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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On Tuesday, March 24 NWHS visited some of the Hospice residencies around the Lower Mainland as part of our ongoing work. Bringing a hospice facility to New West requires dedicated hours of research, meetings, and crunching numbers -but sometimes, we get to have a little fun! Going on these tours allows our board and staff
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Join us this Senior’s Week! The New West Hospice Society will be at the Partners in Aging Resource Fair on Tuesday, June 2. Connect with local organizations supporting healthy, independent living. Learn about housing, food programs, aging in place, social opportunities, technology, and future planning. We’ll be there talking about the importance of Planning in Advance
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There’s one month to go! Join us on Sunday, May 3, 2026 for RiverWalk 2026 and help us raise $10,000 for the New West Hospice Society. This annual community fundraising event supports the New West Hospice Society and our mission to foster Compassionate Community and bring valuable Hospice programs to New Westminster. Walk in remembrance of loved ones,
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This month we are looking back to October 2016 and June 2017 to the creation of our founding principles through community conversations. New West Hospice Society began with a conversation among a small group of friends. The group of friends hosted Community Conversations. These conversations grew to include members of the community: politicians, health care professionals,
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On March 8 we recognize International Women’s Day by honouring and celebrating the women whose support and hard work is integral to the New West Hospice Society. To the women on our board, staff, and programming partners- you truly make working with this organization a fulfilling and meaningful experience. Board: Co-President, Wendy Johnson Sherri Kensall
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