The Dialogue on Death and Dying is an annual conversation held with the aim of normalizing the totally natural human events around Death and Dying. Throughout the first week of November our Compassionate Community hosts a series of workshops, artistic exploration and community gatherings giving space for compassion and understanding. Pervious years have included workshops […]
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“Visual Dialogue on Death & Dying” Call for Submissions The New West Hospice Society is excited to announce our annual community exhibition hosted at Century House and the Gallery at Queen’s Park during the month of November. The Visual Dialogue on Death & Dying is an artistic exploration embracing themes around death, dying, grief, and loss. These universal experiences are often
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July’s 10th Anniversary Highlight is a look back to 2024 and a meeting among our peers in Hospice care! In 2024 we presented our Compassionate City framework to audiences at the BC Centre for Palliative Care. This marked an important milestone in our organization’s recognition as being a relatively young society, but making big waves.
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The New Westminster Hospice Society (NWHS) Walk & Talk Bereavement Group is an eight-week outdoor grief support program for people who are grieving a significant loss in their lives. Each week, participants gather for a gentle walk and a guided conversation about grief, with time for reflection, shared experiences, and quiet moments along the way.
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June’s 10th Anniversary Highlight is a look back at the evolution of Expressive Art Therapy! This month we are looking back to 2023 as we reached capacity for expanding our programming and the launch of Expressive Art Therapy. At the New West Hospice Society we are so lucky to have the guidance of our facilitator,
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The New West Hospice Society is pleased to announce Michael Scales has been awarded an Honorary Life Membership. On June 14, Michael was presented with the award at Beacon Unitarian Church at the end of their service. Wendy Johnson, Co-President, Karl Moser, Director, Sherri Kensall, Director , and Brenda Rudko, volunteer, were on hand to assist
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On April 16 Co-President Wendy Johnson and Treasurer Murray Ovens met with the Rotary Club of New Westminster. The NWHS was invited to be their community speaker for this meeting and we were more than grateful for the opportunity to share our story. The Rotary Club of New Westminster has been supporting our local community
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The New West Hospice Society is hosting a Clothing Drive in partnership with Big Brother’s of Greater Vancouver. Date: June 14 Time: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM Drop Off Location: 318 Pine Street, New Westminster Spring cleaning is in full swing and if you’ve been putting off your closet here is your sign to wait
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On Monday, April 13 NWHS Co-President Wendy Johnson and Board Director Sherri Kensall presented an update to City Council in Queensborough. New Westminster is a Compassionate City. Since our organization’s inception in 2016 we have been working closely with local politicians to bring a hospice residence to our city. As part of that process, it
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April’s 10th Anniversary Highlight is our community education initiative: Planning for Care in Advance In the early days of our organization, the New West Hospice Society identified a need to help members of our Compassionate Community in thinking about their futures. As we developed our Compassionate City Crew training program, we needed to include a section
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