at random from all entries at 12:00pm on Thursday, November 3, 2022. UPDATE: The winner is Laura.
Both haunting and healing, We Sang Our Songs offers the opportunity for audiences to gather as a community to contemplate, reflect, and dream of peace.
Day camps aren’t just for summer time! The Stanley Park Ecology Society (“SPES”) will host a winter eco-camp for kids in December, during the school break. Your children will be immersed in the delights of nature, with the opportunity to uncover the mysteries of the natural world, learn valuable outdoor skills, and have a blast with other kids right in Stanley Park!
Stanley Park Winter Day Camp for Kids
Winter Wonderland day camp runs December 19 to 23, 2022, from 9:00am to 4:00pm each day. The one week adventure day camp for campers aged 7 to 11 will explore the wetlands, beaches, and forests of Stanley Park.
Campers will learn about hibernation and the local creatures that live here. Look for birds, identify local plants, and make festive crafts! Rain or shine, we have an indoor classroom as well as the 1,000 acre outdoor classroom.
Register online here for $295 for non-members, $275 for Stanley Park Ecology Society members. Not yet a member? Family memberships are available upon registration for $50 and offer discounts on year-round programming.
The group meets at the SPES office (610 Pipeline Road at the Stanley Park Pavilion) and then campers accompany their camp leaders into the park to explore the forests, Beaver Lake, Lost Lagoon, the Seawall, and more. A detailed parent/guardian information package, along with camp policies and procedures, will be sent to you via email once you’ve secured a spot in camp and registered.
For more information about the camps, events and activities in the park, follow SPES on Facebook.
Miss604’s Rebecca Bollwitt is an Executive of SPES‘s Board of Directors.
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Explore ghostly mysteries along British Columbia’s historic Gold Rush Trail in a new two-part documentary Haunted Gold Rush, which premieres this weekend on T+E.
Told through the lens of a strong female force of paranormal investigators, Corine Carey, Leanne Sallenback and Kelly Ireland, the documentary unlocks compelling and unnerving stories of those who suffered an untimely demise on the winding trail, from Yale to Barkerville, during the 1800s.
Haunted Gold Rush on T+E Starts Halloween Weekend
Featuring never-before-seen photos and video evidence of suspected ghosts caught on camera, you can catch the documentary on Sunday, October 30th at 9:00pm ET/PT during T+E’s Halloweekend programming event, happening October 28-31, 2022.
British Columbia’s Cariboo Gold Rush trail was a bustling, wild and often violent place in the 1800s. Today, the 650 km stretch of land is considered a hotspot for paranormal activity and has hundreds of stories of hauntings from more than a dozen locations.
Ghost sightings along this trail are nothing new, but recently there have been numerous intense and dramatic reports. In the documentary, the BC-basedBeyond the Haunting Investigations team, which includes two sisters (Corine and Leanne), and their best friend Kelly, have been called in to take an unprecedented road-trip and retrace British Columbia’s historic Gold Rush Trail, solving mysteries and witness hauntings along the way.
Haunted Gold Rush is produced by Small Army Entertainment. Sean De Vries (The Bachelor Canada) serves as an Executive Producer, Director and Writer. Stephen Sawchuk is an Executive Producer and Line Producer. Sheona McDonald is a Director and Writer. Overseen by Sam Linton, VP, Production and Development, Global Media, who serves as Executive Producer on behalf of Blue Ant Media. Blue Ant International oversees global distribution.
Haunted Gold Rush features never-before-seen photos and video evidence of the suspected ghosts who haunt the historic towns within the trail. Don’t miss it! Tune in Sunday, October 30th at 9:00pm (find your local T+E channel number using this guide).
