Provincial Government gives gift of love to Canuck Place with committed annual funding

March 28, 2018 Ways to Give Canuck Place

Originally published on February 19 2017, from CBC

The BC government announced a yearly $5 million addition to the $1.7 million Canuck Place already receives, starting in 2018.

“It’s an incredible gift to be able to get that additional support so that we can further expand the services that we’re providing,” said Margaret McNeil, CEO Canuck Place Childrens’ Hospice.

Currently, Canuck Place uses donations to provide 60 per cent of its operating budget. The other 40 per cent comes from the provincial lump sum, plus yearly grants worth around $3 million it has to apply for.

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How can you help?

There are so many ways to give. You can support complex care for children with life-threatening illnesses and families in BC and the Yukon. With your help, Canuck Place will support them in living the end of life as fully as the beginning.

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