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To provide palliative care and grief support to individuals and families throughout the Bow Valley. We are dedicated to ensuring that no one has to face these challenging times alone, offering the care and support they need close to home.



<div fr-original-style='-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; clear: both; cursor: text; overflow: visible; position: relative; direction: ltr; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;' id="isPasted" style='-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; clear: both; cursor: text; overflow: visible; position: relative; direction: ltr; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; line-height: 1.5; box-sizing: inherit;'><div fr-original-style='-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; clear: both; cursor: text; overflow: visible; position: relative; direction: ltr; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;' id="isPasted" style='-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; clear: both; cursor: text; overflow: visible; position: relative; direction: ltr; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; line-height: 1.5; box-sizing: inherit;'><div fr-original-style='-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; clear: both; cursor: text; overflow: visible; position: relative; direction: ltr; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;' id="isPasted" style='-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; clear: both; cursor: text; overflow: visible; position: relative; direction: ltr; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; line-height: 1.5; box-sizing: inherit;'>In this workshop, we will explore loss, grief, and sorrow as fundamental human experiences that can open pathways to transformation, deepening, and growth. Together, we will consider the many ways grief is expressed, examine cultural myths and expectations about how we &ldquo;should&rdquo; grieve, and explore metaphors and stories that can deepen our understanding of grief and its place in our lives. Drawing on the work of Alan Wolfelt and Francis Weller, we will reflect on what it means to accompany grief&mdash;both our own and the grief of others&mdash;with greater compassion, presence, and understanding. This workshop offers an opportunity to broaden our understanding of grief and consider ways of navigating loss with greater awareness, care, and connection. &nbsp;Please note:&nbsp;this workshop is educational in nature &amp; is not a grief support group. Bow Valley Palliative offers this workshop regularly at different monthly time slots, alternating between morning &amp; evening sessions.</div></div></div><div fr-original-style='-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; clear: both; cursor: text; overflow: visible; position: relative; direction: ltr; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;' style='-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; clear: both; cursor: text; overflow: visible; position: relative; direction: ltr; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; line-height: 1.5; box-sizing: inherit;'> </div>

BVP Understanding My Grief Workshop October 2026

Bow Valley Palliative and Covenant Health are partnering to co-facilitate a 6-week Fall Grief Support Group. &nbsp; Session 2 - The Losses We Do Not Name is a facilitated presentation exploring non-death losses, such as changes in relationships, health, identity, roles, abilities, dreams, or a sense of belonging. These losses can be deeply significant yet are often overlooked or difficult to name. Through reflection, conversation, and shared understanding, participants will have an opportunity to recognize these experiences, explore their impact, and consider ways of acknowledging and moving through them.&nbsp; There is no cost to attend the sessions however, pre-registration is recommended. Participants may enroll in all six sessions or select those topics of most interest. &nbsp;&nbsp;Session Dates: &nbsp; Sept 23 &ndash; Five Gates of Grief &nbsp; Oct 7 &ndash; The Losses We Do Not Name&nbsp; Oct 21 &ndash; When Caring Changes: Grieving the Person We Were Before&nbsp; Nov 3 &ndash; Anticipatory Grief&nbsp; Nov 18 &ndash; Time Warp: Feeling Sorrow When the World Moves On&nbsp; Dec 2 &ndash; Forgiveness&nbsp; Visit <a fr-original-style="" href="https://www.bvpal.ca/events" id="isPasted" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">https://www.bvpal.ca/events</a> for more information about all our upcoming events!

Fall Grief Support Group Session 2 - The Losses We Do Not Name

Bow Valley Palliative and Covenant Health are collaborating together to bring a 6-week series which will invite participants to explore key aspects of the experience of grief. We&rsquo;ll look at tools for navigating sorrow including the use of ritual, naming non-death losses, the role of forgiveness, and others. Participants may enroll in all six sessions or select those topics of most interest.&nbsp; The first session of the series we explore the Five Gates of Grief, A way to name loss and experience grief developed by the psychotherapist and author Francis Weller.&nbsp; These gates open pathways into the many layers of sorrow we carry &mdash; from personal loss, unmet longing, and ancestral pain to the grief we hold for the world itself. Together, we&rsquo;ll gently navigate these landscapes of emotion and discover how grief, when honored, can become a source of connection, meaning, and inner strength.&nbsp;&nbsp;This session will also include creative approaches to healing, such as: - Developing ritual and ceremony to help hold and express grief - A guided Healing Meditation designed to support emotional integration - Practices that cultivate grounding, compassion, and inner peace Whether your grief is fresh or long-carried, you are welcome in this space. Come as you are &mdash; and allow yourself to be held by community, self-reflection, and the possibility of renewal. &nbsp;

Fall Grief Support Group Session 1 - The Five Gates of Grief

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Together, we will consider the many ways grief is expressed, examine cultural myths and expectations about how we &ldquo;should&rdquo; grieve, and explore metaphors and stories that can deepen our understanding of grief and its place in our lives.Drawing on the work of Alan Wolfelt and Francis Weller, we will reflect on what it means to accompany grief&mdash;both our own and the grief of others&mdash;with greater compassion, presence, and understanding. This workshop offers an opportunity to broaden our understanding of grief and consider ways of navigating loss with greater awareness, care, and connection.&nbsp;We will be offering this workshop regularly at different time slots (alternating AM &amp; PM).</div></div></div><div fr-original-style='-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; clear: both; cursor: text; overflow: visible; position: relative; direction: ltr; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;' style='-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; clear: both; cursor: text; overflow: visible; position: relative; direction: ltr; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; line-height: 1.5; box-sizing: inherit;'> </div>

BVP Understanding My Grief Workshop September 2026

Dear Volunteers,&nbsp;You are an important voice of BVP. Every conversation you have helps build trust, create connections, and strengthen our BVP community. We want to ensure that you are informed, confident and supported in the incredible role you occupy as an ambassador.Ask yourself:<ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Am I comfortable and confident when talking about BVP&#39;s current programs?</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Can I clearly explain the &quot;why&quot; behind what we do?</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Have I been wondering what Peer Pods are all about?</li></ul>If any of those questions made you pause or if you&#39;re simply curious, we&#39;d love for you to join us for Volunteer Refresher/Information Session.Together, we&#39;ll explore the heart behind BVP, share updates on our programs, dive into Peer Pods and give you the tools and confidence to represent BVP with clarity and pride.When are volunteers are informed and confident, our community is stronger.Come curious. Leave inspired, informed and empowered. We can&#39;t wait to see you there!

Volunteer Refresher/Information Session

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-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; clear: both; cursor: text; overflow: visible; position: relative; direction: ltr; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;' id="isPasted" style='-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; clear: both; cursor: text; overflow: visible; position: relative; direction: ltr; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; 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font-style: normal; vertical-align: baseline; font-kerning: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; line-height: 1.5; box-sizing: inherit;">Join us for BVP&#39;s Understanding My Grief workshop. This presentation is based on Dr. Alan Wolfelt&rsquo;s model of the 11 tenets of companioning the bereaved. In our conversation we will explore loss, grief, and sorrow as fundamental experiences of transformation, deepening, and growth. Our conversation will look at expressions of grief, cultural myths around grief, and some metaphors and stories to help us in building an understanding of what grief is and how to navigate grief for ourselves and as a support to others.&nbsp;<p fr-original-style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; vertical-align: baseline; font-kerning: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px;" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; vertical-align: baseline; font-kerning: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; line-height: 1.5; box-sizing: inherit;"> <p fr-original-style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; vertical-align: baseline; font-kerning: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px;" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; vertical-align: baseline; font-kerning: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; line-height: 1.5; box-sizing: inherit;">We will be offering this workshop regularly at different time slots (alternating AM &amp; PM).</div></div></div><div fr-original-style='-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; clear: both; cursor: text; overflow: visible; position: relative; direction: ltr; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;' style='-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; clear: both; cursor: text; overflow: visible; position: relative; direction: ltr; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; line-height: 1.5; box-sizing: inherit;'> </div>

BVP Understanding My Grief workshop August 2026

BVP Understanding My Grief workshop July 2026

In recognition of National Indigenous History Month and Pride Month, and in support of BVP&#39;s commitment to inclusion and belonging, we invite you to join us for an Inclusive Language Workshop.&nbsp; Language plays an important role in how we connect with one another and create welcoming environments. This interactive session will explore how our everyday words and assumptions can impact others, while providing practical tools for respectful and inclusive communication. Through discussion, reflection, and real-life examples, participants will build greater awareness of diverse identities and experiences, strengthen their inclusive communication skills, and gain insights that can be applied in both workplace and community settings. This workshop will be facilitated by our very own Program Manager, Avery Levesque. Avery is a proud trans human who brings both lived experience and professional insight to this conversation. Having navigated spaces where he has not always felt seen, included, or accepted for who he is, Avery is passionate about fostering understanding, respect, and belonging. He will share perspectives and practical tools to help participants build more inclusive and welcoming environments for everyone. We welcome all volunteers to participate in this opportunity to learn, reflect, and contribute to a culture where everyone feels valued, respected, and included. Location to be announced 3 days prior to event. This is dependent on number of attendees.

Inclusive Language Workshop

BVP Understanding My Grief June 2026

During this in-person training, we will explore and consolidate the themes presented in the prerequisite volunteer training videos. The day will include case studies, Q&amp;A, your role as a BVP volunteer, and the essence of listening and grief awareness for all elements of volunteer companioning.&nbsp;

2026 May 30th BVP Volunteer Training (in-person)

BVP Understanding My Grief May 2026

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2026 BVP Volunteer Appreciation Event

BVP Understanding My Grief April 2026

BVP Understanding My Grief - March 2026

BVP Understanding My Grief February 2026

BVP Understanding My Grief January 2026

BVP Grief 101 December 2025

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Dementia Care Program Volunteer Training 2025

This one-day training offers opportunity to unpack and explore the themes presented in the volunteer training videos. The day will include case studies, Q&amp;A, role of the volunteer, and the centrality of listening and grief awareness for all elements of volunteer companioning.&nbsp; Meeting at the BVP offices (Boardroom) we will spend a day in conversation regarding all things client-facing volunteering.

BVP Volunteer Training (in-person)

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-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; box-sizing: inherit;">the modern food supply and&nbsp;<span fr-original-style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; box-sizing: inherit;">what&rsquo;s<span fr-original-style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; box-sizing: inherit;">&nbsp;on the end of our fork<span fr-original-style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; 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margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 19.425px; font-family: Figtree, Figtree_EmbeddedFont, Figtree_MSFontService, sans-serif;" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 19.425px; font-family: Figtree, Figtree_EmbeddedFont, Figtree_MSFontService, sans-serif; box-sizing: inherit;">&nbsp;</div><div fr-original-style='-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; clear: both; cursor: text; overflow: visible; position: relative; direction: ltr; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;' style='-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; clear: both; cursor: text; overflow: visible; position: relative; direction: ltr; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; line-height: 1.5; box-sizing: inherit;'><p fr-original-style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; vertical-align: baseline; font-kerning: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px;" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; vertical-align: baseline; font-kerning: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; line-height: 1.5; box-sizing: inherit;"><span data-contrast="auto" fr-original-style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 19.425px; font-family: Figtree, Figtree_EmbeddedFont, Figtree_MSFontService, sans-serif;" lang="EN-CA" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 19.425px; font-family: Figtree, Figtree_EmbeddedFont, Figtree_MSFontService, sans-serif; font-variant-ligatures: none !important; box-sizing: inherit;"><span fr-original-style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; box-sizing: inherit;">Lee Rinne is a Nutrition Consultant and fellow BVP Volunteer. She will be delivering a short presentation about nutrition and proper &ldquo;fueling&rdquo; to help reduce stress and promote health and wellness. She will also be sharing recipes and samples with the group.&nbsp;</div></div><div fr-original-style='-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; clear: both; cursor: text; overflow: visible; position: relative; direction: ltr; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;' style='-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; clear: both; cursor: text; overflow: visible; position: relative; direction: ltr; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; line-height: 1.5; box-sizing: inherit;'> </div>

BVP November Volunteer Wellness Series: Smarty Plants 101 Optimizing Nutrition

<div fr-original-style='-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; clear: both; cursor: text; overflow: visible; position: relative; direction: ltr; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;' id="isPasted" style='-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; clear: both; cursor: text; overflow: visible; position: relative; direction: ltr; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; 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font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; line-height: 1.5; box-sizing: inherit;'><p fr-original-style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; vertical-align: baseline; font-kerning: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px;" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; vertical-align: baseline; font-kerning: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; line-height: 1.5; box-sizing: inherit;">Join us for BVP&#39;s Grief 101 workshop. This presentation is based on Dr. Alan Wolfelt&rsquo;s model of the 11 tenets of companioning the bereaved. In our conversation we will explore loss, grief, and sorrow as fundamental experiences of transformation, deepening, and growth. Our conversation will look at expressions of grief, cultural myths around grief, and some metaphors and stories to help us in building an understanding of what grief is and how to navigate grief for ourselves and as a support to others.&nbsp;<p fr-original-style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; vertical-align: baseline; font-kerning: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px;" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; vertical-align: baseline; font-kerning: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; line-height: 1.5; box-sizing: inherit;"> <p fr-original-style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; vertical-align: baseline; font-kerning: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px;" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; vertical-align: baseline; font-kerning: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; line-height: 1.5; box-sizing: inherit;">We will be offering this workshop regularly at different time slots (alternating AM &amp; PM).</div></div></div><div fr-original-style='-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; clear: both; cursor: text; overflow: visible; position: relative; direction: ltr; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;' style='-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; clear: both; cursor: text; overflow: visible; position: relative; direction: ltr; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; line-height: 1.5; box-sizing: inherit;'> </div>

BVP Grief 101 November 2025

POSTPONED: BVP October Volunteer Wellness Series: "Feel the Breeze" with Sonya Jakubec, PhD

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-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; clear: both; cursor: text; overflow: visible; position: relative; direction: ltr; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;' id="isPasted" style='-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; clear: both; cursor: text; overflow: visible; position: relative; direction: ltr; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; line-height: 1.5; box-sizing: inherit;'><p fr-original-style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; vertical-align: baseline; font-kerning: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px;" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; vertical-align: baseline; font-kerning: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; line-height: 1.5; box-sizing: inherit;">Join us for BVP&#39;s first Grief 101 workshop. This presentation is based on Dr. Alan Wolfelt&rsquo;s model of the 11 tenets of companioning the bereaved. In our conversation we will explore loss, grief, and sorrow as fundamental experiences of transformation, deepening, and growth. Our conversation will look at expressions of grief, cultural myths around grief, and some metaphors and stories to help us in building an understanding of what grief is and how to navigate grief for ourselves and as a support to others.&nbsp;<p fr-original-style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; vertical-align: baseline; font-kerning: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px;" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; vertical-align: baseline; font-kerning: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; line-height: 1.5; box-sizing: inherit;"> <p fr-original-style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; vertical-align: baseline; font-kerning: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px;" style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space: pre-wrap; font-weight: normal; font-style: normal; vertical-align: baseline; font-kerning: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; line-height: 1.5; box-sizing: inherit;">We will be offering this workshop regularly at different time slots (alternating AM &amp; PM).</div></div></div><div fr-original-style='-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; clear: both; cursor: text; overflow: visible; position: relative; direction: ltr; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;' style='-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; clear: both; cursor: text; overflow: visible; position: relative; direction: ltr; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; line-height: 1.5; box-sizing: inherit;'> </div>

BVP Grief 101 October 2025

Strategies for Charitable Tax and Legacy Giving

BVP September Volunteer Wellness Series: Frequency Medicine

BVP Dementia Care Info Session &nbsp; &nbsp; Date: Wednesday, August 13th, 2025&nbsp;Time: 6:00 to 8:00pm&nbsp;Location: BVP &nbsp;e=mc2 office boardroom - #202-1080 Railway Ave. CanmoreFacilitator:&nbsp; Lee Rinne, Michelle LeBlanc Are you interested in enhancing your communication skills with new and effective approaches? Interested in advancing your ability to communicate in dynamic and meaningful ways? If you are a volunteer with BVP, these communication strategies are useful for every day life, and are specifically useful for the work that our dementia care volunteers provide to persons living with dementia and their caregivers. The need for BVP volunteers to offer skilled support in navigating dementia has increased over the past few years. This evening will be an opportunity for us to share information about volunteers&#39; experiences in caring for community members affected by dementia, introduce the SPECAL method (<a data-fr-linked="true" fr-original-style="" href="https://contenteddementiatrust.org/what-is-the-specal-method/" id="isPasted" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: initial; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">more info</a>), and what this type of volunteer role would look like.&nbsp;Note: This evening is limited to Bow Valley Palliative volunteers.&nbsp; See you there!

BVP Dementia Care Info Session

PCSBV June 2025 Volunteer Wellness Series: The Art of Zentangle &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Date: June 25th, 2025&nbsp;Time: 6:30 to 8:30pm&nbsp;Location: In person in the PCSBV office boardroom - #202-1080 Railway Ave. CanmoreFacilitator:&nbsp; Niki Fehr The PCSBV&rsquo;s Monthly Volunteer Wellness Series is a PCSBV volunteer-led series that offers an opportunity for volunteers to come together, while sharing knowledge and tools for self-care and wellness.&nbsp; Our May Volunteer Wellness Series is facilitated by Niki Fehr - Program Director at Wellspring Alberta! Zentangle is a meditative art form where users create abstract designs by drawing repetitive patterns, often on small tiles, using a combination of dots, lines, and curves. This method is designed to be relaxing and stress-reducing, encouraging focus and mindfulness through the repetitive motion of drawing.&nbsp; More about our facilitator:&nbsp;Niki Fehr is the Program Director at Wellspring Alberta. She is an inclusive leader committed to community building and evidence-informed programming for people living with cancer. She is also a young adult cancer survivor herself. She specialized in creating safe spaces for people who have experienced trauma. Niki has been in non-profit leadership for over 15 years. Niki has been engaged in the arts her whole life. She is an acrylic artist. During cancer treatment she started using Zentangle as a stress reduction strategy and since has become a Certified Zentangle Teacher and regularly leads Zentangle sessions.&nbsp; If you need assistance or further information, please call 403 707 7111 or email <a data-fr-linked="true" fr-original-style="" href="mailto:info@pcsbv.ca" rel="noopener noreferrer noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: initial; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">info@pcsbv.ca</a>. Thank you!

PCSBV June Volunteer Wellness Series: Zentangling

<div fr-original-style='-webkit-user-drag:none;-webkit-tap-highlight-color:transparent;margin:0px;padding:0px;user-select:text;clear:both;cursor:text;overflow:visible;position:relative;direction:ltr;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:"Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:12px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;line-height:1.5;box-sizing:inherit;' style='-webkit-user-drag:none;-webkit-tap-highlight-color:transparent;margin:0px;padding:0px;user-select:text;clear:both;cursor:text;overflow:visible;position:relative;direction:ltr;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:"Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:12px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;line-height:1.5;box-sizing:inherit;'><p fr-original-style="-webkit-user-drag:none;-webkit-tap-highlight-color:transparent;margin:0px;padding:0px;user-select:text;overflow-wrap:break-word;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;vertical-align:baseline;font-kerning:none;background-color:transparent;color:windowtext;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;line-height:1.5;box-sizing:inherit;" style="-webkit-user-drag:none;-webkit-tap-highlight-color:transparent;margin:0px;padding:0px;user-select:text;overflow-wrap:break-word;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;vertical-align:baseline;font-kerning:none;background-color:transparent;color:windowtext;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;line-height:1.5;box-sizing:inherit;">Please review all training module videos prior to the in-person training. You will receive an agenda closer to the weekend with more details.<p fr-original-style="-webkit-user-drag:none;-webkit-tap-highlight-color:transparent;margin:0px;padding:0px;user-select:text;overflow-wrap:break-word;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;vertical-align:baseline;font-kerning:none;background-color:transparent;color:windowtext;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;line-height:1.5;box-sizing:inherit;" style="-webkit-user-drag:none;-webkit-tap-highlight-color:transparent;margin:0px;padding:0px;user-select:text;overflow-wrap:break-word;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;vertical-align:baseline;font-kerning:none;background-color:transparent;color:windowtext;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;line-height:1.5;box-sizing:inherit;"> <p fr-original-style="-webkit-user-drag:none;-webkit-tap-highlight-color:transparent;margin:0px;padding:0px;user-select:text;overflow-wrap:break-word;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;vertical-align:baseline;font-kerning:none;background-color:transparent;color:windowtext;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;line-height:1.5;box-sizing:inherit;" style="-webkit-user-drag:none;-webkit-tap-highlight-color:transparent;margin:0px;padding:0px;user-select:text;overflow-wrap:break-word;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;vertical-align:baseline;font-kerning:none;background-color:transparent;color:windowtext;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;line-height:1.5;box-sizing:inherit;">Lunch on Saturday and light snacks Friday and Saturday will be provided; please feel free to bring a water container (e.g. water bottle) or any dietary-specific food items you want to bring with you.&nbsp;<p fr-original-style="-webkit-user-drag:none;-webkit-tap-highlight-color:transparent;margin:0px;padding:0px;user-select:text;overflow-wrap:break-word;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;vertical-align:baseline;font-kerning:none;background-color:transparent;color:windowtext;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;line-height:1.5;box-sizing:inherit;" style="-webkit-user-drag:none;-webkit-tap-highlight-color:transparent;margin:0px;padding:0px;user-select:text;overflow-wrap:break-word;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;vertical-align:baseline;font-kerning:none;background-color:transparent;color:windowtext;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;line-height:1.5;box-sizing:inherit;"> <p fr-original-style="-webkit-user-drag:none;-webkit-tap-highlight-color:transparent;margin:0px;padding:0px;user-select:text;overflow-wrap:break-word;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;vertical-align:baseline;font-kerning:none;background-color:transparent;color:windowtext;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;line-height:1.5;box-sizing:inherit;" style="-webkit-user-drag:none;-webkit-tap-highlight-color:transparent;margin:0px;padding:0px;user-select:text;overflow-wrap:break-word;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;vertical-align:baseline;font-kerning:none;background-color:transparent;color:windowtext;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;line-height:1.5;box-sizing:inherit;">If you have questions, please contact: <a fr-original-style="" href="mailto:michelle.leblanc@pcsbv.ca" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: initial; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">michelle.leblanc@pcsbv.ca</a> or 403-707-4351</div><div fr-original-style='-webkit-user-drag:none;-webkit-tap-highlight-color:transparent;margin:0px;padding:0px;user-select:text;clear:both;cursor:text;overflow:visible;position:relative;direction:ltr;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:"Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:12px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;line-height:1.5;box-sizing:inherit;' style='-webkit-user-drag:none;-webkit-tap-highlight-color:transparent;margin:0px;padding:0px;user-select:text;clear:both;cursor:text;overflow:visible;position:relative;direction:ltr;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:"Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:12px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;line-height:1.5;box-sizing:inherit;'> </div><div fr-original-style='-webkit-user-drag:none;-webkit-tap-highlight-color:transparent;margin:0px;padding:0px;user-select:text;clear:both;cursor:text;overflow:visible;position:relative;direction:ltr;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:"Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:12px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;line-height:1.5;box-sizing:inherit;' style='-webkit-user-drag:none;-webkit-tap-highlight-color:transparent;margin:0px;padding:0px;user-select:text;clear:both;cursor:text;overflow:visible;position:relative;direction:ltr;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:"Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:12px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;line-height:1.5;box-sizing:inherit;'><p fr-original-style="-webkit-user-drag:none;-webkit-tap-highlight-color:transparent;margin:0px;padding:0px;user-select:text;overflow-wrap:break-word;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;vertical-align:baseline;font-kerning:none;background-color:transparent;color:windowtext;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;line-height:1.5;box-sizing:inherit;" style="-webkit-user-drag:none;-webkit-tap-highlight-color:transparent;margin:0px;padding:0px;user-select:text;overflow-wrap:break-word;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;vertical-align:baseline;font-kerning:none;background-color:transparent;color:windowtext;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;line-height:1.5;box-sizing:inherit;"><span fr-original-style="-webkit-user-drag: none; 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2025 PCSBV Training

PCSBV May 2025 Volunteer Wellness Series: Celtic Spirituality&nbsp; Date: May 28th, 2025&nbsp;Time: 7:00 to 8:30pm&nbsp;Location: In person in the PCSBV office boardroom - #202-1080 Railway Ave. CanmoreFacilitator:&nbsp; Dr. Bibiana Cujec The PCSBV&rsquo;s Monthly Volunteer Wellness Series is a PCSBV volunteer-led series that offers an opportunity for volunteers to come together, while sharing knowledge and tools for self-care and wellness.&nbsp; Our May Volunteer Wellness Series is facilitated by Dr. Bibiana Cujec, one of our own volunteers and retired Palliative Care Physician! Bibiana will focus on the key aspects of Celtic spirituality including trusting inner authority (soul) and the healing power of Nature. The writings of John O&#39;Donohue, Celtic poet and mystic would be highlighted: <a data-fr-linked="true" fr-original-style="" href="https://www.johnodonohue.com/ " rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: initial; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">https://www.johnodonohue.com/&amp;nbsp</a>; More about our facilitator:&nbsp;Bibiana Cujec is a retired cardiologist and professor emerita at the University of Alberta. She obtained her MD from Laval University (1981) and Master&rsquo;s degree in Education from the University of Saskatchewan (1997). She was involved in undergraduate and postgraduate medical education from 1988 until her retirement in 2022. Her clinical practice was focused on echocardiography and heart failure. Since 2017 she has taken courses on spirituality through the Sacred Art of Living Center in Bend, Oregon. This has been a great support in dealing with burnout and compassion fatigue as well as personal losses.&nbsp; Since retirement she has moved to the small mountain town of Canmore, Alberta and is active in community volunteer work as well as spending time with family. &nbsp; If you need assistance or further information, please call 403 707 7111 or email <a data-fr-linked="true" fr-original-style="" href="mailto:info@pcsbv.ca" rel="noopener noreferrer noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: initial; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">info@pcsbv.ca</a>. Thank you!

PCSBV May Volunteer Wellness Series: Celtic Spirituality

Bring your bike for this hands on session while learning about bike &amp; grief maintenance. The workshop will feature: 1.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;Changing a tire and keeping your tires inflated2.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;Oiling your chain and how the drive train works on a bike3.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;How your brakes work and different types of brakes In partnership with: <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1743719703/wysiwyg/sqm87emvys8faavzlhoa.png" style="width: 600px; display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center; position: relative; max-width: 100%; cursor: pointer; padding: 0px 1px; user-select: none; box-sizing: inherit;" fr-original-style="width: 600px; display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center;" fr-original-class="fr-draggable"> <img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1743719673/wysiwyg/evpuqg8wla1gd1okclhu.png" style="width: 600px; display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center; position: relative; max-width: 100%; cursor: pointer; padding: 0px 1px; user-select: none; box-sizing: inherit;" fr-original-style="width: 600px; display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center;" fr-original-class="fr-draggable">

Tune-Up & Talk: Grief Conversations & Bike Maintenance

2025 PCSBV Volunteer Appreciation Event

PCSBV March 2025 Volunteer Wellness Series: Drop-in Social & Games Night! Date: March 5th, 2025 Time: 7:00 to 8:30pm Location: In person in the PCSBV office boardroom - #202-1080 Railway Ave. CanmoreFaclitator: Michelle LeBlanc The PCSBV’s Monthly Volunteer Wellness Series is a PCSBV volunteer-led series that offers an opportunity for volunteers to come together, while sharing knowledge and tools for self-care and wellness.  For the March Volunteer Wellness Series, we’re organizing an evening Drop-In Social & Games night! Feel free to bring your favourite card or board game, enjoy some light refreshments and get to know your fellow volunteers. Example games: Cribbage, Skip Bo, Monopoly, Chess, Checkers, etc. This is a great opportunity to get to know your fellow PCSBV volunteers, mingle, and maybe learn a new game/boardgame.  If you need assistance or further information please call 403 707 7111 or email <a href="mailto:info@pcsbv.ca" style="color:inherit;text-decoration:inherit;user-select:auto;box-sizing:inherit">info@pcsbv.ca</a>. Thank you!

PCSBV March 2025 Volunteer Wellness Series

PCSBV February 2025 Volunteer Wellness Series: Self-care: An Insight Into Pain, Stress and Movement  Date: February 12th, 2025 Time: 7:00 to 8:00pm Location: In person in the PCSBV office boardroom - #202-1080 Railway Ave. CanmoreSpeaker: Tony Miller The PCSBV’s Monthly Volunteer Wellness Series is a PCSBV volunteer-led series that offers an opportunity for volunteers to come together, while sharing knowledge and tools for self-care and wellness.  More about our speaker: <div style="-webkit-user-drag:none;-webkit-tap-highlight-color:transparent;margin:0px;padding:0px;user-select:text;clear:both;cursor:text;overflow:visible;position:relative;direction:ltr;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:&quot;Segoe UI&quot;, &quot;Segoe UI Web&quot;, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:12px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;box-sizing:inherit;line-height:1.5"><p style="-webkit-user-drag:none;-webkit-tap-highlight-color:transparent;margin:0px;padding:0px;user-select:text;overflow-wrap:break-word;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;vertical-align:baseline;font-kerning:none;background-color:transparent;color:windowtext;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;line-height:1.5">Tony Miller is a local Osteopathic Therapist in Canmore and volunteer with the PCSBV. Tony will delve into the fascinating world of pain, how influential stress can be, why movement is so important and empowering you with some simple strategies to help manage pain.    Tony has a Master’s degree in Osteopathy from The University College of Osteopathy, London (UK), a Bachelor’s degree in Sports Therapy and a second Master’s degree in Sports and Exercise Medicine. His vocational qualifications and continued professional development is extensive, showcasing his passion for continually improving his skills as a health professional. Tony is passionate about helping people who are struggling to enjoy their hobbies and sports due to injury or pain.   </div><div style="-webkit-user-drag:none;-webkit-tap-highlight-color:transparent;margin:0px;padding:0px;user-select:text;clear:both;cursor:text;overflow:visible;position:relative;direction:ltr;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:&quot;Segoe UI&quot;, &quot;Segoe UI Web&quot;, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:12px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;box-sizing:inherit;line-height:1.5"> </div>If you need assistance or further information please call 403 707 7111 or email <a href="mailto:info@pcsbv.ca" style="color:inherit;text-decoration:inherit;user-select:auto;box-sizing:inherit">info@pcsbv.ca</a>. Thank you!

PCSBV February 2025 Volunteer Wellness Series

PCSBV January 2025 Volunteer Wellness Series: Yoga and Mediation Date: January 29th, 2025 Time: 7:00 to 8:00pm Location: In person in the PCSBV office boardroom - #202-1080 Railway Ave. CanmoreSpeaker: Gill Symons The PCSBV’s Monthly Volunteer Wellness Series is a PCSBV volunteer-led series that offers an opportunity for volunteers to come together, while sharing knowledge and tools for self-care and wellness.  More about our speaker: <div style="-webkit-user-drag:none;-webkit-tap-highlight-color:transparent;margin:0px;padding:0px;user-select:text;clear:both;cursor:text;overflow:visible;position:relative;direction:ltr;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:&quot;Segoe UI&quot;, &quot;Segoe UI Web&quot;, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:12px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;box-sizing:inherit;line-height:1.5"><p style="-webkit-user-drag:none;-webkit-tap-highlight-color:transparent;margin:0px;padding:0px;user-select:text;overflow-wrap:break-word;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;vertical-align:baseline;font-kerning:none;background-color:transparent;color:windowtext;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;line-height:1.5"><span fr-original-style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; font-variant: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; line-height: 19.425px; font-family: Roboto; font-weight: normal;" style="-webkit-user-drag:none;-webkit-tap-highlight-color:transparent;margin:0px;padding:0px;user-select:text;font-variant:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:14px;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;line-height:19.425px;font-family:Roboto;font-weight:normal;box-sizing:inherit"><span fr-original-style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" style="-webkit-user-drag:none;-webkit-tap-highlight-color:transparent;margin:0px;padding:0px;user-select:text;box-sizing:inherit">Gill is IAYT trained yoga therapist and is passionate about sharing the tools in yoga that allow individuals to be more resilient as they face injury, illness, and life’s changes<span fr-original-style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" style="-webkit-user-drag:none;-webkit-tap-highlight-color:transparent;margin:0px;padding:0px;user-select:text;box-sizing:inherit">.  <span fr-original-style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.425px; font-family: Roboto; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" style="-webkit-user-drag:none;-webkit-tap-highlight-color:transparent;margin:0px;padding:0px;user-select:text;font-size:14px;line-height:19.425px;font-family:Roboto;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);box-sizing:inherit"> </div><div style="-webkit-user-drag:none;-webkit-tap-highlight-color:transparent;margin:0px;padding:0px;user-select:text;clear:both;cursor:text;overflow:visible;position:relative;direction:ltr;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:&quot;Segoe UI&quot;, &quot;Segoe UI Web&quot;, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:12px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;box-sizing:inherit;line-height:1.5"><p style="-webkit-user-drag:none;-webkit-tap-highlight-color:transparent;margin:0px;padding:0px;user-select:text;overflow-wrap:break-word;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;vertical-align:baseline;font-kerning:none;background-color:transparent;color:windowtext;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;line-height:1.5"><span fr-original-style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; font-variant: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; line-height: 19.425px; font-family: Roboto; font-weight: normal;" style="-webkit-user-drag:none;-webkit-tap-highlight-color:transparent;margin:0px;padding:0px;user-select:text;font-variant:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:14px;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;line-height:19.425px;font-family:Roboto;font-weight:normal;box-sizing:inherit"><span fr-original-style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" style="-webkit-user-drag:none;-webkit-tap-highlight-color:transparent;margin:0px;padding:0px;user-select:text;box-sizing:inherit"> <span fr-original-style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" style="-webkit-user-drag:none;-webkit-tap-highlight-color:transparent;margin:0px;padding:0px;user-select:text;box-sizing:inherit"> <span fr-original-style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.425px; font-family: Roboto; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" style="-webkit-user-drag:none;-webkit-tap-highlight-color:transparent;margin:0px;padding:0px;user-select:text;font-size:14px;line-height:19.425px;font-family:Roboto;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);box-sizing:inherit"> </div><div style="-webkit-user-drag:none;-webkit-tap-highlight-color:transparent;margin:0px;padding:0px;user-select:text;clear:both;cursor:text;overflow:visible;position:relative;direction:ltr;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:&quot;Segoe UI&quot;, &quot;Segoe UI Web&quot;, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:12px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;box-sizing:inherit;line-height:1.5"><p style="-webkit-user-drag:none;-webkit-tap-highlight-color:transparent;margin:0px;padding:0px;user-select:text;overflow-wrap:break-word;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;vertical-align:baseline;font-kerning:none;background-color:transparent;color:windowtext;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;line-height:1.5"><span fr-original-style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; font-variant: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; line-height: 19.425px; font-family: Roboto; font-weight: normal;" style="-webkit-user-drag:none;-webkit-tap-highlight-color:transparent;margin:0px;padding:0px;user-select:text;font-variant:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:14px;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;line-height:19.425px;font-family:Roboto;font-weight:normal;box-sizing:inherit"><span fr-original-style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" style="-webkit-user-drag:none;-webkit-tap-highlight-color:transparent;margin:0px;padding:0px;user-select:text;box-sizing:inherit">For this series Gill will focus on "learning to developing a meditative state". Many people use meditation apps and guided meditations but not many folks use breathwork and integration of body and mind to prepare oneself for that meditative state to arise.  <p style="-webkit-user-drag:none;-webkit-tap-highlight-color:transparent;margin:0px;padding:0px;user-select:text;overflow-wrap:break-word;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;vertical-align:baseline;font-kerning:none;background-color:transparent;color:windowtext;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;line-height:1.5"> <p style="-webkit-user-drag:none;-webkit-tap-highlight-color:transparent;margin:0px;padding:0px;user-select:text;overflow-wrap:break-word;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;vertical-align:baseline;font-kerning:none;background-color:transparent;color:windowtext;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;line-height:1.5"><span fr-original-style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; font-variant: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; line-height: 19.425px; font-family: Roboto; font-weight: normal;" style="-webkit-user-drag:none;-webkit-tap-highlight-color:transparent;margin:0px;padding:0px;user-select:text;font-variant:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:14px;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;line-height:19.425px;font-family:Roboto;font-weight:normal;box-sizing:inherit"><span fr-original-style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" style="-webkit-user-drag:none;-webkit-tap-highlight-color:transparent;margin:0px;padding:0px;user-select:text;box-sizing:inherit">In this PCSBV Volunteer Wellness Series Yoga and Mediation session, our movements will integrate breathwork and chanting techniques, along with beginner friendly meditations with breaks in-between to move alongside music. </div> If you need assistance or further information please call 403 707 7111 or email <a href="mailto:info@pcsbv.ca" style="color:inherit;text-decoration:inherit;user-select:auto;box-sizing:inherit">info@pcsbv.ca</a>. Thank you!

PCSBV January 2025 Volunteer Wellness Series

PCSBV November Volunteer Wellness Series: Orientation to Mediation with Ayya Ahimsa  Date: November 13th, 2024 Time: 7:00 to 8:30pm Location: In person - PCSBV Office - #202-1080 Railway Avenue Canmore, AlbertaFacilitator: Ayya Ahimsa The PCSBV’s Volunteer Wellness Series is a PCSBV volunteer-led series that offers an opportunity for volunteers to come together, while sharing knowledge and tools for self-care and wellness. To celebrate PCSBV volunteers Ayya will lead the group through a guided orientation to mediation. If you need assistance or further information please call 403 707 7111 or email <a href="mailto:info@pcsbv.ca" style="color:inherit;text-decoration:inherit;user-select:auto;box-sizing:inherit">info@pcsbv.ca</a>. Thank you!

PCSBV November Volunteer Wellness Series

PCSBV October Volunteer Wellness Series: Sound Bathing Date: October 30th, 2024 Time: 7:00 to 8:00pm Location: In person - <span fr-original-style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: none; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;" style="-webkit-user-drag:none;-webkit-tap-highlight-color:transparent;margin:0px;padding:0px;user-select:text;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:none;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;box-sizing:inherit">Origin at Spring Creek<span fr-original-style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: none; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: pre-wrap; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;" style="-webkit-user-drag:none;-webkit-tap-highlight-color:transparent;margin:0px;padding:0px;user-select:text;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:none;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:left;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:pre-wrap;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;box-sizing:inherit"> Screening RoomFacilitator: Val Atkinson  The PCSBV’s Volunteer Wellness Series is a PCSBV volunteer-led series that offers an opportunity for volunteers to come together, while sharing knowledge and tools for self-care and wellness. To celebrate PCSBV volunteers Val will lead the group through a Sound Bathing experience using singing bowls to produce numerous notes and harmonics that integrate with our senses.   More about our facilitator: <div style="-webkit-user-drag:none;-webkit-tap-highlight-color:transparent;margin:0px;padding:0px;user-select:text;clear:both;cursor:text;overflow:visible;position:relative;direction:ltr;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:&quot;Segoe UI&quot;, &quot;Segoe UI Web&quot;, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:12px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;box-sizing:inherit">"I am a student and practitioner of diverse modalities including yoga, meditation, energy work, end of life transitioning, frequency and plant medicines.Guided by my own healing journey and leadership from powerful mentors, I endeavor to embody heart-centered transformation. I am dedicated to assisting individuals on their own healing path while honoring your innate wisdom within. My mission is to support your reconnection to Self and Source, through the unification of body, mind and soul.I love to share my passions and medicines with others, whether in intimate or group settings."</div> If you need assistance or further information please call 403 707 7111 or email <a href="mailto:info@pcsbv.ca" style="color:inherit;text-decoration:inherit;user-select:auto;box-sizing:inherit">info@pcsbv.ca</a>. Thank you!

PCSBV October Volunteer Wellness Series

PCSBV September Volunteer Wellness Series: Ice Cream & Labyrinth Walking  Date: September 16th, 2024 Time: 6:00 to 8:00pm Location: In person - Meet at the Canmore Boat Launch Facilitator: Jackie Baker The PCSBV’s Monthly Volunteer Wellness Series is a PCSBV volunteer-led series that offers an opportunity for volunteers to come together, while sharing knowledge and tools for self-care and wellness. To celebrate PCSBV volunteers join Jackie for a guided walk through a natural labyrinth in Canmore and a special treat from Lovely Ice Cream.  More about our facilitator: <div style="-webkit-user-drag:none;-webkit-tap-highlight-color:transparent;margin:0px;padding:0px;user-select:text;clear:both;cursor:text;overflow:visible;position:relative;direction:ltr;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:&quot;Segoe UI&quot;, &quot;Segoe UI Web&quot;, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:12px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;box-sizing:inherit"><p style="-webkit-user-drag:none;-webkit-tap-highlight-color:transparent;margin:0px;padding:0px;user-select:text;overflow-wrap:break-word;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;vertical-align:baseline;font-kerning:none;background-color:transparent;color:windowtext;text-align:left;text-indent:0px">“Hi, I’m Jackie Baker and I am a wanderer. I’ve been a PCSBV volunteer for 6 years and contribute to the community by leading the Living with Loss group and facilitating training. One of my self-care practices is walking a labyrinth which is tucked away in the woods near me. Curious? Please join me for an introduction to labyrinth walking!”  </div> If you need assistance or further information please call 403 707 7111 or email <a href="mailto:info@pcsbv.ca" style="color:inherit;text-decoration:inherit;user-select:auto;box-sizing:inherit">info@pcsbv.ca</a>. Thank you!

PCSBV September Volunteer Wellness Series

PCSBV July Volunteer Wellness Series: Yoga and Mediation Date: July 24th, 2024 Time: 7:00 to 8:00pm Location: In person at the Banff Fenlands Recreation Centre  - 100 Mt Norquay Rd #2F, Banff Speaker: Gill Symons The PCSBV’s Monthly Volunteer Wellness Series is a PCSBV volunteer-led series that offers an opportunity for volunteers to come together, while sharing knowledge and tools for self-care and wellness.  More about our speaker: <div style="-webkit-user-drag:none;-webkit-tap-highlight-color:transparent;margin:0px;padding:0px;user-select:text;clear:both;cursor:text;overflow:visible;position:relative;direction:ltr;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:&quot;Segoe UI&quot;, &quot;Segoe UI Web&quot;, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:12px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;box-sizing:inherit"><p style="-webkit-user-drag:none;-webkit-tap-highlight-color:transparent;margin:0px;padding:0px;user-select:text;overflow-wrap:break-word;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;vertical-align:baseline;font-kerning:none;background-color:transparent;color:windowtext;text-align:left;text-indent:0px"><span fr-original-style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; font-variant: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; line-height: 19.425px; font-family: Roboto; font-weight: normal;" style="-webkit-user-drag:none;-webkit-tap-highlight-color:transparent;margin:0px;padding:0px;user-select:text;font-variant:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:14px;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;line-height:19.425px;font-family:Roboto;font-weight:normal;box-sizing:inherit"><span fr-original-style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" style="-webkit-user-drag:none;-webkit-tap-highlight-color:transparent;margin:0px;padding:0px;user-select:text;box-sizing:inherit">Gill is IAYT trained yoga therapist and is passionate about sharing the tools in yoga that allow individuals to be more resilient as they face injury, illness, and life’s changes<span fr-original-style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" style="-webkit-user-drag:none;-webkit-tap-highlight-color:transparent;margin:0px;padding:0px;user-select:text;box-sizing:inherit">.  <span fr-original-style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.425px; font-family: Roboto; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" style="-webkit-user-drag:none;-webkit-tap-highlight-color:transparent;margin:0px;padding:0px;user-select:text;font-size:14px;line-height:19.425px;font-family:Roboto;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);box-sizing:inherit"> </div><div style="-webkit-user-drag:none;-webkit-tap-highlight-color:transparent;margin:0px;padding:0px;user-select:text;clear:both;cursor:text;overflow:visible;position:relative;direction:ltr;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:&quot;Segoe UI&quot;, &quot;Segoe UI Web&quot;, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:12px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;box-sizing:inherit"><p style="-webkit-user-drag:none;-webkit-tap-highlight-color:transparent;margin:0px;padding:0px;user-select:text;overflow-wrap:break-word;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;vertical-align:baseline;font-kerning:none;background-color:transparent;color:windowtext;text-align:left;text-indent:0px"><span fr-original-style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; font-variant: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; line-height: 19.425px; font-family: Roboto; font-weight: normal;" style="-webkit-user-drag:none;-webkit-tap-highlight-color:transparent;margin:0px;padding:0px;user-select:text;font-variant:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:14px;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;line-height:19.425px;font-family:Roboto;font-weight:normal;box-sizing:inherit"><span fr-original-style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" style="-webkit-user-drag:none;-webkit-tap-highlight-color:transparent;margin:0px;padding:0px;user-select:text;box-sizing:inherit"> <span fr-original-style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" style="-webkit-user-drag:none;-webkit-tap-highlight-color:transparent;margin:0px;padding:0px;user-select:text;box-sizing:inherit"> <span fr-original-style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.425px; font-family: Roboto; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" style="-webkit-user-drag:none;-webkit-tap-highlight-color:transparent;margin:0px;padding:0px;user-select:text;font-size:14px;line-height:19.425px;font-family:Roboto;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);box-sizing:inherit"> </div><div style="-webkit-user-drag:none;-webkit-tap-highlight-color:transparent;margin:0px;padding:0px;user-select:text;clear:both;cursor:text;overflow:visible;position:relative;direction:ltr;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:&quot;Segoe UI&quot;, &quot;Segoe UI Web&quot;, Arial, Verdana, sans-serif;font-size:12px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;orphans:2;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;widows:2;word-spacing:0px;-webkit-text-stroke-width:0px;white-space:normal;background-color:rgb(255, 255, 255);text-decoration-thickness:initial;text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;box-sizing:inherit"><p style="-webkit-user-drag:none;-webkit-tap-highlight-color:transparent;margin:0px;padding:0px;user-select:text;overflow-wrap:break-word;white-space:pre-wrap;font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;vertical-align:baseline;font-kerning:none;background-color:transparent;color:windowtext;text-align:left;text-indent:0px"><span fr-original-style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; font-variant: normal; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; text-transform: none; line-height: 19.425px; font-family: Roboto; font-weight: normal;" style="-webkit-user-drag:none;-webkit-tap-highlight-color:transparent;margin:0px;padding:0px;user-select:text;font-variant:normal;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);font-size:14px;font-style:normal;text-transform:none;line-height:19.425px;font-family:Roboto;font-weight:normal;box-sizing:inherit"><span fr-original-style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" style="-webkit-user-drag:none;-webkit-tap-highlight-color:transparent;margin:0px;padding:0px;user-select:text;box-sizing:inherit">For this series Gill will focus on "developing a meditative state" and share techniques on thoraco-abdominal breathing. The group will <span fr-original-style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" style="-webkit-user-drag:none;-webkit-tap-highlight-color:transparent;margin:0px;padding:0px;user-select:text;box-sizing:inherit">participate<span fr-original-style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" style="-webkit-user-drag:none;-webkit-tap-highlight-color:transparent;margin:0px;padding:0px;user-select:text;box-sizing:inherit"> in movements integrated with breath and Gill will also teach some beginner friendly meditations. We will also <span fr-original-style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" style="-webkit-user-drag:none;-webkit-tap-highlight-color:transparent;margin:0px;padding:0px;user-select:text;box-sizing:inherit">participate<span fr-original-style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" style="-webkit-user-drag:none;-webkit-tap-highlight-color:transparent;margin:0px;padding:0px;user-select:text;box-sizing:inherit"> in <span fr-original-style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" style="-webkit-user-drag:none;-webkit-tap-highlight-color:transparent;margin:0px;padding:0px;user-select:text;box-sizing:inherit">a<span fr-original-style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" style="-webkit-user-drag:none;-webkit-tap-highlight-color:transparent;margin:0px;padding:0px;user-select:text;box-sizing:inherit"> fun<span fr-original-style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" style="-webkit-user-drag:none;-webkit-tap-highlight-color:transparent;margin:0px;padding:0px;user-select:text;box-sizing:inherit"> break in between<span fr-original-style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" style="-webkit-user-drag:none;-webkit-tap-highlight-color:transparent;margin:0px;padding:0px;user-select:text;box-sizing:inherit"> the yoga practices<span fr-original-style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" style="-webkit-user-drag:none;-webkit-tap-highlight-color:transparent;margin:0px;padding:0px;user-select:text;box-sizing:inherit"> to move<span fr-original-style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" style="-webkit-user-drag:none;-webkit-tap-highlight-color:transparent;margin:0px;padding:0px;user-select:text;box-sizing:inherit"> and enjoy music<span fr-original-style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" style="-webkit-user-drag:none;-webkit-tap-highlight-color:transparent;margin:0px;padding:0px;user-select:text;box-sizing:inherit">.<span fr-original-style="-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; font-size: 14px; line-height: 19.425px; font-family: Roboto; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" style="-webkit-user-drag:none;-webkit-tap-highlight-color:transparent;margin:0px;padding:0px;user-select:text;font-size:14px;line-height:19.425px;font-family:Roboto;color:rgb(0, 0, 0);box-sizing:inherit"> </div> If you need assistance or further information please call 403 707 7111 or email <a href="mailto:info@pcsbv.ca" style="color:inherit;text-decoration:inherit;user-select:auto;box-sizing:inherit">info@pcsbv.ca</a>. Thank you!

PCSBV July Volunteer Wellness Series

PCSBV June Volunteer Wellness Series: SmartyPlants 101 Date: June 5th, 2024 Time: 7:00 to 8:00pm Location: In person at the PCSBV Office Boardroom - #202-1080 Railway Avenue Canmore Speaker: Lee Rinne   The PCSBV’s Monthly Volunteer Wellness Series is a PCSBV volunteer-led series that offers an opportunity for volunteers to come together, while sharing knowledge and tools for self-care and wellness.  More about our speaker: Lee Rinne is a Nutrition Consultant and fellow PCSBV Volunteer. She will be delivering a short presentation about nutrition and proper “fueling” to help reduce stress and promote health and wellness. She will also be sharing recipes and samples with the group.   Join us and sample yummy nutritious snacks with a chat on how food works, the modern food supply and what’s on the end of our fork. Recipes included!  If you need assistance or further information please call 403 707 7111 or email <a href="mailto:info@pcsbv.ca" style="color:inherit;text-decoration:inherit;user-select:auto;box-sizing:inherit">info@pcsbv.ca</a>. Thank you!

PCSBV June Volunteer Wellness Series

🌟 Join us in building a hospice in the Bow Valley! 🌟 At Bow Valley Palliative, our mission is to provide compassionate, individualized palliative care and grief support to individuals and families throughout the Bow Valley. We are dedicated to ensuring that no one has to face these challenging times alone, offering the care and support they need close to home. Our vision is to create a community where every individual has easy, barrier-free access to high-quality, compassionate care throughout their palliative journey. By collaborating with local partners, we aim to empower individuals to live with dignity, comfort, and support in their own community, surrounded by the care of family and loved ones. Thank you! Tour support to our Mission and Vision is invaluable.

🌟 Join us in building a hospice in the Bow Valley! 🌟At Bow Valley Palliative, our mission is to provide compassionate, individualized palliative care and grief support to individuals and families throughout the Bow Valley. We are dedicated to ensuring that no one has to face these challenging times alone, offering the care and support they need close to home.Our vision is to create a community where every individual has easy, barrier-free access to high-quality, compassionate care throughout their palliative journey. By collaborating with local partners, we aim to empower individuals to live with dignity, comfort, and support in their own community, surrounded by the care of family and loved ones.Thank you! Tour support to our Mission and Vision is invaluable.

Bow Valley Palliative and Covenant Health are partnering to co-facilitate a 6-week Fall Grief Support Group. &nbsp; Caregiving can bring many kinds of grief&mdash;grief for the person we love, for the life we once knew, and sometimes for parts of ourselves that have changed along the way. Session 3 -&nbsp;When Caring Changes: Grieving the Person We Were Before&nbsp;offers a compassionate space to explore the emotional complexities of caregiving, including love, loss, exhaustion, guilt, anger, relief, loneliness, and the uncertainty of what comes next. Through gentle conversation, we&rsquo;ll explore the losses that can be difficult to name when caregiving becomes such a significant part of life. We&rsquo;ll make space for the complicated feelings that can coexist and consider what it means to care for someone while also caring for ourselves.&nbsp; There is no cost to attend the sessions however, pre-registration is recommended. Participants may enroll in all six sessions or select those topics of most interest. &nbsp;&nbsp;Session Dates: &nbsp; Sept 23 &ndash; Five Gates of Grief &nbsp; Oct 7 &ndash; The Losses We Do Not Name&nbsp; Oct 21 &ndash; When Caring Changes: Grieving the Person We Were Before&nbsp; Nov 3 &ndash; Anticipatory Grief&nbsp; Nov 18 &ndash; Time Warp: Feeling Sorrow When the World Moves On&nbsp; Dec 2 &ndash; Forgiveness&nbsp; Visit <a fr-original-style="" href="https://www.bvpal.ca/events" id="isPasted" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">https://www.bvpal.ca/events</a> for more information about all our upcoming events!

Fall Grief Support Group Session 3 – When Caring Changes: Grieving the Person We Were Before

Bow Valley Palliative and Covenant Health are partnering to co-facilitate a 6-week Fall Grief Support Group. &nbsp; &nbsp;Grief is a natural human response to loss. Anticipatory Grief is what we think and feel in the weeks, months, (and sometimes years) ahead of an impending loss. &nbsp;&nbsp;In session 4 -&nbsp;Anticipatory Grief,&nbsp;we will explore how anticipatory grief is experienced, types of losses, and coping tools. Participants will have an opportunity to gently explore their own grief through small group discussion followed by whole group conversation. This session closes by looking at meditation and healing practices to nurture ourselves as we sorrow.&nbsp; There is no cost to attend the sessions however, pre-registration is recommended. Participants may enroll in all six sessions or select those topics of most interest. &nbsp;&nbsp;Session Dates: &nbsp; Sept 23 &ndash; Five Gates of Grief &nbsp; Oct 7 &ndash; The Losses We Do Not Name&nbsp; Oct 21 &ndash; When Caring Changes: Grieving the Person We Were Before&nbsp; Nov 3 &ndash; Anticipatory Grief&nbsp; Nov 18 &ndash; Time Warp: Feeling Sorrow When the World Moves On&nbsp; Dec 2 &ndash; Forgiveness&nbsp; Visit <a fr-original-style="" href="https://www.bvpal.ca/events" id="isPasted" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">https://www.bvpal.ca/events</a> for more information about all our upcoming events!

Fall Grief Support Group Session 4 - Anticipatory Grief

<div fr-original-style='-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; clear: both; cursor: text; overflow: visible; position: relative; direction: ltr; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;' id="isPasted" style='-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; clear: both; cursor: text; overflow: visible; position: relative; direction: ltr; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; line-height: 1.5; box-sizing: inherit;'><div fr-original-style='-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; clear: both; cursor: text; overflow: visible; position: relative; direction: ltr; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;' id="isPasted" style='-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; clear: both; cursor: text; overflow: visible; position: relative; direction: ltr; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; line-height: 1.5; box-sizing: inherit;'><div fr-original-style='-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; clear: both; cursor: text; overflow: visible; position: relative; direction: ltr; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;' id="isPasted" style='-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; clear: both; cursor: text; overflow: visible; position: relative; direction: ltr; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; line-height: 1.5; box-sizing: inherit;'>In this workshop, we will explore loss, grief, and sorrow as fundamental human experiences that can open pathways to transformation, deepening, and growth. Together, we will consider the many ways grief is expressed, examine cultural myths and expectations about how we &ldquo;should&rdquo; grieve, and explore metaphors and stories that can deepen our understanding of grief and its place in our lives. Drawing on the work of Alan Wolfelt and Francis Weller, we will reflect on what it means to accompany grief&mdash;both our own and the grief of others&mdash;with greater compassion, presence, and understanding. This workshop offers an opportunity to broaden our understanding of grief and consider ways of navigating loss with greater awareness, care, and connection. Please note:&nbsp;this workshop is educational in nature &amp; is not a grief support group. Bow Valley Palliative offers this workshop regularly at different monthly time slots, alternating between morning &amp; evening sessions.</div></div></div><div fr-original-style='-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; clear: both; cursor: text; overflow: visible; position: relative; direction: ltr; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial;' style='-webkit-user-drag: none; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; clear: both; cursor: text; overflow: visible; position: relative; direction: ltr; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-style: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: start; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; white-space: normal; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-color: initial; line-height: 1.5; box-sizing: inherit;'> </div>

BVP Understanding My Grief Workshop November 2026

Bow Valley Palliative and Covenant Health are partnering to co-facilitate a 6-week Fall Grief Support Group. &nbsp; Session 5 - Time Warp: Feeling Sorrow When the World Moves On&nbsp;offers a compassionate space to explore what it feels like to grieve while the world continues moving forward. Through art-based reflection and gentle conversation, we will explore the isolation of grief, insensitive or awkward comments, and the pressure to appear &ldquo;okay&rdquo; or to feel as though we should be grieving differently or moving through grief faster.&nbsp; Together, we&rsquo;ll consider how grief has no set timeline and can look different for everyone. We&rsquo;ll make space for the difficult-to-name needs that arise after loss&mdash;including when we need connection, when we need space, and when we simply need permission to grieve as we are.&nbsp; A variety of art materials will be provided to help explore and express some of the experiences of grief that can be hard to put into words. No creative experience or artistic ability is necessary. There is no right or wrong way to participate, and you do not need to think of yourself as a &ldquo;creative&rdquo; person.&nbsp; We want the group to be welcoming and accessible to people with different needs and ways of participating. You are welcome to work at your own pace, take breaks, or participate in ways that feel comfortable for you. Please let us know if there are accessibility needs or accommodations that would help you take part.&nbsp; There is no cost to attend the sessions however, pre-registration is recommended. Participants may enroll in all six sessions or select those topics of most interest. &nbsp;&nbsp;Session Dates: &nbsp; Sept 23 &ndash; Five Gates of Grief &nbsp; Oct 7 &ndash; The Losses We Do Not Name&nbsp; Oct 21 &ndash; When Caring Changes: Grieving the Person We Were Before&nbsp; Nov 3 &ndash; Anticipatory Grief&nbsp; Nov 18 &ndash; Time Warp: Feeling Sorrow When the World Moves On&nbsp; Dec 2 &ndash; Forgiveness&nbsp; Visit <a fr-original-style="" href="https://www.bvpal.ca/events" id="isPasted" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">https://www.bvpal.ca/events</a> for more information about all our upcoming events!

Fall Grief Support Group Session 5 - Time Warp: Feeling Sorrow When the World Moves On

Bow Valley Palliative and Covenant Health are partnering to co-facilitate a 6-week Fall Grief Support Group. &nbsp; &nbsp;Session 6 - Forgiveness&nbsp;will explore elements of forgiveness while engaging in small group and larger group discussions. This session concludes with a powerful ancient forgiveness practice.&nbsp; Forgiveness is not about forgetting, excusing, or reconciling. Forgiveness is a liberating act of emotional and spiritual self-care. Forgiveness frees you from the past so you can live more fully in the present&mdash;with clarity, strength, and a more open heart. Join us in developing an understanding of the nature and process of forgiveness, including why forgiving others is vital to well-being. There is no cost to attend the sessions however, pre-registration is recommended. Participants may enroll in all six sessions or select those topics of most interest. &nbsp;&nbsp;Session Dates: &nbsp; Sept 23 &ndash; Five Gates of Grief &nbsp; Oct 7 &ndash; The Losses We Do Not Name&nbsp; Oct 21 &ndash; When Caring Changes: Grieving the Person We Were Before&nbsp; Nov 3 &ndash; Anticipatory Grief&nbsp; Nov 18 &ndash; Time Warp: Feeling Sorrow When the World Moves On&nbsp; Dec 2 &ndash; Forgiveness&nbsp; Visit <a fr-original-style="" href="https://www.bvpal.ca/events" id="isPasted" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">https://www.bvpal.ca/events</a> for more information about all our upcoming events!

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Fall Grief Support Group Session 4 - Anticipatory Grief

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BVP Understanding My Grief Workshop November 2026

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Fall Grief Support Group Session 5 - Time Warp: Feeling Sorrow When the World Moves On

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Fall Grief Support Group Session 6 - Forgiveness

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