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Update on Chilliwack Hospice Society.
Chiefs stretch unbeaten string to six.
Chilliwack Hospice Society is a community based volunteer organization which accepts death as a part of life. We support individuals and families during the dying and grieving process.
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What does Chilliwack Hospice Society do?
• We are a member of the Hospice Palliative Care Team. • Hospice Society volunteers provide compassionate, supportive care. • Hospice Society volunteers visit clients and their families providing companionship to patients, as well as support and respite for caregivers. • Hospice Society staff and volunteers help ensure excellence in hospice care.
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The hair styling, clothes, meals and foot care were all offered for free and were gratefully accepted by Chilliwack residents in need. About 500 people attended The 3rd annual Chilliwack Connect Saturday, which linked up service volunteers, health agencies and local businesses with those struggling to survive and make ends meet. A new set-up this year made things easier at the event held at the First Avenue Christian Assembly. “It created a much smoother flow for people,” said Councillor Stewart McLean, who sits on the event steering committee. “There was a really positive vibe throughout the building.” All of the resource people and volunteers were kept hopping for most of the day, explaining a broad range of health and social services available in Chilliwack — and most importantly, how to access them. “It’s about reaching people who wouldn’t otherwise know how or where to access these types of services,” said McLean. “Every resource table saw more than 100 people each coming to see them throughout the day.” One of the key community health issues they were able to address had to do with the chronic shortage of family doctors. It was the first time they had volunteers from the Chilliwack Community Policing office, as well as paramedics on hand, who were paired up with doctors. “They were informing people who don’t have a family doctor how to access a nurse practitioner service at Chilliwack General. “In many cases, this would be preferable to calling for an ambulance, and tying up the resource when you don’t have to,” he said. Another example was found at the kiosk staffed by Ann Davis Transition Society. “People sometimes think the services at ADTS are strictly for women, such as the transition house service they provide, but there’s more to it. There is also an emphasis on counselling and programs for the whole family.”
There is no cost to our clients for services. • Hospice is not only a place, it is a philosophy. • Hospice philosophy emphasizes comfort, dignity and quality of life. • We provide sensitive support to individuals in need of services. • Care from the Chilliwack Hospice Society is available to individuals and families at our Centre, in their home, Cascade Hospice Residence, hospital or community care facility.
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Our Programs & Services
Cascade Hospice Residence Visitation Hospital Visitation Home Visitation Caregiver Respite Support Vigil Services One-to-One Support Bereavement Follow-up Support First Step Grief Support Group Second Step Grief Support Group Pregnancy and Infant Loss Grief Support Suicide Bereavement Support Group Children and Teen Grief Support Horse Whisperer Grief Camp Relaxation Program Community Workshops On-going Volunteer Training Community Presentations
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How to Obtain our Services
Referrals to Chilliwack Hospice Society may be made by self referral, family, attending Physician, Social Worker or Health Care Providers. Please call 604-795-4660 45360 Hodgins Ave, Chilliwack, BC V2P 1P5 45360 Hodgins Avenue • Chilliwack, B.C.
Phone: 604-795-4660
www.chilliwackhospice.org
Hair stylist Kim Eeg of Undine’s gives William Wingert a mohawk during the third annual Chilliwack Connect at First Avenue Christian Assembly on Saturday morning. More than 200 volunteers provided free haircuts, daycare, clothing, meals and more to those in need. JENNA HAUCK/ PROGRESS
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The Chilliwack school district is looking to build two new schools, add additions to several existing facilities and review its property holdings as it looks forward to the next five years. The recommendations, approved by the board last week, are part of the district’s Long Range Facilities Plan. The plan is required by the B.C. education ministry to help school districts anticipate their capital needs over the long term. Chilliwack, which is one of the few school districts in the province to see sustained enrollment increases over the past five years, is already experiencing pressure at several of its schools. It’s looking to eliminate portable classrooms by building additions to Evans elementary, Sardis elementary, Watson elementary, and Promontory Heights elementary. “These additions will accommodate existing and projected future enrolments within school buildings rather than in portables as is currently the case,” the district says in its report to trustees. Additions are also required at Sardis secondary and G.W. Graham middle secondary, which are both currently over capacity. G.W. Graham, which opened just six years ago, was designed to accommodate an addition, the report notes. Additional classroom space may be required, particularly if residential development in the area picks up. However, a new school in the south end of the city is not currently on the books. Staff recommend the district, “continue to monitor the City of Chilliwack’s development plan to determine whether a new elementary school and site are required on the south side of the district.” That’s not the case in the Eastern Hillsides. That area, which is contained in the city’s recently approved Eastern Hillsides Comprehensive Development Plan,” will need two new schools to accommodate an expected population growth that could top 6,400 people. District staff is recommending site acquisition and the eventual construction of a kindergarten-to-Grade 6 school, as well as a kindergarten-to-Grade 9 facility. Continued: PLANS/ p12
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