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Advance Care Planning
Advance Care Planning is a process of thinking about and sharing your wishes for future health care. It can help you tell others what would be important to you if you were ill and unable to communicate. more info
bc211
bc211 is a Vancouver-based non profit organization that specializes in providing information and referral regarding community, government and social services in BC.more info
Campbell River Access Awareness Committee
Working with businesses and concerned citizens to make the Campbell River area accessible to persons who live with a disability, family members of persons who live with disabilities and interested persons who share the mission of the Campbell River Access Awareness Committee.more info
Campbell River Services Centre
Campbell River Services Centre provides services for programs such as: Social Insurance Number Application, Employment Insurance, Canada Pension Plan, Old Age Security, Apprenticeship Grants and Veteran Affairs.more info
Collaborative Planning Program
A John Howard Society program. We facilitate shared decision making meetings for families and youth involved with MCFD.more info
Community Volunteer Income Tax Program
Preparation of taxes for low income clients.more info
Family Law Advocacy
Intake Program - Adult
Information, referrals and brief supportive counselling are available to ex-offenders and families who contact us.more info
Legal Advocacy
Provides legal information, support, referral, and representation in administrative law to low income and disadvantaged people in Campbell River and surrounding areas.more info
Legal Aid
Legal Aid offers information about legal problems. Legal Services Society may be able to pay for a lawyer for you (proof of income required).more info
Alder Medical Clinic - 277 Evergreen Road (250-287-7441):Dr. Rizwan Salam; Dr. Tim Eckford; Dr. Sathie Naicker
Cortes Medical Clinic - 941 Beasley Road, Manson's Landing (250-935-6718): Accepting New Patients to Clinic
Harbourside Clinic - 1 - 672 RD Plaza, Heriot Bay (250-285-2265): Dr. Lola Kareem accepting Quadra Residents
Quadra Island Medical Clinic - (250-285-3540): Dr. Steve Hughes ; NP Pat Peterson
Quinsam Medical Clinic - #280-400 Dogwood Street(250-286-0601):Dr. Ayorinde Dada; Dr. Val Veerapen
River City Medial Clinic - 1424-B Island Hwy Superstore (250-287-2111): Dr. Shiubong Wong; Dr. Chidi Okereke
The Bridge Medical Clinic - 2207F Glenmore Road (778-420-0200):Walk in clinic will see all patients
NOTE: Patients are advised to contact clinics directly. Information is only current as of December 21st, 2020
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January 19, 2021 – Advance Care Planning – Horst Backe and Jane Osborne. For a description of the first topic, please visit the website (https://www.bccrns.ca/) and click on the link under events titled: BC CRN Learning Event - Ready for the Unexpected: Why you should have an Advance Care Plan
February 16 – Practical Guide to Elder Abuse and Neglect Law – Krista James. Krista James of the Canadian Centre for Elder Law and BC Law Institute is the pre-eminent lawyer in BC on this topic. Krista worked with Horst and reviewing our materials to ensure they did not contain any errors in law. The full description of this learning event will be on BC CRN website in early February.
To be put on the BC Association of Community Response Networks mailing list please go to their website (https://www.bccrns.ca/) and sign up at the bottom of the page.
