Category: PAN News and Events

5 Questions with Stacy Leblanc, PAN’s Director of Capacity Building Initiatives

Posted On: Thursday, September 29th, 2016

Stacy Leblanc is the Director of Capacity Building Initiatives for PAN and has worked in the field since 1995. He is responsible for developing PAN’s skills and capacity building and targeted workforce development programming. Working in partnership with the Ontario AIDS Network Stacy took a leading role in bringing the Positive Leadership Development Institute to… Read more »

Reflections on 2016 World Hepatitis Day

Posted On: Friday, August 5th, 2016

July 28th marked World Hepatitis Day. World Hepatitis Day is an international event focused on raising awareness about viral hepatitis and works to influence real change in disease prevention and access to testing and treatment. In Canada, there is an estimated 250,000 people living with chronic hepatitis C in Canada, many of them are unaware of their… Read more »

5 Questions with Jaydee Cossar, PAN’s Manager of PLDI and the PLHIV Stigma Index Project

Posted On: Monday, December 7th, 2015

Jaydee is a former staff member of PAN. Jaydee joined the PAN team in the Spring of 2015, as Manager of the Positive Leadership Development Institute, and Manager of the People Living with HIV Stigma Index project.   What first piqued your interest in the HIV sector? I remember learning about HIV at the same time… Read more »

5 Questions with Vicki Nygaard, Kamloops Site Coordinator for Positive Living, Positive Homes

Posted On: Thursday, November 12th, 2015

Vicki is a former staff member of PAN.   Vicki has been teaching sociology for many years at several BC universities and colleges, and the courses she loves most are the ones focused on social justice. She has worked on several research projects in the past, including a cross-Canada study on the situations of contingent… Read more »

5 Questions with Devyn Flesher, Prince George Site Coordinator for Positive Living, Positive Homes

Posted On: Tuesday, June 30th, 2015

Devyn is a former staff member of PAN. Devyn Flesher, PAN’s Prince George Site Coordinator for the Positive Living Positive Homes study, is a 2nd year graduate student at the University of Northern British Columbia, pursuing a Master’s Degree in Gender Studies. Her Master’s thesis focuses on representations of female sexuality in the Twilight Saga… Read more »

Seeking Expressions of Interest – Gay Men and HIV Provincial Implementation Consultant

Posted On: Friday, May 15th, 2015

The Pacific AIDS Network, on behalf of the Gay Men and HIV Provincial Working Group, is seeking expressions of interest for a Gay Men and HIV Provincial Implementation Consultant. The Provincial Implementation Consultant will be responsible for coordinating and leading project activities related to the implementation of the recommendations from the Provincial Health Officer’s report,… Read more »

Letter of Response from Federal Minister of Health Rona Ambrose to Joint Letter from PAN OAN COCQ-SIDA & ACCH

Posted On: Friday, April 17th, 2015

On January 8, 2015, a joint letter from PAN, OAN, COCQ-SIDA and ACCH was sent to Federal Minister of Health Rona Ambrose as part of PAN’s ongoing efforts and joint advocacy with our sister networks, working to preserve the envelope of funding within the Federal Initiative dedicated for programs and services on the “front lines”… Read more »

PAN – PLDI & Stigma Index Project Manager – We’re Excited to Announce!

Posted On: Wednesday, April 15th, 2015

We are thrilled to announce that Jaydee Cossar will be joining the Pacific AIDS Network team as the Positive Leadership Development (PLDI) & Stigma Index Project Manager. Jaydee has been an active contributor in the non-profit sector for a number of years. As a peer support advocate and project manager for the Peer Action Support… Read more »

5 Questions with Carlene Dingwall, PAN’s Mental Health/Substance Use & HCV Program Manager

Posted On: Wednesday, February 25th, 2015

Carlene is a former staff member of PAN. Carlene Dingwall is the coordinator of PAN’s Mental Health, Substance Use and HIV/HCV committee. She is currently living in Kelowna (for a couple of more months) before she heads back to the north. She is currently finishing an interdisciplinary PhD focused on intergenerational trauma and healing.  … Read more »

Joint Letter to Federal Minister of Health Rona Ambrose from PAN OAN COCQ-SIDA & ACCH

Posted On: Wednesday, January 21st, 2015

For immediate release January 8, 2015 The Honourable Rona Ambrose, P.C., M.P. Health Canada Brooke Claxton Building, Tunney’s Pasture Postal Locator: 0906C Ottawa, Ontario K1A 0K9 Dear Minister, We are writing to request your leadership and your confirmation that the current levels of funding that have been uniquely designated for community led HIV prevention programs… Read more »