Our office will be closed on Wednesday, September 30, 2026, in recognition of the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. This day provides an opportunity to honor survivors of residential schools, their families, and communities, and to reflect on our shared...
Parkinson Society BC is proud to contribute funding to the Michael Smith Health Research BC Research Trainee Program, which supports the career development of talented post-doctoral or health professional researchers. These awards provide salary support that enables...
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Parkinson SuperWalk Puts Parkinson’s in the Spotlight Across BC Annual event raises funds for leading education, resources, advocacy, and research while increasing the visibility of Parkinson’s disease VANCOUVER, BC, September 4, 2026 – This...
The Cowichan Valley has a vibrant support group for people touched by Parkinson’s disease (PD), where everyone comes together to share and support each other. Members, including those with PD, as well as carepartners, meet at 1:00pm on the last Monday of the month in...
Our office will be closed on Monday, September 7, 2026, for the Labour Day statutory holiday. We will reopen with regular hours (8:30am–4:30pm) on Tuesday, September 8.
At Parkinson Society British Columbia (PSBC), everything we do — our programs, our services, our advocacy — starts with listening to you. That's why we're inviting you to take part in our Community Needs Survey 2026. This is your chance to tell us what's working,...
In the Fall edition of Viewpoints, Nurse Practitioner (NP) Mai-Ling Greschner discusses how NPs support people living with Parkinson’s disease (PD) and how their role complements that of other members of the healthcare team, including neurologists. We also offer...
Under the supervision of Dr. Silke Appel-Cresswell, Dr. Joyce Lam and colleagues at the University of British Columbia (UBC) sought to test whether a probiotic supplement could ease anxiety in people living with Parkinson’s disease (PD). Anxiety is one of the most common, yet often overlooked, non-motor symptoms of PD. About 25–30% of people living with PD experience anxiety serious enough to interfere with daily life, and it can be just as disruptive to quality of life as tremor or stiffness.
When Nam Aujla was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease (PD) on June 15 of this year, it put his life into perspective. He realized he wanted to make the most of the time ahead, making sure he did not take anything for granted. For the past two...
