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Providing palliative and grief supports within the Bow Valley & improving the end of life experience for individuals and their families following a life-changing diagnosis. We depend on our community volunteers and fundraising initiatives.

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Join us for an evening of conversation as we explore sorrow, resilience, and how we can better support those who are grieving.

๐Ÿ”— Join/Register here: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

#griefsupport #CommunityCare #griefjourney #hospice #bowvalley #palliativecare #compassion #griefeducation

12.02.2026 03:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐œ๐š๐ซ๐ž can begin earlier and focus on comfort, support, and quality of life โ€” not just the end of life.

Information shared from canada.ca/palliative-care/overview

#palliativecare #CareWithCompassion #hospice #carematters #bowvalley #CommunityCare #facts #canmore #banff

25.01.2026 23:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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This reflection, shared by The Children's Grief Foundation of Canada, reminds us that a child may feel okay one moment, then sad, angry, confused, or deeply missing someone the next.

#childrensgrief #griefhasnotimeline #griefjourney #griefawareness #compassioninaction #hospice #palliativecare

23.01.2026 17:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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This quote reflects much of what weโ€™re reminded of in our work โ€” that small, quiet moments of care and presence can matter in ways we donโ€™t always see.

Learn more about the programs we offer:
www.bvpal.ca/programs

#CompassionateCare #CommunityCare #presence #listening #kindness #hospice

21.01.2026 16:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Weโ€™re looking for a Fund Development Coordinator to support the systems and processes that help generosity flow with care.

๐Ÿ“ Canmore | Hybrid | Full-time
๐Ÿ”— Learn more & apply: www.bvpal.ca/careers

#NowHiring #funddevelopment #philanthropy #hospice #BowValley #CanmoreJobs #AlbertaJobs

20.01.2026 21:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Our ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ’โ€“๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“ ๐ˆ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐š๐œ๐ญ ๐‘๐ž๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ shares what that collective support made possible.

๐Ÿ‘‰ ๐‘๐ž๐š๐ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐Ÿ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ˆ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐š๐œ๐ญ ๐‘๐ž๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ: www.bvpal.ca/resources

#OurImpact #YourImpact #CollectiveSupport #palliativecare #hospice #BowValley #CompassionInAction #milestone

11.01.2026 18:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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We are looking for an ๐„๐ฑ๐ž๐œ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐€๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ง๐ญ to support leadership, strengthen operations, and help keep things running smoothly behind the scenes.

๐Ÿ—“ Applications close: January 23, 2026
๐Ÿ”— Learn more & apply: www.bvpal.ca/careers

#NowHiring #ExecutiveAssistan #CanmoreJobs #AlbertaJobs #canmore

09.01.2026 19:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Ž๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐š๐ฆ๐ฌ ๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐๐ž๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐ง๐ž๐ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ฆ๐ž๐ž๐ญ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ช๐ฎ๐ž ๐ง๐ž๐ž๐๐ฌ ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐ž๐š๐œ๐ก ๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐จ๐ง. Over the coming months, weโ€™ll be sharing more about the different ways we support our community.

Learn more: www.bvpal.ca/programs

#palliativecare #hospice #volunteer #Companion #dementiasupport #griefsupport #caregiversupport

03.01.2026 17:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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As we head into a new year, weโ€™re holding close the people, moments, and connections that made this year meaningful.

Wishing you gentle days ahead. ๐Ÿ’›

#CompassionateCare #CommunityCare #EndOfYearReflection #SeasonOfCare #gratitude #connection #BowValley #PalliativeCare #GriefSupport #hospice

31.12.2025 17:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐“๐จ๐๐š๐ฒ, ๐ฐ๐žโ€™๐ซ๐ž ๐ฌ๐ก๐š๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐š๐ฌ ๐š ๐ฌ๐ฆ๐š๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐ฌ๐ž๐š๐ฌ๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐ ๐ข๐Ÿ๐ญ.

๐Ÿ“– The Disappearing Man: heyzine.com/flip-book/c7...
๐Ÿ“– The Man in the Mirror: heyzine.com/flip-book/99...
๐Ÿ“– The Christmas Miracle: heyzine.com/flip-book/6f...

#seasonsgreetings #reflexiones #CommunityCare #connection #holidayseason #palliativecare

25.12.2025 16:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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If youโ€™re grieving โ€” or supporting someone who is โ€” this gentle resource offers simple, compassionate guidance for navigating the season with care.

๐Ÿ“„ Read/Download here: rb.gy/3lvd1h

#HolidaySeason #CompassionateCare #HolidaySupport #dementiaawareness #CommunityCare #holidaygrief

22.12.2025 18:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Over the holiday season, our office will be open on select days. Weโ€™re happy to connect, accept donations, or answer any questions during this time.

Wishing everyone a gentle and peaceful holiday season.

#holidayseason #officehours #hospice #palliativecare #griefsupport #bvpal #canmore #banff

20.12.2025 18:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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A thoughtful activity shared by The Children's Grief Foundation of Canada, which gently reminds us how creative moments can help children remember, express, and stay connected to those they love.

#childrensgrief #griefsupport #CompassionateCare #holidaygrief #griefawareness #HealingTogether

13.12.2025 22:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐‡๐š๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฒ ๐ˆ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ง๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐•๐จ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ž๐ซ ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ!

Today weโ€™re celebrating two amazing members of our BVP volunteer family โ€” ๐’๐ญ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ง ๐‹๐จ๐œ๐ค๐ž and Lee Rinne โ€” who were recognized at the ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ๐Ÿ“ ๐“๐จ๐ฐ๐ง ๐จ๐Ÿ ๐‚๐š๐ง๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ž ๐Œ๐š๐ฒ๐จ๐ซโ€™๐ฌ ๐•๐จ๐ฅ๐ฎ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ž๐ซ ๐€๐ฐ๐š๐ซ๐๐ฌ.

#InternationalVolunteerDay #volunteersmakeadifference #ThankYouVolunteers #bowvalley

05.12.2025 20:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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We are honored to announce the name of our future home: ๐“๐ก๐ž ๐๐ž๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ ๐‚๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐ž ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐š๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ญ๐ž ๐‚๐š๐ซ๐ž.

Read more here: www.bvpal.ca/centre

#bvpal #PestellCentre #hospice #CompassionateCare #FutureCentre #CommunitySupport #PalliativeCare #LegacyGiving #BuildingHope #BowValley #Canmore #banf

01.12.2025 19:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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At Bow Valley Palliative, this belief lives at the heart of everything we do โ€” offering compassion, presence, and support to those navigating life-changing journeys.

๐๐ž๐œ๐š๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ž ๐œ๐š๐ซ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐จ๐ง๐ž ๐š๐ง๐จ๐ญ๐ก๐ž๐ซ ๐ข๐ฌ๐งโ€™๐ญ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ฐ๐ž ๐๐จ โ€” ๐ข๐ญโ€™๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ก๐จ ๐ฐ๐ž ๐š๐ซ๐ž. ๐Ÿ’š

#GriefSupport #DementiaCare #PalliativeCare #LivingWell

26.11.2025 17:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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We are on a mission to bridge this gap through community programs like ๐”๐ง๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ง๐๐ข๐ง๐  ๐Œ๐ฒ ๐ ๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐Ÿ, and other Grief Support initiatives designed to help individuals and families navigate their unique grief journeys.

#GriefLiteracy #GriefSupport #CommunityCare #GriefAwareness

18.11.2025 21:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐†๐ข๐ฏ๐ž ๐ง๐จ๐ฐ ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ƒ๐Ž๐”๐๐‹๐„ ๐ฒ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ข๐ฆ๐ฉ๐š๐œ๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ๐๐š๐ฒ!

Thanks to the incredible generosity of a donor, all gifts to BVPโ€™s 2025 Annual Appeal will be matched!

๐‚๐ฅ๐ข๐œ๐ค ๐‡๐„๐‘๐„ to donate:
rebrand.ly/bvpalliative

#bvpal #annualappeal #donatetoday #DoubleImpact #donationmatch #CompassionInAction

14.11.2025 21:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Today, we pause to honor the courage and sacrifice of those who served so others might live in peace.

๐Ÿ“ From the Bow Valley to across Canada โ€” we remember, we reflect, we pledge to foster peace and compassion in their legacy.

#lestweforget #remembranceday #WeRememberYou #bvpal #CommunityCare

11.11.2025 15:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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We were honored to be part of the Lake Louise Health & Wellness Fair at the Fairmont Chateau Lake Louise!

Hereโ€™s a glimpse of our day, full of learning, sharing, and heart.

#CommunityOfCare #lakelouise #wellnessfair #palliativecare #bowvalley #healthandwellness #CompassionInAction #hospice

09.11.2025 18:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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As we get ready to break ground on the new Centre for Palliative Care & Hospice, we have some exciting updates to share with the community.
Join us on Friday, November 21, from 2 to 4 PM to discover the future of palliative care in the Bow Valley

#openhouse #hospiceupdates #FestiveTreats

06.11.2025 16:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Ÿ’™ ๐๐จ๐ฏ๐ž๐ฆ๐›๐ž๐ซ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐‚๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ซ๐ž๐งโ€™๐ฌ ๐†๐ซ๐ข๐ž๐Ÿ ๐€๐ฐ๐š๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐Œ๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ก โ€” a time to recognize that children grieve differently from adults, often moving in and out of their emotions like puddles.

#childrensgrief #griefsupport #bvpal #CommunityCare #HealingTogether #PalliativeCare #hospice #bowvalley #canmore #banff

04.11.2025 15:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐ŸŽƒ This Halloween, our pumpkins got a ๐“๐š๐ง๐ ๐ซ๐š๐ฆ ๐ญ๐ฐ๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ!

Just a few simple shapes โ€” yet they remind us how creativity and connection come together to make something beautiful.

#HalloweenWithHeart #halloween2025 #bvpal #tangraminspired #CommunityCare #livingwell #palliativecare #bowvalley

31.10.2025 15:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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In Canada, ๐Ÿ ๐ข๐ง ๐Ÿ๐ŸŽ ๐ฉ๐ž๐จ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ž are currently caring for someone with a serious illness, and ๐Ÿ ๐ข๐ง ๐Ÿ‘ have done so in the past.

๐Ÿ“– Read the full report: www.statcan.gc.ca/o1/en/plus/7...

#Caregivers #caregiversupport #CompassionateCaregivers #PalliativeCare #communitysupport #bvpal #livingwell

24.10.2025 18:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐„๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ง๐ž๐ฒ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐ข๐š ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ฎ๐ง๐ข๐ช๐ฎ๐žโ€” shaped by stories, memories, and the connections that make each person who they are. ๐Ÿ’›

#livingwell #dementiaawareness #CompassionateCare #personcenteredcare #CommunitySupport #bvpal #hospice

21.10.2025 16:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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As we prepare to build our future home at ๐Ÿ–๐Ÿ—๐Ÿ‘ ๐Ÿ‘๐ซ๐ ๐€๐ฏ๐ž๐ง๐ฎ๐ž, ๐‚๐š๐ง๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ž, weโ€™re excited to share every milestone of this journey with our community.

Stay connected:
www.bvpal.ca/centre

#BowValleyPalliative #bvpal #OurCentre #HospiceCare #PalliativeCare #CommunityCare #GriefSupport #CompassionateCare

15.10.2025 16:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Ÿ‚ As the Bow Valley turns golden, ๐ฐ๐ž ๐ญ๐š๐ค๐ž ๐š ๐ฆ๐จ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ซ๐ž๐Ÿ๐ฅ๐ž๐œ๐ญ ๐จ๐ง ๐ ๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ญ๐ฎ๐๐ž โ€” for the beauty of this place, and for the people who make it home.

#Thanksgiving #reflection #bowvalleypalliative #livingwell #CommunityCare #CompassionInAction #bowvalley #canmore #banff

13.10.2025 16:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐“๐จ๐๐š๐ฒ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐–๐จ๐ซ๐ฅ๐ ๐Œ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐š๐ฅ ๐‡๐ž๐š๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก ๐ƒ๐š๐ฒ.
๐Œ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐š๐ฅ ๐ก๐ž๐š๐ฅ๐ญ๐ก ๐œ๐š๐ซ๐ž ๐ข๐ฌ ๐š ๐ซ๐ข๐ ๐ก๐ญ, ๐ง๐จ๐ญ ๐š ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ข๐ฏ๐ข๐ฅ๐ž๐ ๐ž โ€” and it begins with empathy, connection, and understanding.

#WorldMentalHealthDay #RightNotPrivilege #UnmaskingMentalHealth #BowValleyPalliative #CompassionInAction #mentalhealthmatters #HospiceCare

10.10.2025 19:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐„๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฒ ๐œ๐ก๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ž๐ฌ๐ž๐ซ๐ฏ๐ž๐ฌ ๐š๐œ๐œ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ญ๐จ ๐ก๐ข๐ ๐ก-๐ช๐ฎ๐š๐ฅ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ, ๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐š๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ญ๐ž ๐œ๐š๐ซ๐ž.
Join us this National Children's Hospice Palliative Care Day to advocate for this essential care across Canada. Get involved: www.chpca.ca/hpcforchildren

#HPCForChildren #CareForEveryShortLife #ShareYourJourney #palliativecare

09.10.2025 16:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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We are looking for a ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ ๐ซ๐š๐ฆ ๐Œ๐š๐ง๐š๐ ๐ž๐ซ to join our team in the beautiful Bow Valley.
Apply here: www.bvpal.ca/careers

Application Deadline: Oct 19

#JoinOurTeam #letsmakeadifference #programmanager #palliativecare #hiringnow #bowvalleypalliative #bvpal #canmore

06.10.2025 15:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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