The mission of the Society, founded in 1985, is to offer compassionate palliative care for those who need it and support to their families and friends.

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Through its membership in the provincial and national hospice palliative care associations (BCHPCA & CHPCA), appearances before legislative committees and its participation in research Projects, the Society advocates for a palliative issues such as pain management, education of health field personnel and more consistent coordinated care.

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The Society’s enviable track record in palliative care has been saluted locally, provincially and nationally:

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Winner of the Castlegar & District Chamber of Commerce community service award, 2011;

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Recipient of the BC Hospice Palliative Care Association & Sovereign Order of St. John of Jerusalem Award, 2009, 2012, 2014;

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National runner-up in the prestigious Donner Canadian Foundation Awards for service to seniors, 2012.