Staying at Dave Lede House

In 2009, Canuck Place recognized that the organization was only reaching 20–25% of BC and the Yukon’s children and families who need pediatric palliative care. Armed with passion, expertise, and a team of community partners and individuals, Canuck Place embarked on a quest to open a second hospice in the Fraser Valley—where over 45% of the children in the province live. In January 2014, with a donation of $4 million from the Dave Lede Family Foundation, $3 million from the Province of BC, and a further $6 million raised by Canuck Place, a second location was opened, Canuck Place Abbotsford – Dave Lede House. 

Dave Lede House (DLH) in Abbotsford is Canuck Place’s second provincial purpose-built location, providing pediatric palliative care for children in the Fraser Health region, and from across the province. In 2018, Canuck Place increased in-home clinical consultations to support families at times of fragility and at the end-of-life. In addition, Canuck Place also introduced inpatient care at Dave Lede House with four medical beds and four family suites that reflect a phase-plan starting with weekends and ultimately moving to 24/7 inpatient care in 2019.

Read below the guide to arrival at Dave Lede House, that includes arrival instructions, parking details, contact information, wifi passcodes, meal and food services, as well as important details regarding infection prevention and control. 

Staying at DLH Family Information Insert 2019-07 with Handbook pdf 480.26 kb