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A History of Hospice Palliative Care
A Look at Hospice Palliative Care in Canada You probably already know that Canadians are well-regarded the world over as a polite and friendly nation. But did you know that Canada is also renowned as a nation of people who are deeply committed to providing excellent...
Grief in the Digital Age
Grief in the Digital AgeHumans have used technology to record and remember the past since the advent of hieroglyphs, cuneiform, and the earliest symbols/scripts laid out on stone, clay tablets, papyrus, parchment, and vellum. Even further back, cave paintings predated...
Announcing the 2nd Annual #YODOContest!
Attention Filmmakers and Storytellers in Waterloo Region!Hospice of Waterloo Region (HWR) is proud to partner once again with the Grand River Film Festival (GRFF) to launch a short film competition that aims to get community members talking about what it means to live...
Summer at The Gies Family Centre
Looking Back at our First Summer in The Gies Family CentreThe Gies Family Centre Hospice Waterloo Region officially opened in March 2021, including our new Cook Family Residence. For our first summer in our new building, the highlights included hosting several events...
Come Hike and Bike With Us!
Join us for this year's Hike and Bike for Hospice of Waterloo Region!Every September, hundreds of people lace up their hiking shoes, pump up their tires, and dress up their dog in a snazzy bandana. All of this excitement builds up to the Hospice Waterloo Region...
Visit the Gardens at The Gies Family Centre
Our Gardens: The First SummerSince the grand opening of The Gies Family Centre in March of this year, we have been busy opening the Cook Family Residence and getting settled into our new home. This spring and summer, we also took time to plant gardens and trees around...
2021 #YODOContest: Winning Films
Watch the Winning #YODOContest FilmsHospice Waterloo Region (HWR) partnered with the Grand River Film Festival (GRFF) in 2020/2021 for the inaugural short-film competition — You Only Die Once: #YODOContest. This short film contest calls on filmmakers and storytellers...
Send Messages of Love and Hope
The community is invited to participate in Hands to HeartsWe all love to receive cards in the mail. And in this time of COVID, it feels even more important to reach out to residents of long-term care homes, the staff, and hospice patients, to brighten their day with a...
Supporting the LGBTQ2+ Community
Hospice Waterloo Region is proud to support Pride Month Hospice Waterloo Region (HWR) is proud to support members of the LGBTQ2+ community with programs delivered through specially trained staff and volunteers that ensure proper end of life supports for Rainbow...
Opening the Cook Family Residence
When I began working at Hospice Waterloo Region in September 2020, I walked in knowing that we were building — and opening — a 10-bed hospice in the middle of a pandemic. By Adrienne Barker, Residence Director of Care Opening a hospice under usual circumstances is a...