In the Spring edition of Viewpoints, we hear from Sarah Robichaud, founder of Dancing with Parkinson’s, about how dance can enrich the lives of people with Parkinson’s disease (PD) while fostering community and connection. We also highlight that April is...
Colleen Friesen and her husband Kevin Redl live with their dog Baxter in Kimberley, BC. They enjoy traveling, but in the spring of 2024, on a walking trip in Spain, Colleen was unable to finish. Her legs would not cooperate. By May of 2024, just before her 64th...
Suzanne Van't Haaff built her life around food, family, and community, but at age 58, a Parkinson’s disease (PD) diagnosis reshaped everything she thought she knew about the future. Trained as a chef in Scotland as a teenager, Suzanne immigrated to...
Join registered pharmacists Amy Tran and Dr. Larry Leung for online medication support groups for Parkinson's disease (PD), developed in collaboration with Parkinson Wellness Projects, Parkinson Canada, and the BRAIN Team at the Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences,...
For people living with Parkinson’s disease (PD), support can come in many forms. For Dr. Jonathan Squires, a neurologist and movement disorder specialist, and his husband, Dam Dumsha, founder and president of an improv company, it comes from the...
Our office will be closed on Monday, February 16, 2026, for the Family Day statutory holiday. We will reopen with regular hours (8:30am–4:30pm) on Tuesday, February 17.
When 17-year-old high school student Ella Strachan from Chetwynd, BC set out to complete her grade 12 capstone project, no one could have anticipated the extent of its success. Intended to introduce students to real-world learning, the...
Starting Wednesday, February 4, our Information & Referral (I&R) team is opening the doors for weekly Wednesday drop-ins! This replaces the former Monday drop-in. Pop in for general questions, program and resource info, help getting pointed in the right...
Parkinson Society British Columbia, alongside several other Canadian partners, is proud to join a new initiative to advance research on Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, and other neurodegenerative diseases. This funding opportunity supports BC-based teams advancing...
