News & Updates

Victoria Hospice News and Stories

Oct 2021 | Hospice, Volunteer

Honouring Outstanding Hospice Volunteers

Each September, Victoria Hospice awards honorary life memberships to volunteers who have served with distinction and made significant contributions to our organization. We extend our sincere congratulations and gratitude to these exemplary Hospice volunteers: Sheridan Cooper, Maureen O’Neill, and Kimberly Smit.

Sep 2021 | Hospice, Staff, Volunteer

Victoria Hospice Releases 2020-21 Annual Report

Victoria Hospice is proud to release our Annual Report for 2020-21, highlighting the many achievements of our team over the past year.

Sep 2021 | Bereavement, Newsletter

Room to Grieve, Space to Heal

Leslie Hogya’s son Jean­-Guy was creative and fun­-loving with a larger-­than-­life personality to match his 6 ́5 ̋ frame.

Jul 2021 | Volunteer

Volunteer Spotlight – Janet Zaharia

Although our volunteers’ presence in our Inpatient Unit has been halted by provincial health orders, a few volunteers currently support our administrative teams from home. Janet Zaharia is one of them. Meet Janet!

Jun 2021 | Hospice, Newsletter

Driven by Compassion

The Victoria Hospice Palliative Response Team (PRT) covers a lot of ground. They travel more than 35,000 km every year, providing 24-hour crisis intervention for patients and families right at home...