Spruce Credit Union staff donate to Paeds

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The Spirit of the North Healthcare Foundation is very grateful to the staff at the Spruce Credit Union who were kind enough to donate $1,000 to the Paediatric Ward at UHNBC. A huge thank you to everyone at Spruce Credit Union for their donation that will help us enhance healthcare for families in the north [...]

Stars ring in the New Year

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Enveloped in a twinkle of glitz, sparkles and Stars, a group of 300 guests rang in the New Year by attending the Boogie with the Stars New Year’s Eve Event.  Held at the Civic Centre, and put on by the Dance North Ballroom Dance Club, this second annual event raised over $19,000 for the Spirit [...]

Spectra Energy – Committed to our Community

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The Medical Imaging Department at the University Hospital of Northern BC will be able to purchase vital new equipment thanks to a generous donation from Spectra Energy. Spectra Energy representatives Steve Henderson, Mike McNicholas and Mac Manning  presented a cheque for $7,500 to Tom Sentes, Norm Hevenor and Dr. Michelle Sutter – representatives from the [...]

Cruze for a cause lottery winners!

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Congratulations to Ethel Wiggins of Fraser Lake who won the grand prize in our recent ‘Cruze for a Cause’ Lottery. Special thanks to Wood Wheaton who donated the car, NR Motors who donated the 2nd prize of a Vespa that was won by Ron Woody of Prince George and to Canadian Tire who donated the [...]

UNBC JDC West helps raise $14,000

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The UNBC JDC West team committed to jumping into freezing cold water to raise money for the Spirit of the North Healthcare Foundation. The event was held on November 16th and raised just over $14,000 from pledges received from businesses, fellow students and supporters. The funds raised will support improved patient care, through the purchase [...]

Northland Auto Group keeps on Giving!

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The Northland Auto Group and Brent & Kali Marshall continue to significantly assist numerous charities in the North as part of their $2,000,000 overall commitment to improving healthcare in the North. The Canadian Cancer Society’s Kordyban Cancer Lodge is the recipient of a $300,000 pledge which includes $250,000 from the Northland Auto Group and $50,000 [...]

Costco Employees Raise $62,246

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As part of Costco’s commitment to support their community the staff has worked hard throughout the month of May to raise funds for the Spirit of the North Healthcare Foundation. The funds were raised in a month long employee and member “Campaign for Kids”. Costco employees raised the money with in-house events and the members [...]

RBC Foundation Donates $20,000

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This generous $20,000 donation from the RBC Foundation helped us fund the purchase of a special Bariatric Bed that was greatly needed for heavier patients at UHNBC. The hospital had to previously pay a large amount of rent for the same type of bed when it was needed. Now that we have purchased the bed, [...]