The Powell River Hospice Society is now known by a new name to promote inclusion of services and reconciliation for the whole Sunshine Coast.
Now called Four Tides Hospice Society, the new name and new logo aim to capture the area’s beauty and care from the society.
It was designed by SD47 grade 11 student Moira Kelly, who chose the blue and green colour scheme to match the area.
“We chose our new name to reflect the imagery of our beautiful coast, the rhythm of life, ebb and flow, and coastal tidelines, so we wanted a logo which reflected that imagery”, said society vice-president Malerie Meeker.
“While reconciliation with Tla’amin Nation was the impetus behind this name-change process, we realized that our new name needed to welcome everyone from Lund to Saltery Bay and Texada Island and to reflect the work we do.”
The society provides many end-of-life and grief support services including volunteer visits, caregiver support meetings, grief groups and individual grief support free of charge for the region.
They add they are in the process of an agreement with Vancouver Coastal Health for a dedicated facility in qathet. It would let those nearing end of life to spend their final days in medical care, but outside of a hospital setting.
Interim executive director Leslie Emory adds they will be fundraising to cover the cost of building the facility and it will be run with VCH staff.
“Hospice House has been our long-term goal since the society was founded, and we’re happy to finally be close to an MOU with Vancouver Coastal Health so that we can start dedicated fundraising,” said president Cathy Fisher.
“It is another, albeit very large, aspect of the end-of-life and grief services we offer to the everyone in the community.”
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