News / Events

11th Annual Angel Rock - May 5, 2012

Please mark your calendars for our upcoming Angel Rock.  Details on how you may purchase your tickets will be posted closer to the date. 

Community Dance - date to be announced

A "Community Dance" featuring "Monkey Wrench" (Classic Rock, Top 40's & Country music) is currently being organized.  Please check back for details.  
- This is a third party event and all proceeds will go to support the Campbell River Hospice Society.

Celebrate a Life Christmas Concert - December 21, 2011 

On December 21 the Campbell River Hospice Society hosted their Celebrate a Life Christmas Concert.  It was a fun evening of Country hits and Christmas classics featuring award winning Canadian Country Music singer/songwriters: Duane Steele, Gary Fjellgaard, Samantha King, Jake Mathews, Sue Medley, and PEAR.

In conjunction with this concert, the Hospice Society held their annual Celebrate a Life event and recognized their 25 years of providing end of life care and grief support to Campbell River and the surrounding area, services that are a vital part of our community.

Hospice would like to thank everyone who made this event the success that is was as they could not have done it without you.

Thank you to:

- All the volunteers who assisted with the Trees of Remembrance and during the night of the event.

- Our Gold Sponsors – 99.7 the River; the Campbell River Mirror; Eden Street Spa and Day Salon; and Sutton’s Funeral Home.

- Our Supporting Sponsors: Anchor Inn & Suites; Canaccord Wealth Management; Chan Nowosad Boates; Coastal Community Credit Union; Deborah A. Ewart Inc.; Grieg Seafood Ltd.; Island Funeral & Cremation Services; Pallan Group; Pioneer Home Hardware; Quality Foods; Save-on-Foods, Steve Marshall Ford; and Tees Kiddle Spencer.

We would also like to thank all those people who bought a ticket and came out to the show and supported Hospice.

Hospice Wins the 2011 Not-For-Profit Business Award Distinction of the Year

On Saturday, September 24, 2011, the Campbell River Chamber of Commerce presented the Campbell River Hospice Society with the 2011 Not-for-Profit Business of the Year award.   Not-for-Profit of the year honours a business that demonstrates continual business excellence through positive business growth, exemplified customer service, and embraces an outstanding commitment to quality and the community. 

Thank you to everyone who has supported us over the years.  

Art of the Paddle & More

Thank you to everyone who came out and joined the Campbell River Hospice Society and the BraveHearts Dragon Boat Team on Saturday, October 22, 2011 at the Maritime Heritage Centre.

This year we had 14 unique - 4 foot cedar paddles and 8 unique - 3 foot cedar paddles, all of which were again raw carved by the Henderson family of Campbell River and then provided to local artists to use as a blank canvas to create their own distinctive works of art on.  Also included in our live auction were paintings and a wonderful Raku Salmon Chasing Herring Sculptor, by Ed Oldfield (as seen below). 

 Thank you to all the artists, local businesses and volunteers who helped make this event possible.

Artists:  Mike Balatti, Liz Carter, Shae Code, Peter Davies, Tassila Elizabeth, Dan Elliott, Maureen England, Karen Furey, George Gilkin, Carole Goodwin, Bill Henderson, Sr., Bill Henderson, Jr., Dana Henderson, Junior Henderson, Patty Hintz, Ed Oldfield, Dolores Ordway, Sandy Poelvoorde, Ernie Puglas, Gail Rankin, Jill Paris Rody, Brian Scott, Keith Vickery, Curtis Wilson, and Jeff Wharton. 

Paddle Sponsors: Anchor Cove Electric, Bank of Montreal, Canaccord Wealth Management, Coastal Community Credit Union, Chan Nowosad Boates, CIBC, Coast Realty Group, CR Lawyers, Cunningham and Rivard Appraisals, D’Arcy Frankland (Notary), Discovery Island Realty, Gurdeep Sidhu (CGA Notary Public), Joanne Johnson (Notary), Royal Bank of Canada, RBC Dominion Securities, Royal LePage Advance Realty, Susan Sinnott Laws Offices, Susanne Grundison (Royal Bank of Canada), Tees Kiddle Spencer, Twila Conrad (ReMax Check Realty), Tyee Chevrolet Buick GMC, and Westward Denture Clinic. 

Summertime Motorcycle Raffle - August 6, 2011

Pictured (L to R):  Andrew Ringdahl, Dan Telosky, Chris Dorrington, Julie Collis, Iona Wharton & Travis Atkinson.
On Bike - Winner:  Bruce Izard
 

Thank you to everyone who purchased tickets and supported our raffle.

We would also like to thank the following:

- Our Volunteers and Board of Directors - who spent endless hours selling tickets
- Boatland - Dan Telosky, Andrew Ringdahl, Travis Atikinson and the staff for all their support and assistance with the motorcycle
- McKays Home Theatre Centre - Glenn Assu and the staff for their support
- Quality Foods - Cyriel DeBruyne and the staff for their support
- 99.7 The River - Dave Reynolds, Warren Andrews, Rickie Tyler, Joanna Banana, the crew and staff for getting the word out there
- Epic Design Studio - for creating our posters and display board
- Kask Graphics - for designing and printing the tickets
- and to everyone else who assisted us in making this event a great success.

And the Winners are:

1st prize - 2011 Suzuki Boulevard C50T (VL800) Motorcycle (sponsored by Boatland) - Bruce Izard - Campbell River
2nd prize - 58" Plasma Samsung TV and Blu-Ray DVD Player (sponsored by Madman McKays) - Carol De'Ath, Campbell River
3rd prize - 10" DeWalt Single Beveled Miter Saw (sponsored by Quality Foods) - Dan Kirby - Port McNeill

Congratulations!

 10th Annual Angel Rock - May 7, 2011

The Campbell River Hospice Society's 10th Annual Angel Rock Benefit and Dance was a huge success!  Thank you to everyone who attended and supported Hospice.

We would also like to acknowledge thank all our major sponsors for the evening:

Gold Sponsors:  97.3 The Eagle, Campbell River Mirror, Canadian Tire, Coastal Community Credit Union, Grieg Seafood, VIA Rail Canada, and WestJet.  

Silver Sponsors:  Adalia Studio – Fibre Arts, City of Campbell River, Campbell River Fitness and Dance Extreme, Discovery Laser, Discovery Marine Safaris Ltd., Hollyhock Retreat Centre, Howard Fielding, Marine Harvest Canada, Martel Management Group, NVI Mining Ltd., Pacific Coastal Airlines, and Quinsam Coal Corporation.

And a big thank you to all the people and organizations who provided items for our silent and live auctions; Rose's Country Catering for providing a wonderful meal, Mr. Completely for providing the music and to all the volunteers who helped us make the event possible. 

Thank you for your continued support and we look forward to seeing everyone at our next event. 
 

Celebrate-A-Life - December 19 to 24, 2010

The Campbell River Hospice Society kicked off their annual Celebrate-A-Life campaign on Sunday, December 19, 2010 by turning on the Trees of Remembrance while the Campbell River Singers sang Christmas Carols.  The trees where located in the lobby of the Hospice Society and available all week long for anyone to come by, write a loved ones name on a dove, place it on the tree and light a bulb on the tree in their memory.  

Please join us next year and honour the memory of a loved one.

Thank you to everyone who came by and for your continued support. 

The Art of the Paddle - October 16, 2010

"I am an artist and I am here to live out loud!" by Emile Zola...

Those words have been exemplified by the 21 local artists who have used beautifully carved 4 foot cedar paddles as their canvases to support the Campbell River Hospice Society and the BraveHearts Dragon Boat Team in their fundraiser, "The Art of the Paddle".

This exciting event took place at on Saturday, October 16, 2010 at the Maritime Heritage Centre and showcased the talent of our local artists.  In support of the Campbell River Hospice Society and the BraveHeart Dragon Boat Team, 21 unique and distinctive works of art have been created on 4 foot cedar paddles, raw carved by the Henderson family of Campbell River.  

Thank you to all the artists, local businesses and volunteers who helped make this event possible.

• Our Artists are:  Mike Balatti, Richard Calver, Sandra Chow, Shae Code, Mary Donlan, Carole Goodwin, Grant Signs, Bill Henderson, Junior Henderson, Leanne Hodges & John Martin Prevost, Susan Landell, Lesley Matthews, Bonnie Nelson, Dolores Ordway & Charlotte Deptford, Gail Rankin, Tansy Rogers, Brian Scott, Robert Scott, Jeff Wharton, and Curtis Wilson.
   
• The following local businesses displayed paddles for all to see and admire before they were auctioned off on October 16:  Alitis Investment Counsel Inc.; Anchor Cove Electric; Campbell River Wealth Management (Brian Shaw); Chan Nowasad Boates; Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce; Coastal Community Credit Union; Cunningham and Rivard Appraisals; D'Arcy Frankland - Notary Public; Discovery Island Realty (Nancy Alwarden); Gurdeep Sidhu - Notary Public; Joanne Johnson - Notary Public; John Hayes; Jill Cook, Mortgage Specialist;  Twila Conrod & Randy Check of ReMax Check Realty; Royal Bank of Canada, Susanne Grundison; RBC Dominion Securities (Gene Atagi); Royal LePage Advanced Realty; Shook, Wickham, Bishop and Field; Tyee Chevrolet Oldsmobile Ltd.; and Westward Denture Clinic.

Just 4 of the beautiful paddles that where auctioned off.

Thank you for your continued support.