The Begining of a Conversation
Registration
now Open!
Community Forum
Saturday, January 25th 2025, 9:30am - 4:30pm
Kwantlen Polytechnic University (KPU Newton)
Conference Center
12666 -72 Avenue Surrey, BC
A forum of conversations that will inspire purposeful living
Registration is FREE
The Beginning of a Conversation is an annual event that takes place in Surrey. It is a forum of presentations from medical and non-medical end of life care providers, interactive narrative spaces, ceremony, music and healing.
The purpose of the forum is to open new ways to increase awareness and dialogue around end-of-life matters, while respecting traditional cultural perspectives, it also invites new cultural directives that respond to current perspectives.
Exhibitors & Presenters will be on hand throughout the day
or contact us:
or by phone (604) 584-7006
Sponsors
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Heritage Gardens was created to provide families-and communities- with affordable, sustainable, eco-friendly burial space. Our commitment is to serving the bereaved with dignity and compassion; preserving the natural beauty and integrity of the land; and producing outstanding memorials that capture the essence of the life lived.
Chartwell Langley Gardens is an established continuum of care retirement residence with a warm, family feel and a strong reputation in the North Langley community. We offer multiple levels of care under one roof—from independent living and assisted living to Memory Living and long term care. We are an attractive choice for couples with differing care needs, and you’ll find we boast an engaging population of residents as a result!
Our Presenters
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"TOUGH CONVERSATIONS"
Speaker: Andrew Bexson Registered Professional Counsellor (RPC), Master Practitioner in Clinical Counselling-Supervisor (MPCC-S)
Surrey Hospice Society consists of a team of volunteers that visit daily on the Palliative Care and Tertiary Units at Surrey Memorial Hospital and the Laurel Place Residence. We augment the professional care and support provided by medical and hospital staff. Our Society’s Volunteers provide practical and emotional support and companionship to palliative patients and their loved ones. We also provide bereavement and grief counselling to individuals and families.
Speaker: Cheryl Larden
Therapeutic Touch® is a natural human potential and is a skill that requires compassion and intentionality. Therapeutic Touch is administered with the intent to enable people to re-pattern their energy toward wholeness and health. Only Therapeutic Touch has a strong foundation as a medically researched energy-based modality, originally developed for use by health care professionals. The British Columbia Therapeutic Touch® Network Society (BCTTNS) is a non-profit organization that promotes and supports its members, and sets the standards for the practice and teaching of Therapeutic Touch®. The BCTTNS website provides information on education, practice groups, membership, research, Therapeutic Touch-related articles and conferences.
McQuarrie, multi-practice law firm
"Different Methods to Transfer Your Assets/Your Estate: Gifts, Wills, Joint Ownerships, Trusts, and Designated Beneficiaries" Speaker: Cindy Cheng
-Gifting (while alive)
-Designated beneficiaries (RRSP/TFSA/Insurance policies)
-Joint tenancy ownerships (vs. tenancy in common) – both land and bank accounts (right of survivorship)
-Wills (restricted and general wills and crucial terms in Will)
-Potential challenges made by others who disagree with the distribution of assets/estate
Speaker: Bridget McLachlan
Chartwell Langley Gardens is an established continuum of care retirement residence with a warm, family feel and a strong reputation in the North Langley community. We offer multiple levels of care under one roof—from independent living and assisted living to Memory Living and long term care. We are an attractive choice for couples with differing care needs, and you’ll find we boast an engaging population of residents as a result!
One Caring Human - Speaker: Kelly Graham
We offer compassionate presence, therapeutic touch, social inclusion, advocacy, and community connection to the elderly and the dying in residential care, hospice, and in the communities of the Lower Mainland of BC, support caregivers, raise awareness with research and education, and expand our impact by collaborating with organizations that serve vulnerable populations.
Our Exhibitors
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Our society consists of a team of volunteers that visit daily on the Palliative Care and Tertiary Units at Surrey Memorial Hospital and the Laurel Place Residence. We augment the professional care and support provided by medical and hospital staff. Our Society’s Volunteers provide practical and emotional support and companionship to palliative patients and their loved ones. We also provide bereavement and grief counselling to individuals and families.
Therapeutic Touch® is a natural human potential and is a skill that requires compassion and intentionality. Therapeutic Touch is administered with the intent to enable people to re-pattern their energy toward wholeness and health. Only Therapeutic Touch has a strong foundation as a medically researched energy-based modality, originally developed for use by health care professionals. The British Columbia Therapeutic Touch® Network Society (BCTTNS) is a non-profit organization that promotes and supports its members, and sets the standards for the practice and teaching of Therapeutic Touch®. The BCTTNS website provides information on education, practice groups, membership, research, Therapeutic Touch-related articles and conferences.
McQuarrie is an established Surrey-based, multi-practice law firm optimally equipped to serve businesses, individuals, and institutions in the Lower Mainland and across British Columbia.
Since 1967, we’ve consistently grown and adapted to serve the ever-evolving legal needs of British Columbians and continue to deliver innovative, result-oriented legal solutions to our clients.
Our main office is conveniently located in Central City Tower in Downtown Surrey, one of the fastest growing and most dynamic cities in B.C., with additional meeting spaces in Burnaby and Vancouver available by appointment.
Moving Forward is a non-profit charity organization that offers free short-term and affordable long-term counselling options to folks across British Columbia.
Our services are delivered by supervised students in social work and counselling programs across Canada, who are in the final months of their education, as well as registered therapists willing to offer sliding scale services to low income clients. Counselling through our team is available in-person (if in the lower mainland of BC, minimal fees apply), and through online platforms and telephone.
Chartwell Langley Gardens is an established continuum of care retirement residence with a warm, family feel and a strong reputation in the North Langley community. We offer multiple levels of care under one roof—from independent living and assisted living to Memory Living and long term care. We are an attractive choice for couples with differing care needs, and you’ll find we boast an engaging population of residents as a result!
We offer compassionate presence, therapeutic touch, social inclusion, advocacy, and community connection to the elderly and the dying in residential care, hospice, and in the communities of the Lower Mainland of BC, support caregivers, raise awareness with research and education, and expand our impact by collaborating with organizations that serve vulnerable populations.
Heritage Gardens was created to provide families-and communities- with affordable, sustainable, eco-friendly burial space. Our commitment is to serving the bereaved with dignity and compassion; preserving the natural beauty and integrity of the land; and producing outstanding memorials that capture the essence of the life lived.
Surrounded by trees and set amongst the Coastal Mountains, Bakerview Memorial Cemetery is Metro Vancouver’s newest cemetery. We are committed to ensuring all Lower Mainland residents will always have a place for their loved ones. Bakerview is thoughtfully designed to provide a dignified and respectful resting place for those who have passed away, while also offering a comforting environment for families and friends who come to pay their respects.
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FOR SPONSORS, EXHIBITORS & PRESENTERS
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(containing prices and forms that you will need to fill out to register)
please contact us at: info@surreyhospice.com or 604-584-7006.
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